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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12847

7 December 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 27
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
European Medicines Agency recommends use of anti-inflammatory drug RoActemra for Covid-19
Brussels, 06/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended on Monday 6 December that the use of the anti-inflammatory drug RoActemra be extended to adult inpatients with severe Covid-19 “already receiving corticosteroid treatment and requiring supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation” (see EUROPE B12774A8).

This treatment, marketed by the German company Roche Registration GmbH, has been authorised in the EU since 2009 for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: EU Council reaches political agreement on Directive on minimum wages
SOCIAL: platforms directive: Commission’s proposal could lead to reclassification of 4 million workers in EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: political agreement in EU Council on draft directive on pay transparency
GENDER EQUALITY: Helena Dalli finds continuing lack of common approach in EU Council on ‘Women on Boards’ directive “disappointing”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurogroup calls for a moderately expansionary fiscal stance for eurozone in 2022
ECOFIN: reduced VAT rates, code of conduct on business taxation, capital markets union on the agenda of EU finance ministers
STATE AID: European Commission adopts revised Communication on short-term export-credit insurance
STATE AID: revised Guidelines on support aiming to promote risk finance investments
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: for Pascal Canfin, nuclear and fossil gas should be included in EU taxonomy as transitional activities
ENVIRONMENT: for MEPs, EU soil protection strategy is excellent if it respects subsidiarity
ENVIRONMENT: sixty MEPs urge Commission to quickly ban export of pesticides banned in EU to third countries
DIGITAL: data governance agreement reached between EU Council and Parliament validated by European Parliament committee
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament Presidency, Renew Europe group sets its conditions
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: increased EU Member State spending in 2020, but less collaborative investment
EXTERNAL ACTION
MYANMAR: EU strongly condemns verdict against Aung San Suu Kyi
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington launch high-level defence dialogue and Indo-Pacific consultations
MEDITERRANEAN: presidents of UfM Parliaments call for ambitious climate decisions
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency recommends use of anti-inflammatory drug RoActemra for Covid-19
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
EDUCATION: launched by Council of Europe, Observatory on History Teaching in Europe aims to go beyond national romances
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: European right-wing sovereignists have not yet managed to create a broader group in European Parliament
ECB: new design being developed for euro banknotes
COHESION: European Commission approves first support under Brexit Adjustment Reserve
ENERGY: EU imported €11.2 billion worth of “green” energy products in 2020, according to Eurostat
SPACE: Galileo constellation expands by two new satellites
GREECE: Eurogroup green-lights further Greek debt relief
JUSTICE: Commission consults to inform legislative debate on use of digital technologies in judicial field
SOCIAL: European Action Plan for Social Economy takes shape