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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12946

6 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration
French Presidency proposes to include persons rescued at sea in Eurodac as well as refugees benefiting from temporary protection
Brussels, 05/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

As the Member States were informed on 29 April (see EUROPE B12943A9), the French Presidency of the EU Council will on Friday 6 May submit a new compromise proposal on the Eurodac Regulation, which, under the ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’, is to become a large database on migrants and asylum seekers.

The compromise, the first to be submitted since December 2021, includes a new category for people rescued at sea and disembarked in the Member States after these rescue operations. It...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
HUMANITARIAN AID: over €6.5 billion pledged by EU and international community in solidarity with Ukrainian people
RUSSIA: Charles Michel calls for confiscation of assets of sanctioned Russians
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission issues guidelines to help Member States implement partial suspension of visa facilitation regime for Russia
HEALTH: ECDC, EASL and WHO Europe issue recommendations for optimal management of viral hepatitis in EU for people fleeing Ukraine
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MOLDOVA: European Parliament calls on EU to increase support for Chisinau, including by granting it EU candidate status
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament strongly condemns use of sexual violence as a weapon of war
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament denounces EU Council’s inaction on Treaty’s ‘Article 7’ procedures
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament confirms opening of negotiations with EU Council on extension of legal basis of EU Covid certificate
AFRICA: European Parliament calls for greater EU involvement in Sahel and Sahara regions
TURKEY: European Parliament calls for immediate and unconditional release of Osman Kavala
CHINA: European Parliament condemns illegal removal of organs from Chinese prisoners
CAMBODIA: European Parliament urges Phnom Penh government to stop repression of political opponents
COMPETITION: competition rules need to be reviewed in several areas, say MEPs
TRANSPORT: war in Ukraine, MEPs adopt resolution calling for more aid to transport and tourism sectors
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs oppose collection of their fingerprints for recording attendance in European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: mirror clauses can be considered “on a case-by-case basis”, according to a draft version of report from European Commission
ENERGY: first draft compromise of French Presidency of Council on revision of EPBD
ENERGY: Five Member States call on Commission to set a European target of at least 1 TW of PV capacity by 2030
MIGRATION: French Presidency proposes to include persons rescued at sea in Eurodac as well as refugees benefiting from temporary protection
INTERNAL MARKET: European standardisation bodies’ decision-making process, Member States will adopt their position on Wednesday 11 May
EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: EU-Japan Summit to be held in Tokyo on 12 May
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urges Member States to achieve results at 12th Ministerial Conference
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BANKS: Portuguese rules used for resolution of Banco Espírito Santo are compatible with property rights, says EU Court of Justice
CONSUMERS: for CJEU, consumers must be informed about guarantee of a product manufactured by a third party if it is a selling point
ENVIRONMENT: Member States can be held liable for health damage resulting from excessive air pollution, says Advocate General
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Banking Authority opinion on non-bank lending
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: not to exclude Russia would have compromised credibility of Council of Europe “past breaking point”
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: European Commission plans to present a European plan for energy savings in framework of REPowerEU
ENERGY: commissioning of a gas interconnection between Poland and Lithuania
SPACE: European Commission and Panama announce forthcoming creation of a regional Copernicus data centre
MOLDOVA: EU mobilises further €52 million to strengthen resilience, recovery, and long-term reforms