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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12872
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / European parliament

Greens/EFA lose a vice-president but gain a quaestor

MEPs elected their fifth and sixth vice-presidents in the third round of voting on Tuesday 18 January: Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA, Finland) and Dimitrios Papadimoulis (The Left, Greece). The distribution of vice-presidential posts between the groups is the result of the agreement reached between the EPP, S&D and Renew Europe on 17 January(see EUROPE B12870A2, B12871A1). Although they did not participate in the discussions, the Greens/EFA and The Left groups each obtained a vice-presidential...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EU2022FR: Emmanuel Macron presents priorities of French Presidency of EU Council against backdrop of national election campaign
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Greens/EFA lose a vice-president but gain a quaestor
DIGITAL: MEPs vote on amendments to Digital Services Act
SECTORAL POLICIES
Interview CLIMATE: “The carbon price should be more targeted”, says Peter Liese
CLIMATE/FINANCE: MEPs call for public consultation on inclusion of gas and nuclear in EU taxonomy
ENERGY: energy prices, energy efficiency and hydrogen on agenda of informal meeting of Member States’ energy ministers
ENERGY: European Commission consults on initiatives to support development of renewables
ENVIRONMENT: EU27 ministers to discuss combating imported deforestation and sustainability of chemicals in Amiens
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission adopts first watch list of emerging substances to be monitored in drinking water
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission seeks public input for future EU framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics
SEAS: at One Ocean Summit, EU Council finalises its political declaration on protection of biodiversity in high seas
SPACE: Josef Aschbacher clarifies funding model for secure connectivity constellation
MIGRATION: European Ombudsman calls on Frontex to improve transparency
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: work progressing in EU Council on length of validity for EU Covid certificate
COHESION: almost €385 million from the EUSF mobilised to support 19 Member States
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU delivers more than 2.2 million Covid-19 vaccines for Afghan refugees in Iran
BANKS: guidelines on reporting credit risk related to Covid-19 pandemic continue to apply
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: €20 million in Spanish support for smart transport systems gets green light
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: OLAF uncovers fraud involving funds meant for tomato production
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: General Court of EU specifies conditions for repayment of a fine that has been reduced
NEWS BRIEFS
MIGRATION: European Union Agency for Asylum is officially launched