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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12908

11 March 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 34
NEWS BRIEFS / Wto
Agreement to lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines remains far away

10/03/2022 (Agence Europe) – The agreement that was hoped for by March by World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala regarding intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines remains a long way off. At a meeting at the WTO on Wednesday 9 March, several countries – including Switzerland, the UK and a group of African countries – complained about the lack of transparency in the ongoing talks. The issue is the subject of intense negotiations between South...

Contents

VERSAILLES SUMMIT
RUSSIA/UKRAINE: EU leaders want to bring Vladimir Putin back to negotiating table
FUTURE OF THE EU: EU ‘likely’ to need new common spending to assert sovereignty, says Macron
Russian invasion of Ukraine
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Russia’s exit from Council of Europe becomes clearer
STATE AID: European Commission submits to EU countries a draft temporary framework to support economy in context of war
ENERGY: around 100 MEPs call for embargo on Russian gas, oil, and coal
TRADE: Russia bans exports of over 200 products 
MIGRATION: Commission proposes to strengthen Frontex assistance to Moldova
MEDIA: RSF calls on Member States to provide EU with a protection system to respond to propaganda and disinformation activities
TRANSPORT: according to Greenpeace, end of short-haul flights in EU could reduce Russian oil imports by €2 billion
UKRAINE: EU strongly condemns shelling of a maternity hospital in Mariupol and supports an investigation
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET: European Parliament calls for “immediate” application of Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament very ambitious for future EU regulation on sustainable batteries
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament validates agreement with EU Council on EU Environmental Action Programme 2021-2030
GMO: European Parliament opposes EU authorisation of glyphosate-tolerant genetically modified cotton and oilseed rape
ENERGY: European Parliament does not oppose EU’s fifth list of ‘projects of common interest’
HOME AFFAIRS : European Parliament approves creation of its committee of inquiry to investigate use of Pegasus spyware in EU
MEDIA: MEPs adopt Sandra Kalniete’s report on foreign interference and disinformation
SOCIAL: MEPs call for more ambitious vision on post-2020 framework strategy for health and safety at work
CAUCASUS: European Parliament denounces destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
MYANMAR: European Parliament calls for stronger international response to Burmese coup
HEALTH: European Parliament sets up ‘special committee’ on Covid-19 pandemic
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament approves creation of new special committee on foreign interference
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECB: despite geopolitical uncertainty, monetary institute continues gradual normalisation of its monetary policy
TAXATION: some Member States still have doubts about Directive implementing Pillar II of OECD agreement in EU
ECONOMY: GDP growth at 0.3% in fourth quarter of 2021 in euro area
STATE AID: European Commission’s in-depth investigation into Greek support for Hellenic Post (ELTA)
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOROCCO: Mr Várhelyi and Mr Bourita stress importance of EU-Morocco partnership
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European Parliament’s political groups start looking for compromises on ETS review
NEWS BRIEFS
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament calls for gender equality to be a priority in EU external policy
SPACE: EUSPA and UNOOSA sign an agreement to strengthen cooperation in space sector
FINANCE: European Securities and Markets Authority makes specific recommendations to Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
MIGRATION: more than 2.3 million people have fled Ukraine since 24 February
WTO: agreement to lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines remains far away
SLOVENIA: European Parliament Conference of Group Presidents postpones decision on Slovenian parliamentary observation mission