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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12873

21 January 2022
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EXTERNAL ACTION / United kingdom
With London, a change of tone on Northern Ireland protocol that has yet to be translated into action
Brussels, 20/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Vice-President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, informed the national ambassadors of the Member States to the EU on Thursday 20 January of his initial contacts with the British Minister Liz Truss on the Northern Ireland Protocol. He again stressed that these first exchanges had taken place in a good atmosphere, with a “more positive tone” and more “voluntarism”, a diplomatic source noted, but also that this change of tone had to be confirmed in acts at the...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Jupiter in the hemicycle under stars of gold
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: work intensifies in EU Council on proposed ‘General Product Safety Regulation’
CLIMATE: ETS review, MEP Sunčana Glavak wants to accelerate phase-out of free allowances for aviation
PATENTS: provisional implementation of Unified Patent Court Agreement can begin
AGRICULTURE: calls for proposals to promote EU agri-food products launched
ENVIRONMENT: humanity has passed a fifth ‘planetary boundary’, according to a group of scientists
ENVIRONMENT: chemical substances, European Commission consults public regarding revision of REACH Regulation
ENERGY: EU has exceeded its 2020 renewable energy target, confirms Eurostat
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: MEPs adopt Christel Schaldemose’s report on ‘DSA’ proposal
HONG KONG: European Parliament takes a clear stand in support of Hong Kong people faced with Chinese repression
KAZAKHSTAN: MEPs call on EU to respond more firmly to Kazakh crisis
SUDAN: European Parliament condemns military coup and deadly violence against peaceful demonstrators
WOMEN: debate on sexual and reproductive rights in European Parliament is as divisive as ever
YOUTH: MEPs concerned about young people’s mental health due to pandemic
ANIMAL HEALTH : European Parliament argues for an 8-hour limit on transport of animals for slaughter
HOME AFFAIRS: interoperability of European information systems, European Parliament rejects two delegated regulations on detection of multiple identities
COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament calls on EU Council to refuse new mandate of Marek Opioła from Poland
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety welcomes seven new members
HEALTH: European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement strengthening prerogatives of European Medicines Agency
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: with London, a change of tone on Northern Ireland protocol that has yet to be translated into action
UKRAINE: Mr Borrell increases amount of international contact
IRAQ: Mr Borrell and Mr Hussein call for closer EU/Iraq relations
ISRAEL: EU condemns demolitions and announcement of new settlements
TRADE/CLIMATE: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Agora Energiewende recommends rebate on European exports
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission confirms concerns about consumer Internet of Things
STATE AID: European Commission approves regional aid map 2022-2027 for Austria
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: Commission asks Warsaw to pay fines imposed by EU Court of Justice
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: third-country nationals do not lose long-term resident status even if only present in EU a few days a year
SOCIAL: Advocate General of CJEU considers indexation of child benefit based on Member State of residence of children to be contrary to EU law
STATE AID: CJEU fines and issues penalty payment to Greece for failure to recover illegally paid State aid
EU LAW: Advocate General of Court calls for primacy of EU law to be respected in Romania
CITIZENSHIP: CJEU approves registration of ECI “Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe” challenged by Romania
NEWS BRIEFS
SOCIAL: job shortages worsening in health and IT, says ELA