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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12862

6 January 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 15
NEWS BRIEFS / Rule of law
French Presidency of EU Council is planning two hearings for Poland and Hungary, on 22 February and 30 May

05/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – The French Presidency of the Council of the EU intends to organise hearings on 22 February and 30 May for Poland and Hungary respectively, under the so-called ‘Article 7’ procedure, according to the provisional agenda of the General Affairs Council. The Slovenian Presidency had opted for a general discussion on the two ‘Article 7’ procedures launched against these countries at the General Affairs Council on 14 December (see EUROPE B12853A21). The...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Borrell does not want Europeans to be left out of European security talks
SUDAN: for EU and Troika, resignation of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok “reinforces urgent need for democratic transition”
TRADE/CLIMATE: European Parliament rapporteur Mohammed Chahim wants a more ambitious Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism than one proposed by Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: revision of ‘LULUCF Regulation’, MEP Ville Niinistö proposes to significantly raise EU’s CO2 removal target
ENERGY: Blue Energy Communication was overoptimistic, says European Commission assessment
MIGRATION: Member States agree to set up new steering mechanism on external dimension of migration
AGRICULTURE: nine EU countries, including Germany, have not yet submitted CAP strategic plans to European Commission
RESEARCH: European Commission launches call for applications under ‘EU Missions’
TRANSPORT: French Presidency of EU Council intends to focus on deployment of alternative fuels
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: gas prices in Europe rise again
RULE OF LAW: French Presidency of EU Council is planning two hearings for Poland and Hungary, on 22 February and 30 May
KAZAKHSTAN: EEAS calls for de-escalation between protesters and Kazakh authorities
MOLDOVA: European Commission launches consultation on additional macrofinancial assistance
TRANSPORT: inland waterway transport stakeholders call for more financial support for alternative fuels
ADDENDUM
CLIMATE/FINANCE: clarification of article “EU Taxonomy, European Commission accused of greenwashing”