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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12879

29 January 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 28
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
Revision of EU action plan on trade and sustainable development will only be published in summer, says Valdis Dombrovskis
Brussels, 28/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

MEPs frequently call for it (see EUROPE B12876A12), but the Commission’s revised 15-point action plan on sustainable trade will not be published until the summer, according to European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis. He gave this timetable at the conference “For a More Sustainable and Responsible Trade” organised by the French Presidency of the EU Council on Friday 28 January. 

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Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: no agreement in EU Council on exceptional measures for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, which Warsaw still considers insufficient
MIGRATION: EU Member States open to a step-by-step approach to take forward Pact on Migration and Asylum, but still cautious on substantive elements
INTERNAL MARKET/INDUSTRY: EU Ministers to discuss strategic autonomy and security of supply for Europe
INTERNAL MARKET: Agnès Pannier-Runacher wants to make IPCEI more effective
ENERGY: EU and US pledge to intensify cooperation to ensure Europe’s energy security
ENERGY: a study by Fraunhofer Institute points out limitations of hydrogen blending in European gas grid
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission publishes guidelines and criteria for designation and management of additional protected nature areas
AGRICULTURE: pig meat, Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture calls on Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to act
ENVIRONMENT: imported deforestation, over 190 organisations call on EU to protect indigenous peoples’ land and human rights
ENVIRONMENT: Zero Waste Europe study reveals contamination of food and vegetation near incinerators in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
KENYA: EU and Nairobi launch strategic dialogue to deepen their partnership
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces €21 million in aid for vulnerable populations in Philippines and Nepal
TRADE: revision of EU action plan on trade and sustainable development will only be published in summer, says Valdis Dombrovskis
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament special committee calls on EU to take action against foreign interference and disinformation
RULE OF LAW: European Public Prosecutor’s Office alarmed by ongoing reform of Slovenian penal code
INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: European Ombudsman criticises Commission for refusing to publish text messages from Ms von der Leyen concerning purchase of Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
BUDGET: European Commission revises 2022 budget upwards by €12 billion
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU extends anti-dumping duty on Chinese acesulfame potassium
EDUCATION: European political leaders and young citizens discuss learning about sustainable development
ENERGY: European Commission announces publication of more detailed energy statistics in 2022
INDUSTRY: Greens/EFA MEPs concerned about lack of ambition in future strategy for sustainable textiles
MIGRATION: number of asylum applications in November 2021 was highest since 2016
DIGITAL: European Publishers Council urges action to tackle anti-competitive data processing
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala hopes for agreement on Covid-19 vaccine patents by end February
FISHERIES: EU Council endorses regulations on fish catch limits in 2022
REGIONS: European Committee of the Regions awards Paweł Adamowicz Prize for first time
HEALTH: Paxlovid, first orally administered antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 authorised by European Commission
CORRIGENDUM
UKRAINE: US ambassador to Moscow is John Sullivan