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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12942

30 April 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 34
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Ecofin
EU Council to approve Bulgarian and Swedish recovery plans on 3 May
Brussels, 29/04/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Ecofin Council will formally adopt the Bulgarian and Swedish recovery plans as part of the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan(see EUROPE B12928A26) on Tuesday 3 May in a meeting by video conference.

Bulgaria. Almost 60% of the €6.3 billion in grants alone allocated to the Bulgarian plan will be aimed at promoting the climate transition in Bulgaria (see EUROPE B12813A20).

See the proposal for a decision approving the Bulgarian plan: https://aeur.eu/f/15y

See its annex:...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: challenged by OLAF and press investigations into pushback practices, Fabrice Leggeri resigns from direction of Frontex
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, French Presidency of EU Council specifies obligations of notifying authorities
DIGITAL: digital rights and principles, French Presidency of EU Council emphasises respect for human rights
CLIMATE: revision of ETS, negotiations between political groups in European Parliament are intensifying
HEALTH: ECDC rapid assessment of rare cases of acute hepatitis in young children
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca refutes Frans Timmermans’ claims that fears of food shortages in EU are unfounded
GMO: European Commission consults public on GMOs derived from new genomic techniques
ENERGY: ACER recommends keeping current design of EU electricity market
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU-US Trade and Technology Council is crucial in current war context, according to draft statement of 15-16 May
TURKEY: WTO panel partially vindicates Ankara in attacking EU steel safeguards
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU denounces use of chemical weapons anywhere
ARMENIA: EU calls for further reforms
SUDAN: EU, UK, US and Norway call on Khartoum to quickly form transitional civilian government
SECURITY - DEFENCE
GULF OF GUINEA: EU proposes to help Gulf of Guinea countries through European Peace Facility
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: EU has imported about €44 billion worth of Russian fossil fuels since war began, according to CREA report
HUMANITARIAN AID: IOM appeals for USD 514 million to meet growing needs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
REGIONS: regions and cities call for an end to Russian fossil fuel imports
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: ESSPASS, European Commission still cautious about Member States’ “real appetite” for project
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs maintains link between Social Climate Fund and revised ETS
SOCIAL: MEPs hope to conclude negotiations on Minimum Wage Directive by end of May
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: first reactions from EU countries expected on 3 May on proposals to finalise Banking Union
ECOFIN: EU Council to approve Bulgarian and Swedish recovery plans on 3 May
MONEY LAUNDERING: upcoming European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on revision of directive on transfers of funds scheduled for 14 June at political level
FINANCE: ESMA issues recommendations to strengthen retail investor protection
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 7.5% in April and GDP growth at 0.2% in first quarter
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Russian invasion of Ukraine, future of EU, rule of law and European democracy on MEPs’ agenda in early May
EU2022CZ: ‘Europe as a task’ - slogan of upcoming Czech Presidency of EU Council
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: 27 Member States give green light to start negotiations on EU-US programme to ‘defeat pandemic’
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: conversion of a German public limited company into a European company must not call into question specific ballot for election of trade union representatives to supervisory board
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Sofia to host first regional task force for EU joint energy procurement
MIGRATION: more than 3,000 people died in 2021 trying to reach Europe
MOLDOVA: High Representative calls for calm in Transnistria
WTO: WTO agriculture package negotiations stall as ministerial conference approaches
CITIES: European Commission announces selection of 100 European cities to meet climate neutrality targets