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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12853

15 December 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 32
ECONOMY - FINANCE / Competition
European Commission approves Veolia’s acquisition of Suez, subject to conditions
Brussels, 14/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday, 14 December, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of the French group Suez by Veolia, a company located in the same country. This approval is conditional on full compliance with a commitments package proposed by Veolia. 

Veolia and Suez are two leaders in the water treatment and waste management sectors. 

For Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s executive vice-president in charge of competition policy, the decision taken aims to ensure that...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission seeking to strike balance between right of Member States to reintroduce internal border controls and taking account of their negative effects under Schengen
MIGRATION: risks of absconding, secondary movements and solidarity contributions, EU states continue reflection on texts of Pact on Migration and Asylum
DIGITAL: European Parliament Committee adopts Christel Schaldemose’s draft report on DSA proposal
TRANSPORT: European Commission unveils four pillars of its strategy for green and efficient mobility
FISHERIES: political agreement in EU Council on 2022 catch limits in Atlantic and Mediterranean
AGRICULTURE: European Commission says “very difficult” to intervene in pigmeat market
CLIMATE: Jan Huitema wants to strengthen new CO2 standards for cars proposed by European Commission
JUSTICE/ENVIRONMENT: more than 50 organisations call for environmental crimes to be properly recognised and punished in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: EU Council reaffirms its commitment to EU enlargement, but still cannot agree on Albania and North Macedonia
SERBIA: Belgrade opens its accession negotiation chapters on Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity
MONTENEGRO: EU calls for further reforms
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: summit to revitalise Partnership
WTO: e-commerce negotiations progress at WTO
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
WOMEN: European Parliament calls for a common legal definition and prevention of gender-based cyber violence
SLOVENIA: Iratxe García Pérez regrets EPP’s lack of commitment to rule of law in Slovenia
AFRICA : President of Republic of Ghana calls on EU to enable Africa’s prosperity to benefit Europe and Africa
HEALTH: European Parliament paves way for gradual implementation of Regulation on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
TRADE: MEPs adopt their position on international public procurement instrument
YOUTH: MEPs approve agreement with EU Council on European Year of Youth 2022
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Social Democrats MEPs do not nominate a candidate for European Parliament presidency
RULE OF LAW: European Member States note continuing problems in Poland and Hungary
BUDGET: NextGenerationEU—European Commission to issue €50 billion in long-term bonds by June 2022
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: European Commission presents recommendation to limit social impact of green transition
SOCIAL: Nicolas Schmit wants to tackle issue of algorithms in world of work in general
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: a Member State may not prevent a child of same-sex parents from exercising his or her right to free movement within EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE
COMPETITION: European Commission approves Veolia’s acquisition of Suez, subject to conditions
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Council of Europe’s Venice Commission says anti-LGBTQI law violates human rights
JUSTICE: Council of Europe adopts new “action plan on digitalisation for a better justice”
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: new €1.5 billion programme to support civil society organisations outside EU
MIGRATION: consultation on modernising rules to fight human trafficking
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Ryszard Legutko and Raffaele Fitto re-elected as Co-Chairs of ECR Group
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission launches consultation to revise food labelling rules