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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12922
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health

European Medicines Agency starts rolling review of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developed by HIPRA

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 29 March 2022 initiated a rolling review process of PHH-1V, a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 developed by the Spanish pharmaceutical company HIPRA.

The vaccine is intended to be administered intramuscularly as a booster dose in adults who have already completed a first vaccination schedule with another SARS-CoV-2 vaccine using a different technology.

PHH-1V is a recombinant protein vaccine. It contains two synthetic versions of fragments of the SARS-CoV-2...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: proposed regulation on sustainable products paves way for a more resource-efficient EU
INDUSTRY: ‘circular economy’, European Commission wants to put an end to ‘fast fashion’
INDUSTRY: circular economy, European Commission tackles construction products
CONSUMERS: Commission proposes a right for consumers to information on sustainability of products and a ban on ‘greenwashing’
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission fine-tuning its draft revision of Industrial Emissions Directive
TRANSPORT: ‘FuelEU Maritime’, European Parliament rapporteur wants Commission to present compensation measures for compliance costs
AGRICULTURE: MEP Éric Andrieu regrets that European Parliament is not retaining objective of 25% of organic land by 2030
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: upcoming sanctions could affect military-industrial sector, according to senior US source
MEDIA: RT France’s request to suspend EU Council sanctions rejected
ENERGY: Benelux, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland commit to strengthening gas storage coordination
ENERGY: Warsaw calls for EU tax on Russian hydrocarbons
MIGRATION: European Commission and Canada convene international event on 9 April in Warsaw to collect donations for refugees from Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Poland poses last obstacle to EU Council agreement on directive transposing OECD agreement on minimum taxation of multinational groups in EU
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU transfer rules extended to crypto-assets while MEPs decide on negotiating position
BANKS: Sberbank case demonstrates importance of harmonising national insolvency regimes, says Elke König
COMPETITION: European Commission partially refers acquisition of part of McKesson by Phoenix to French competition authority
EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview ACP: the EU/ACP Parliamentary Assembly is a forum for debate on peace in the face of the impact of the war in Ukraine and climate change, says Carlos Zorrinho
TUNISIA: Várhelyi announces additional funds
CUBA: EU says sentences for July 2021 protesters are “disproportionate”
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: airfreight cartel, EU General Court upholds fines against five airlines and reduces fines against five others
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency starts rolling review of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developed by HIPRA
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission study shows positive impact of POSEI programme
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Per Haugaard appointed as new Head of Representation in Denmark
TRADE: Member States’ representatives approve provisional agreement for international procurement instrument
COMPANIES: European Commission consults on sustainable corporate governance
ISRAEL: EU condemns deadly terrorist attack in Tel Aviv
SOCIAL: interinstitutional negotiations on minimum wage directive will resume on Wednesday 6 April
TRANSPORT: Commission consults on conditions of access to, and use of, data generated on board vehicles
UKRAINE: EU denounces shelling of EUAM office in Mariupol