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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12940

28 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 34
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
European Commission initiates ‘Rule of law conditionality’ procedure against Hungary
Brussels, 27/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission decided, on Wednesday 27 April, to initiate for the first time the procedure against Hungary that could lead to the suspension of EU funds for breach of the Rule of law.

“Hungary is now invited to respond to the Commission’s concerns. As part of our duty to protect the budget, the Commission continues to examine all Member States under this instrument”, commented the EU Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn.

For the MEP, Petri Sarvamaa (EPP, Finland), rapporteur...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: European Commission finds Russian gas cut-off to Poland and Bulgaria “unacceptable” and prepares coordinated EU response
ENERGY: Member States close to agreement on EU Gas Storage Regulation
TRADE: European Commission proposes suspension of all tariffs on imports from Ukraine
REGIONS: regions call for a mechanism to facilitate use of EU funds to host refugees
MONEY LAUNDERING: EBA calls on financial institutions and supervisors to give Ukrainian refugees access to EU financial system
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European trade unions call for guaranteed access to sexual health care for Ukrainian refugees
TOURISM: Russia announces its withdrawal from World Tourism Organization
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European Commission proposes to improve lives of migrant workers and probes Member States on new legal channels
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to lift visa requirements for Qatar and Kuwait
FISHERIES: total allowable catch of cod in Svalbard waters set at 19,600 tonnes in 2022 for EU
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults public to evaluate performance of EEA and its EIONET network
ENVIRONMENT: EEA’s first exploratory study to classify European habitats according to their carbon storage
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults to update slot allocation rules
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission initiates ‘Rule of law conditionality’ procedure against Hungary
FUTURE OF THE EU: MEPs could call in June for a Convention leading to EU institutional reform
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: fight against SLAPPs at EU level will be limited to cross-border cases
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament and EU Council stall in negotiations over minimum wages
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission proposes to transform European emergency response to pandemics into a sustainable approach
HEALTH: Member States endorse practical organisation for EU to negotiate an international agreement on future pandemics
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Bernd Lange presents his vision for EU’s future anti-coercion tool
FOOD SECURITY: EU increases its emergency aid to Horn of Africa by €32 million
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: transparency of tourist accommodation transactions for tax purposes, Court of Justice dismisses intermediation platform Airbnb
EU INSTITUTIONS: European Parliament could require presentation of Covid-19 certificate to access its buildings, according to EU General Court
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: decline in respect for human rights and increasing challenge to rule of law in 2021 are “alarming”, warns Dunja Mijatović
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States endorse reform of Schengen evaluation mechanism
STATE AID: green light for €700 million in French support for research projects in all sectors
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers ECI to end cattle slaughter
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: extraordinary European Summit on 30-31 May in Brussels
COMPANIES: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations continue
COMPANIES: SMEs call for simplified regulation for sustainable products
SPACE: European Commission and EU SST Partnership launch Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management
SINGAPORE: EU calls on Singaporean authorities to not execute Malaysian national
TRANSPORT: Feport calls on European Commission to find solutions for massive return of ships waiting in port of Shanghai to EU
TRANSPORT: hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, 100 companies call on Member States not to ‘water down’ European Commission proposal