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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12869
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NEWS BRIEFS / United kingdom

First meeting between Maroš Šefčovič and Liz Truss on Northern Ireland Protocol

14/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss held their first meeting at Chevening (UK) on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 January and agreed to meet again on 24 January, after further negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol next week. “The meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere”, the two leaders commented in a joint statement on 14 January. “We share a desire for a positive relationship between the UK and the EU”, they said. The two sides parted in December with progress on the delivery of medicines to Northern Ireland, but former minister David Frost left office shortly afterwards, saying he disagreed with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s choices. (SP)

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BEACONS
Beacons: The upcoming presidential procedure in Strasbourg will be intense
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EU Foreign Ministers agree on 10 principles for European security
AFRICA: EU remains committed to Sahel, "but not at any price", say Josep Borrell and Jean-Yves Le Drian
IRAN: Le Drian and Borrell call for accelerated negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme
CHINA: Member States condemn Chinese coercive actions against Lithuania
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: election of President of European Parliament will be highlight of next week’s session
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS : Schengen evaluation mechanism reform, European Parliament prepares its opinion
AGRICULTURE: trade, agricultural markets and carbon sequestration on agenda of EU Council on 17 January
AGRICULTURE: agricultural sector should be included in EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, according to MEPs’ opinion
GMO: MEPs oppose authorisation of herbicide-tolerant GM soybean and cotton
CLIMATE: Jan Huitema’s draft report on revision of CO2 standards for cars receives mixed reception in European Parliament
CLIMATE: more than 25 million tonnes of CO2 from ships may fall outside ETS, denounces NGO T&E
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, Damian Boeselager insists on need to fight against discrimination
TRANSPORT: European Commission defends its position on issue of airline slots
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECOFIN: international tax reform and European Recovery Plan on agenda of EU Finance Ministers
SOCIAL - EMPLOYMENT - ÉDUCATION
SOCIAL: European Parliament more bitter than ever after EU Council’s rejection of interinstitutional agreement on coordination of social security systems
EDUCATION: proposal for recommendation on learning for environmental sustainability
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves Austrian support for seasonal businesses
STATE AID: green light for French support of €250 million to compensate businesses downstream of farms affected by frost
CLIMATE: emissions from EU economic activities fell 24% between 2008 and 2020, according to Eurostat
TRANSPORT: ‘Eurovignette’ Interinstitutional Agreement approved in European Parliament committee
SERBIA: international community welcomes constitutional referendum on 16 January
EMPLOYMENT: second interinstitutional meeting scheduled for Monday 31 January on minimum wages
SOCIAL: Lucia Nicholsonová welcomes EU Council’s support for interinstitutional agreement on Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive
SYRIA: EU calls conviction of former Syrian colonel “historic decision”
UNITED KINGDOM: first meeting between Maroš Šefčovič and Liz Truss on Northern Ireland Protocol
TURKEY/ARMENIA: Union welcomes willingness of Turkey and Armenia to work towards normalisation of their relations