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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12938

26 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 27
INSTITUTIONAL / Future of the eu
Emmanuel Macron’s re-election interpreted in Brussels as a demand for a stronger Europe
Brussels, 25/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

In addition to the congratulations of many national leaders, the presidents of the main EU institutions expressed their satisfaction after the French re-elected Emmanuel Macron as their country’s president on Sunday 24 April.

On a trip to India (see other news), the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was pleased to continue the “excellent” cooperation with the French President to “move France and Europe forward”. “In these troubled times, we need a...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Moldova: the next target of Russian expansionism?
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: French Presidency of EU Council proposes to count LNG reserves towards gas stock filling target
CLIMATE: second draft compromise of French Presidency of EU Council on revision of Effort Sharing regulation
ENVIRONMENT: Commission publishes roadmap for restrictions on most harmful chemicals
CONSUMERS: cars and toys top list of EU Safety Gate notifications of dangerous products
DIGITAL: DSA, provisional agreement between EU Council and European Parliament after more than 16 hours of negotiations
INDUSTRY: industry more cautious about European defence, says European Commission
MIGRATION: new rapporteurs appointed in European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: European Commission proposes strengthening Eurojust’s mandate in context of suspected war crimes in Ukraine
ENERGY: Josep Borrell acknowledges lack of unity among Member States over introduction of embargo on Russian gas and oil
HUMANITARIAN AID: Janez Lenarčič calls on international community to close funding gap for exponential global needs
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU continues medical evacuation of Ukrainian patients from Kyiv and neighbouring countries
STATE AID: green light for €50 million support for agriculture and fisheries sectors in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region
EXTERNAL ACTION
INDIA: launch of an EU/India Trade and Technology Council
TRADE: MEPs set to adopt report on foreign subsidies that distort competition
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU Green Deal and energy taxation must not suffer from war in Ukraine, says Paolo Gentiloni
TAXATION: MEPs hear from experts on regulation of tax advisers
STATE AID: Italy’s €2 billion support for 5G mobile network deployment gets green light
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: Emmanuel Macron’s re-election interpreted in Brussels as a demand for a stronger Europe
TRANSPARENCY: EIB asked to shed light on environmental impact of its projects
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SPORT: Council of Europe adopts Recommendation strengthening respect for human rights in anti-doping procedures
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Covid-19; Luxembourg authorised to pay €800,000 in aid for pigmeat producers
INSURANCE: EIOPA consults on Institutions for occupational retirement provision reporting rules
ECB: Fabio Panetta calls for international regulation of crypto-assets
SPACE: low Earth orbit congestion is becoming growing concern, according to new ESA report
REGIONS: European Committee of the Regions calls for end to kidnappings of Ukrainian mayors by Russian army
Kiosk
Kiosk: No. 058