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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12939
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NEWS BRIEFS / Home affairs

Second political trilogue on ‘critical entities’ directive

Brussels, 26/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 26 April, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU held the second political trilogue on the directive on the resilience of critical infrastructures; Slovak European Parliament rapporteur Michal Šimečka (Renew Europe) has high hopes that the work will be completed under the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, even though the group indicated numerous points remain open for discussion. The trilogue on...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: ‘FuelEU Maritime’, French Presidency of EU Council wants to oblige companies to keep monitoring data for 5 years
CLIMATE: French EU Council Presidency submits first draft of a cautious compromise on ETS revision to Member States
BIODIVERSITY: EU and Colombia launch environmental dialogue ahead of COP15
FISHERIES: MEPs back proposal to extend restrictions on access to EU waters by 10 years
FISHERIES: NGOs call for ban on destructive fishing practices in EU marine protected areas
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: European Court of Auditors identifies shortcomings and weaknesses in current EU legal framework for IPR protection
INDUSTRY: European Parliament expects plenary vote on semiconductors in early 2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: municipal waste recycling, EU off track to meet 2030 target, warns EEA
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Court of Justice sets limits on possibilities for Member States to increase controls at their internal borders
COPYRIGHT: EU Court of Justice validates reform imposing prior review to prevent online posting of protected content
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Commission notes that SMEs should not be excluded from ban on forced labour products
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: agreement between Madrid, Lisbon and European Commission on a gas price basis
TAXATION: MEP Lídia Pereira presents her draft report on impact of crypto and blockchain technologies on taxation
TAXATION: ETAF calls for harmonised European approach to role and status of regulated tax advisers
Russian invasion of Ukraine
REGIONS: European Committee of the Regions wants to create a new fund to help local and regional authorities welcome Ukrainian refugees
ENERGY: fifty MEPs call on Olaf Scholz to support introduction of an EU oil embargo on Russia
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European trade unions are concerned about European Commission’s vision for implementation of ‘digital platforms’ directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: war in Ukraine calls for a stronger Council of Europe/European Union partnership, says Parliamentary Assembly
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: second political trilogue on ‘critical entities’ directive
STATE AID: 130 million euros Lithuanian scheme for companies affected by Chinese trade restrictions gets green light
STATE AID: Covid-19, approval of 91 million euros Romanian scheme for bovine, pig and poultry producers
TRADE: MEPs adopt report on regulation on foreign subsidies that distort competition
TAXATION: European Commission presents a recommendation to strengthen EU cooperation with Norway on VAT
DIGITAL: Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, Thierry Breton insists that social network will have to comply with DSA rules
SUDAN: EU calls for end to deadly violence against civilians in West Darfur
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults to evaluate effectiveness of rules on permitted commercial vehicle weights and dimensions
TURKEY: after sentence pronounced against Mr Kavala, Mr Sánchez Amor and Mr Lagodinsky believe Turkey is pulling further away from EU