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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12853
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Commission says “very difficult” to intervene in pigmeat market

On Monday 13 December, the European Commission once again indicated that it did not wish to trigger market measures in favour of European pigmeat producers.

At a press conference, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, recalled that this sector is particular. He said it was “very difficult” to intervene in the pigmeat market. “You have to be very careful, the production cycles are very short”, he added. “Prices fluctuate. If we influences prices now, we...

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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