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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12857

21 December 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / Health
Co-legislators authorise entry into force of amending regulation on in vitro diagnostic medical devices

20/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the EU gave the green light on Monday 20 December to the postponement of the implementation of Regulation 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (see EUROPE B12821A9) - also approved by the European Parliament last week (see EUROPE B12853A17). The European Commission welcomed the decision on Monday, recalling that the amending regulation adopted by the two institutions would not change any of the requirements of the original regulation....

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