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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12924

2 April 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
In EU, 96% of city dwellers exposed to air pollution levels above WHO guidelines, says EEA
Brussels, 01/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

In 2020, 96% of the European Union’s urban population was exposed to fine particles (PM2.5) at levels above the health guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Environment Agency (EEA) warned on Friday 1 April in its latest annual air quality assessment. 

This assessment presents the latest official data for 2020 and provisional data for 2021 on concentrations of the main air pollutants - particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3)...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
CHINA: Beijing concedes to EU that it has a role to play in international peacekeeping, but offers no further guarantees
UKRAINE: Roberta Metsola in Kyiv to send a message of support to Ukrainian resistance
RUSSIA: EU High Representative deplores Russia’s decision to ban many EU officials from its territory
MOLDOVA: Ms Loiseau and Mr Paet call for additional support
ECONOMY: Commission wants to facilitate conversion of Ukrainian hryvnia in EU
ENERGY: Russia will not cut gas supplies to Europe on Friday, Kremlin says
ENERGY: broad support from Member States for proposed regulation on gas storage
COHESION: REACT-EU, introduction of a unit cost of €40 to meet basic needs of refugees fleeing Ukraine
CULTURE: Ukraine calls for Russia’s exclusion from UNESCO and creation of European fund for heritage reconstruction
HOME AFFAIRS: Europol deploys teams to Ukraine’s borders
TRANSPORT: Russia announces it will keep hundreds of planes leased from European companies
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: food security and agricultural markets to dominate EU Council discussions on 7 April in Luxembourg
AGRICULTURE: EU trade organisations disappointed with geographical indication review proposal
GMO: MEPs oppose EU authorisation of glyphosate-tolerant GM soya
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs keen to eliminate persistent organic pollutants in waste
ENVIRONMENT: in EU, 96% of city dwellers exposed to air pollution levels above WHO guidelines, says EEA
DIGITAL: DSA, targeted advertising and ‘dark patterns’ remain sticking points between European Parliament and EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: ‘minimum taxation of multinationals’ directive and economic impact of Russian invasion on agenda of EU Finance Ministers
MONEY LAUNDERING: MEPs call to extend EU rules on money transfers to crypto-assets
COMPANIES: SMEs should be included in ‘Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive’, say several experts
EXTERNAL ACTION
GHANA: EU strengthens partnership with Accra on green growth, stability and jobs
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Ukraine, energy and Commission’s mid-mandate review on MEPs’ agenda in Strasbourg
BUDGET: MEPs postpone decision on discharge of Frontex’s 2020 accounts
NEWS BRIEFS
WESTERN BALKANS: Eurochambres calls for clear timeframe for implementation of reforms
CLIMATE: European Commission awards over €1 billion to seven projects aiming to reduce CO2 emissions
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 7.5% in March
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: more than 200 legislative proposals are expected by May 2024, according to an internal European Parliament study
TUNISIA: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe urges Tunisia to preserve democratic gains