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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12944

4 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Economy
EU Council gives green light to Bulgarian and Swedish recovery plans

03/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – The ‘Ecofin’ Council formally adopted the Bulgarian and Swedish recovery plans under the Next GenerationEU Recovery Plan (see EUROPE B12942A22) on Tuesday 3 May in a video conference meeting prior to the extraordinary Eurogroup meeting on banking union. With €6.3 billion only in the form of grants, the Bulgarian plan devotes nearly 59% of the envelope to climate transition and nearly 29% to digital transition (see EUROPE B12813A20). With €3.3 billion...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EP2024: European Parliament narrowly approves creation of a European electoral constituency
FUTURE OF THE EU: European integration is “best ally” for tackling challenges facing EU, says Mario Draghi
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament set to denounce, once again, inaction of EU Council on breaches of Rule of law in Hungary and Poland
MEDIA: MEPs insist on better protection for journalists
DIGITAL: European Parliament sets out a roadmap to 2030 for closing the EU's artificial intelligence gap 
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament supports development of organic farming, but without 25% target by 2030 set out in ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
FISHERIES: MEPs call on EU to ban use of “harmful fishing techniques” in its strictly protected marine areas
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for elimination of persistent organic pollutants from waste for a non-toxic circular economy
TAXATION: European Parliament approves extension of optional reverse charge mechanism to combat VAT fraud
COURT OF AUDITORS: MEPs back nomination of new Cypriot and Maltese members
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: European Commission reveals its proposal for a two-pillar European Health Data Space Regulation
REGIONS: strategy for outermost regions, European Commission wants to tailor its advice more closely to needs on ground
CLIMATE: French Presidency of EU Council submits new options for ETS2 and Social Climate Fund
BIODIVERSITY: COP15 and new marine protected areas at heart of Virginijus Sinkevičius’s visit to Argentina
AGRICULTURE: most EU Member States welcome proposal on geographical indications
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs tighten control conditions on AI-driven machines
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: EPP group in European Parliament wants to go further in sending arms to Ukraine
ENERGY: Sofia calls on EU to review solidarity mechanisms to help it cope with Russian gas cut-off
ENERGY: EU’s exit from Russian energy must not make it dependent on fossil fuels from other countries, warn eleven former EU commissioners
COHESION/MIGRATION: ten EU countries call for revision of cohesion fund rules to help refugees fleeing Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission to present 6th sanctions package on Wednesday
STATE AID: green light for €18 million in Spanish aid for fisheries sector in context of invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: encouraging start to Eurogroup discussions on completing banking union
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities urge European Commission to review framework on retail and insurance-based investment products
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: MEPs adopt their position on revision of Generalised Scheme of Preferences
WTO: WTO members to consider quadrilateral agreement on Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Covid-19, European Commission approves €6.8 million Greek support for Ellinair
DEMOCRACY: applications open for Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
ECONOMY: EU Council gives green light to Bulgarian and Swedish recovery plans
ENLARGEMENT: Alexander Schallenberg calls for a rethink of EU accession process
SEAS: eight EU countries have not established ‘maritime spatial plans’