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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12857

21 December 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / Africa
Charles Michel prepares, with AU, sixth EU/AU summit on 17-18 February

20/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – In the aftermath of the European Council, which briefly addressed the preparations for the sixth EU/African Union summit scheduled for 17-18 February, its president, Charles Michel, held a working session on Sunday 19 December with AU and EU leaders, their advisors and experts. “At the centre of our discussions: innovative financing solutions for our partnership, economic recovery, twin digital and green transitions”, Mr Michel said on his Twitter...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: ‘batteries and battery waste’ regulation, EU Member States hope to reach early agreement in 2022
ENVIRONMENT: EU ministers strongly support EU soil strategy but want sufficient flexibility for Member States
CLIMATE: Member States remain sceptical about creating a new carbon market for buildings and road transport
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, uncertainty about presentation of delegated act on fossil gas and nuclear
HOME AFFAIRS : EU Member States have mandate to negotiate directive on resilience of critical entities with European Parliament
AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches ‘Rural Pact’ initiative
AGRICULTURE: France and Austria call for European strategy on plant proteins
FISHERIES: European Commission launches consultations on CFP review and market measures
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU Member States reach political agreement on joint management of medical countermeasures in event of a health emergency
HEALTH: European Commission authorises use of a fifth Covid-19 vaccine in EU
BANKS: normal short-term liquidity ratio rules to apply again starting in 2022
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission will propose on 22 December to make €18 billion a year available with three new EU own resources
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD converts international agreement on global minimum tax into national rules
STATE AID : Austrian support for electricity production from renewable energy sources gets green light
STATE AID : European Commission approves €900 million in German support for renewable hydrogen production
STATE AID : in-depth investigation into potential French State aid to INRAP
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe considers that Malta’s Whistleblower Protection Act does not meet its objective
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: Charles Michel prepares, with AU, sixth EU/AU summit on 17-18 February
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new protected geographical indication from Germany
ECB: Joachim Nagel replaces Jens Weidmann as head ofBundesbank
HONG KONG: G7 countries reiterate their “grave concern” about democratic shortcomings in peninsula
RUSSIA: WTO agrees to open arbitration panel between EU and Moscow
FISHERIES: NGOs hand over a petition against bottom trawling to Virginijus Sinkevičius
POLAND: Poland’s recent media law poses “serious risks” to media freedom and pluralism
UNITED KINGDOM : Liz Truss, new EU interlocutor on Brexit after David Frost’s surprise resignation
HEALTH: co-legislators authorise entry into force of amending regulation on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
EEAS: three new directors take office