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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12850

10 December 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 38
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition
Draft guidelines on collective agreements concerning working conditions of self-employed people without employees
Brussels, 09/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission launched a public consultation on Thursday 9 December, until 24 February 2022, on draft guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements concerning the working conditions of self-employed service providers without employees (also see other news).

Collective agreements are an important tool for improving working conditions. However, the self-employed are, in principle, considered to be ‘undertakings’ and risk infringing Article 101 of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Slovenian Interior Minister believes that an agreement on Eurodac can be reached before year end
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen acquis evaluation, Member States reluctant to carry out surprise inspections
HOME AFFAIRS: Slovenian Minister of Interior believes in Croatia’s rapid accession to Schengen area
TRANSPORT: aviation sector—Member States discuss EU capacity to produce and distribute alternative fuels
TRANSPORT: alternative fuel infrastructure, several Member States call for greater consideration of national specificities
DIGITAL: EU Council and European Parliament reach agreement on free data roaming
JUSTICE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on transfer of e-CODEX computer system to eu-LISA headquarters 
JUSTICE: EU Member States to discuss difficult negotiations on electronic evidence
ENERGY: rising energy prices once again on agenda of Member States leaders’ meeting
FISHERIES: European Commission “retains objective of achieving a mutually acceptable outcome” on fishing licences in UK waters
AGRICULTURE: EU agricultural income expected to increase slightly between 2021 and 2031, according to European Commission
HEALTH: MEPs call for “right to be forgotten” and easier access to cross-border healthcare for patients in fight against cancer
CLIMATE/FINANCE: European Commission welcomes adoption of first delegated act on EU taxonomy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Commission presents a series of initiatives to strengthen protection of platform workers
SOCIAL: European Commission presents a series of non-binding measures to support social economy
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission calls on EU Council to extend EU crime list to hate speech and hate crime
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2022FR: Emmanuel Macron calls for greater European sovereignty and a new growth model
BUDGET: “We need much more money than is planned for the climate transition”, says Timmermans
BUDGET: “European Commission has not suspended application of regulation ” on rule of law conditionality, says Gert-Jan Koopman
GERMANY: Olaf Scholz to head a pro-European coalition government
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: revised recommendations on free movement submitted to EU Member states on 10 December for first political test
HEALTH: Vaccinating the world, goal on agenda of European Council on 16 December
EXTERNAL ACTION
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: delegates expected to reaffirm their “strong” commitment to a “strategic, ambitious, and forward-looking” partnership
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU leaders should call on their ministers to move forward on an ambitious ‘strategic compass’
AFRICA: European Peace Facility, EEAS recommends support for G5 Sahel joint force and anti-Boko Haram force
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission approves €3 billion of Spanish support for automotive value chain
STATE AID: green light for €783 million of Croatian support for electricity production from renewable energy sources
COMPETITION: draft guidelines on collective agreements concerning working conditions of self-employed people without employees
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: advocate general interprets criteria for finding abuse of a dominant position
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: International Anti-Corruption Day, Council of Europe highlights risks of Covid-19 pandemic
HUMAN RIGHTS: ECHR is even more important as “times are getting tougher”, says Council of Europe Secretary General
NEWS BRIEFS
BIODIVERSITY: MapMyTree, a tool to monitor target of planting at least 300 billion trees in EU by 2030
EU COUNCIL: EU Council appoints three new Director-Generals
DEMOCRACY: Ursula von der Leyen announces €1.5 billion for new Global Europe Human Rights and Democracy programme
ENERGY: ‘Fit for 55’, European Commission to present gas package on 15 December
DRC: EU Council decides to extend targeted sanctions against leading figures for another year
UNITED KINGDOM: Nathalie Loiseau elected Chair of European Parliament delegation to EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
UKRAINE: Josep Borrell threatens Russia with sanctions