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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12932

14 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 25
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Energy
Germany is not yet ready to accept EU embargo on Russian oil

13/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – According to Reuters news agency, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday 13 April that Germany is rejecting the possibility of an EU embargo on Russian oil for the time being. On the same day, a group of German economic research institutes published a report indicating that an immediate embargo on Russian oil and gas deliveries to the EU would plunge the German economy into a “sharp recession”. According to their estimates, this would lead to a...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission wants to protect European craft and industrial products
HOME AFFAIRS : reform of Schengen Code, new compromise proposal of French Presidency of EU Council on instrumentalisation of migrants and secondary movements
MIGRATION: work continues in EU Council on convergence of asylum systems and legal migration
DIGITAL: French Presidency of EU Council wants to work more with European Court of Auditors to strengthen institutions’ cybersecurity
TRANSPORT: ‘FuelEU Maritime’, French Presidency of EU Council is questioning Member States on scope of text
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA and ECDC publish opinion on origin of salmonella outbreak in chocolate
ANIMAL HEALTH: Spain ensures proper control over welfare of laying hens, says European Commission
Russian invasion of Ukraine
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes new measures to support EU fisheries sector
JUSTICE: Didier Reynders calls on Member States to provide additional support to Ukrainian Prosecutor General
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU introduces exceptions to sanctions to facilitate humanitarian activities in Ukraine
TRANSPORT: ESPO asks EU for list of Russian ships banned from ports
DEFENCE: EU Council adopts new €500 million European Peace Facility support for Ukraine
ENERGY: Germany is not yet ready to accept EU embargo on Russian oil
HEALTH: European Commission allocates €9 million for mental health care for refugees forced to flee Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: 2021 was marked by unprecedented challenges for democracy, according to Josep Borrell
DEVELOPMENT: in 2021, level of development aid from rich countries was boosted by vaccine donations
HEALTH: ECDC alerts health care providers of increased cases of severe jaundice of unknown origin detected in children in UK
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Court of Auditors identifies shortcomings in proposal on financing of European political parties
BUDGET: MEPs call on Bulgaria to improve investigations into abuse of EU funds
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: EU Council adopts position on European ‘green’ bonds
INSURANCE: EIOPA wants to make results of its stress and resilience tests public
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €18 million Belgian support for tourist accommodation sector
BANKS: EBA publishes final draft technical standards on risk retention requirements for securitisations
ECONOMY: NextGenerationEU, €21 billion payment to Italy under Recovery and Resilience Facility
ENERGY: gas storage regulation, discussions continue between EU Member States