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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12931

13 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 20
NEWS BRIEFS / Employment/social
ELA coordinates new cross-border inspection in road transport sector

12/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Labour Authority (ELA) announced on Monday 11 April that it coordinated and supported joint inspections between the Netherlands and Bulgaria between 28 March and 5 April. Road and labour inspectors checked two companies in Bulgaria and the Netherlands for possible violations of labour laws and the social rights of workers. More than 10 drivers and a company representative were interviewed during the inspections. The working conditions of posted...

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