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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12941

29 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 36
INSTITUTIONAL / European parliament
MEPs call for a direct right of legislative initiative for European Parliament
Brussels, 28/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) advocates granting the European Parliament a direct right of legislative initiative in a future revision of the EU treaties, adopting the draft report by Paulo Rangel (EPP, Portugal), on Thursday 28 April, by a large majority (22 votes in favour, 5 against, 1 abstention).

Restoring a balance in the institutional architecture, this right of legislative initiative of the Parliament would be exclusive on issues related to...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: no Member State will comply with Russian demand to pay for gas in roubles, say senior EU officials
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ms Metsola and Mr Stoltenberg highlight enhanced EU-NATO cooperation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly calls for firm and “non-bureaucratic” responses to war in Ukraine
JUSTICE: French Presidency of EU Council proposes to move forward as soon as possible on modification of Eurojust’s mandate
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt draft resolution on impact of war on transport and tourism sectors in European Parliament committee
REGIONS: European Commission pays 3.5 billion euros for CARE initiative
STATE AID: approval of €169 million Spanish scheme to support milk producers in context of war
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: ‘Strategic Compass’, French Presidency of EU Council highlights its implementation priorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: latest compromise on anti-competitive foreign subsidies proposed to EU Council further relaxes rules
ALBANIA: Mr Rama warns Tirana will ask to be decoupled from Skopje if no progress is made in accession negotiations by end of June
TUNISIA: EU denounces reform of Independent High Authority for Elections
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Frans Timmermans calls on MEPs to move forward as quickly as possible on adoption of ‘Fit for 55’ package
ENERGY: European Parliament’s Committee on Environment supports a target of at least 45% energy efficiency improvement by 2030
ENVIRONMENT: interinstitutional negotiations on sustainable batteries regulation to continue in late May or early June
FISHERIES: EU and Norway strengthen cooperation for sustainable fishing in Northeast Arctic
TRANSPORT: ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’, French Presidency of EU Council wants to give Member States option to set some higher targets
CONSUMERS: French Presidency of EU Council submits compromise proposal on Credit Agreements Directive
MIGRATION: Frontex again accused of covering up pushback practices
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS : European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties validates extension of EU Covid certificate until end of June 2023
HEALTH: Covid-19, European Commission wants to negotiate a transatlantic programme on behalf of EU to ‘defeat the global pandemic’
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: final negotiations on launch of a process in European Parliament leading to establishment of a Convention for reform of EU Treaties
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs call for a direct right of legislative initiative for European Parliament
BUDGET: “Our decisions on ‘Rule of law conditionality’ are independent of geopolitical considerations”, says Johannes Hahn
ADMINISTRATION: Johannes Hahn hopes for a faster recruitment process in EU institutions
ECONOMY - FINANCE
BANKS: European Parliament/EU Council provisional agreement on targeted revision of banking resolution framework
TAXATION: MEPs call on EU Council to rapidly integrate into EU, OECD agreement on minimum taxation of multinationals
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: Council of Europe publishes alarming report on safety of journalists
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: according to CJEU, GDPR allows representative actions against alleged infringement of personal data protection
COURT OF JUSTICE: nine judges appointed to General Court
AGRICULTURE: Court clarifies conditions for marketing wine in EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: just transition, EU Council amends draft recommendation to incorporate recent developments in Russian invasion of Ukraine
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposing extending possibilities of advance payments in all sectors
FOOD: second public consultation to prepare Regulation on a sustainable EU food system
ENERGY: new EU strategy on international energy cooperation postponed to 18 May
DIGITAL: EDPS and Commission collaborate on a pilot project to support use of social media based on open source software
DIGITAL: EU and some 30 international partners launch Declaration for the Future of Internet