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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12931
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 20
INSTITUTIONAL / Future of the eu

EU Council discusses next steps after Conference on Future of Europe

In Luxembourg on Tuesday, 12 April, EU countries’ ministers for European affairs took stock of the Conference on the Future of Europe’s work—which has entered the crucial phase of reviewing feedback from citizen debates—and action to be taken with regard to the conclusions that will be drawn in Strasbourg on Monday, 9 May.

We are in “a phase of finalising proposals”, indicated French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune. In the serious time in which we...

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: EU ministers hold a new dialogue on Rule of law marked by concerns about situation in Hungary
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: further compromise efforts in EU Council on proposed ‘General Product Safety’ Regulation
TRANSPORT: implementation of TEN-T network, French Presidency of EU Council wants to give more room for manoeuvre to Member States
TRANSPORT: French Presidency of EU Council proposes guarantees concerning cost of deploying intelligent transport systems
MIGRATION: Frontex has not complied with all its personal data protection obligations
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU supports humanitarian partners in Moldova to speed up emergency assistance for migrants
AGRICULTURE: France mobilises international organisations for implementation of FARM initiative
ENERGY: European Commission calls on oil and gas producing countries to examine their capacity to increase deliveries
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Finland and Sweden move closer to Alliance
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: EU Council discusses next steps after Conference on Future of Europe
BUDGET: European Commission proposes €3.2 billion reduction in EU countries’ contributions in 2022
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission consultation regarding rules on alcohol excise duty rates
FINANCE: Commission consults on EU rules for money market funds
BANKS: level of non-performing loans at its lowest at end of 2021
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: WTO revises trade volume projections for 2022 downwards
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: Unified Patent Court should be operational by end of year
EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL: ELA coordinates new cross-border inspection in road transport sector
INDUSTRY: European Commission opens new feedback period on industrial pollution
UNITED KINGDOM: EU Council gives final approval to new rules facilitating export of medicines to Northern Ireland
SOCIAL: European Investment Fund signs guarantee agreement to support entrepreneurship in Roma communities