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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12883

4 February 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
Digital ID wallet, MEPs insist on interoperability in European Parliament committee
Brussels, 03/02/2022 (Agence Europe)

Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (‘ITRE’) on Thursday 3 February debated the European Commission’s proposal for a digital ID wallet in the EU (see EUROPE B12843A10).

“The EU has come a long way in having an ecosystem for digital identity, but we need to accelerate. 60% of citizens want a secure identity for all online services and 72% want to know how this data is used. There are still open questions and we will have to deal with...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: EU interior ministers support French plans to strengthen political governance of Schengen
MIGRATION: Paris has support of Member States to move forward rapidly on responsibility for external borders and internal solidarity on asylum, says Gérald Darmanin
COMPETITIVENESS: EU ministers could adopt a general approach on CSRD directive at next ‘Competitiveness’ Council of EU
FISHERIES: French Minister Annick Girardin wants to launch debate on future of Common Fisheries Policy
FISHERIES: MEPs concerned about problems in implementation of EU/Senegal agreement
AGRICULTURE: seven EU countries oppose market measures for pigmeat, says Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
AGRICULTURE: sustained growth in EU agri-food trade for January-October 2021
TRANSPORT: France makes alternative fuel infrastructure one of priorities of its EU Council Presidency
TRANSPORT: digital ID wallet, MEPs insist on interoperability in European Parliament committee
COMPANIES: Proposal on sustainable corporate governance is again delayed
INTERNAL MARKET: SMEs rather satisfied with strategy for standardisation
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy: ‘Platform on Sustainable Finance’ chairman deplores “clear abandonment of scientific approach”
ENERGY: European Commission plans to present a communication on energy on 2 March
ENERGY: use of coal for energy production decreased by 18.3% in EU in 2020, according to Eurostat
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENERGY: Poland has breached EU law by prolonging operation of Turów mine, says Advocate General of CJEU
TRANSPORT: EU Court of Justice has jurisdiction to interpret CUI Uniform Rules on international rail traffic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: despite record inflation, monetary institute maintains status quo
BANKS: MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council on targeted revision of bank resolution framework
TAXATION: MEPs set out their priorities in fight against fraud and tax evasion
SECURITY - DEFENCE
MALI: Europeans discuss future of missions and operations in country
EXTERNAL ACTION
WEST AFRICA: in full solidarity with France, EU calls on Malian authorities to de-escalate
YEMEN: EU will continue to invest in country, promises new ambassador
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Kavala case, Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe launches an “infringement procedure” against Turkey
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to extend validity of EU Digital Covid Certificate Regulation
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: 8th cohesion policy report due to be presented on 9 February
COMPANIES: ACCA makes several recommendations to improve corporate reporting
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults on amendment of European Standardisation Regulation
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches call for evidence on an EU anti-counterfeiting toolkit
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee on Fisheries suggests rejecting delegated act on implementation of certain EMFF rules
TERRORISM: EU Council renews its terrorism-related sanctions regime
CORRIGENDUM
ENERGY: clarification on article entitled “Fifth list of EU ‘projects of common interest’ gets green light from MEPs”