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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12861
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Health

French Presidency of EU Council wants to consolidate Europe of health

According to its work programme, a genuine Public Health Union is one of the priorities of the French Presidency of the EU Council (FPEU). The European Commission wants to continue the debate on this issue, but also to finalise the legislative package “Building a Europe of Health”, which was presented in November 2020 by the Commission (see EUROPE B12600A24). 

The FPEU is keen to continue the interinstitutional negotiations on the proposed regulation pertaining to serious cross-border...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, European Commission accused of greenwashing
MIGRATION: instrumentalisation of migrants, Schengen reform and continued work on Pact on Migration and Asylum, a busy start to new year for European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties
ENVIRONMENT: toxic chemical substances now banned in tattoo inks within EU
AGRICULTURE: significant growth in EU agri-food trade continues
HEALTH: French Presidency of EU Council wants to consolidate Europe of health
ENERGY/CLIMATE: ‘Fit for 55’ package, rising energy prices, energy poverty, and nuclear energy in French Presidency’s programme
DIGITAL: French Presidency’s priorities centre around DSA, DMA, and cybersecurity
SPACE: French Presidency of EU Council will focus on secure connectivity constellation project and on space traffic management
COHESION: implementation of new cohesion policy will be focus of French Presidency of EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: green recovery at heart of French Presidency’s programme
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: French Presidency of EU Council wants to support young people
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: green light for acquisition of joint control of certain Suez activities by Meridiam and Global Infrastructure Management
HUMAN RIGHTS: period for submitting an application to European Court of Human Rights is reduced from six to four months
MOLDOVA: Commission proposes a new Macro-Financial Assistance operation of €150 million
NUCLEAR: permanent members of UN Security Council commit to preventing spread of nuclear weapons
NATO: Alliance convenes extraordinary ministerial meeting to discuss situation in Ukraine
HEALTH: PGEU calls for strengthening role and resources of EMA in managing shortages of medicines