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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12926

6 April 2022
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / European parliament
Angel Dzhambazki sanctioned for “inappropriate behaviour” in Chamber

05/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki (ECR) was deprived of his daily allowance for six days after making a gesture “perceived as a Nazi salute” in the Chamber on 16 February during the European Parliament plenary session (see EUROPE B12893A25). “I have decided to impose a penalty on Angel Dzhambazki for his inappropriate behaviour on 16 February 2022 when he held out his right arm in what was perceived as a Nazi salute as he left the chamber”, said...

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BEACONS
Beacons: Towards Single Defence? And why not? (2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes a strengthened Industrial Emissions Directive to work towards EU’s ‘zero pollution’ ambition
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission presents legislative proposals to combat fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances
Interview CLIMATE: “Many politicians have not yet realised the extent of the shift needed if we are to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement”, says François Gemenne
AGRICULTURE: short-term outlook for agricultural markets affected by war in Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: Farm to Fork strategy ‘beneficial’’ for food safety, says Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
JUSTICE: EU Council gives green light for signature of Second Protocol to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission proposes embargo on Russian coal
RUSSIA: European Parliament to call for additional sanctions
NATO: Stoltenberg says war in Ukraine is entering crucial phase
EDUCATION: Europeans mobilise tools to support education sector in Ukraine and EU
BUDGET: MEPs concerned about effects of inflation and call for revised instruments to help Ukraine
UKRAINE: Mrs von der Leyen and Mr Borrell in Kyiv this week
MIGRATION: European Commission announces new €53 million financial support for Moldova at international event in Berlin
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Commission announces activation of Rule of law mechanism against Hungary
DEFENCE: Borrell calls for better consultation on defence spending
MIGRATION: European Parliament concerned about fate of child refugees from Ukraine
BUDGET: European Parliament calls for “substantial funding” in 2023 to address consequences of war in Ukraine
FISHERIES: MEPs concerned about fisheries relations with UK after June 2026
ENERGY: European Parliament gives green light to use of urgency procedure for gas storage regulation
ENERGY: European Parliament approves provisional agreement with EU Council on revision of TEN-E regulation
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve revised rules on vehicles hired without drivers
JUSTICE: European Parliament adopts own-initiative report on protection of children in legal proceedings
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Angel Dzhambazki sanctioned for “inappropriate behaviour” in Chamber
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: minimum taxation of multinationals, Poland blocks EU Council agreement on directive transposing OECD agreement into EU
ECONOMY: at this stage, Eurogroup does not foresee a risk of recession in 2022
COMPETITION: in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Pfleiderer Polska by Kronospan
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: evaluation of Polish recovery plan could be finalised “very soon”, according to Valdis Dombrovskis
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: West Africa food crisis, 11 NGOs call to close $4 billion funding gap in UN appeal
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: Council of Europe report identifies links between pandemic and declining prison populations in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: extraordinary Eurogroup meeting on Tuesday 3 May on banking union
FINANCE: ESMA says funds with an environmental, social and governance strategy provided better returns to investors in 2020
SERBIA: Michel congratulates Aleksandar Vučić on his re-election