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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12903

4 March 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 35
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate
‘Fit for 55' package, French Presidency of EU Council takes stock of negotiations between Member States
Brussels, 03/03/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 28 February, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union transferred to the Member States a progress report on the discussions on five dossiers of the climate legislation package aimed at enabling the European Union to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels (‘Fit for 55’ package).

One of these, and a central element of the package, is the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the creation of a...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
MIGRATION: EU interior ministers unanimously agree to activate directive on immediate protection of Ukrainian refugees
DEFENCE: even if it supplies arms to Ukraine, EU is “not a belligerent”, says senior European official
MOLDOVA: EU announces additional financial support for Chișinău
ENERGY: IEA presents 10-point plan to reduce EU dependence on Russian gas
COHESION: Elisa Ferreira announces imminent initiative to address refugee crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
ECONOMY: Poland and Lithuania want to exclude more Russian banks from SWIFT
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Court of Human Rights suspends Ukrainian cases
UN: EU calls UN General Assembly vote historic
RUSSIA: EU denounces media censorship and repression of anti-war protesters
ECB: Renew Europe group in European Parliament calls for measures to facilitate convertibility of Ukrainian hryvnia into EU currencies
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Georgia and Moldova also apply for EU membership
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: first political steering meeting for Schengen area overshadowed by war in Ukraine
MIGRATION: war in Ukraine makes Paris’ approach to ‘Migration and Asylum Pact’ even more relevant, says Gérald Darmanin
JUSTICE: EU Member States want to encourage initiatives to combat antisemitism and racism
ENVIRONMENT : towards an EU Sustainable Products Regulation setting ecodesign and information requirements for almost all products
CLIMATE: ‘Fit for 55' package, French Presidency of EU Council takes stock of negotiations between Member States
TRANSPORT: ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’, future availability of alternative fuels debated in European Parliament Committee
DIGITAL: Bart Groothuis insists on need for clear rules for companies to ensure common high level of cybersecurity
HEALTH: sixteen EU Member States launch an important project of common European interest in health
REGIONS/CITIES: for Elisa Ferreira, reflection on future of cohesion “must start now”
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU Council mandates European Commission to negotiate a WHO international agreement on pandemics to be adopted by 2024
STATE AID: €687 million Italian support scheme approved for commercial rail operators affected by Covid-19
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Ukrainian crisis worries MEPs over energy supply
STATE AID: European Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Malta
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Parliament will ask European Commission to apply conditionality mechanism to countries concerned
COURT OF AUDITORS: “We have not been able to identify any problems concerning the legality of the expenditure”, defends EU Court of Auditors
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: approved environmental association may make legal challenge over approval of defeat devices fitted to motor vehicles
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE/FINANCE: additional delegated act on EU taxonomy, scenarios considered in European Parliament for objecting
INDUSTRY: EIB announces €600 million loan to support semiconductor sector in Italy and France
INTERNAL MARKET: market surveillance; European Commission has launched consultation period on procedures for designating testing facilities
MOZAMBIQUE: Borrell calls for financial support for EUTM-trained military units
DIGITAL: Council of Europe and European Commission organise cyber security training
FISHERIES: EU plays key role in global shark trade, denounces IFAW
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on future revision of Air Services Regulation
CORRIGENDUM
FINANCE: European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has only issued an opinion on corporate sustainability reporting