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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12948

10 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 19
NEWS BRIEFS / Environment
Less POPs in waste, interinstitutional negotiations start on 11 May

09/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament and the Council of the EU, assisted by the European Commission, will hold their first interinstitutional negotiation meeting (trilogue) on Wednesday 11 May on the proposed October 2021 regulation to tighten limit values for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste (amendment of Annexes IV and V of the POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/102 transposing the Stockholm International Convention - see EUROPE B12822A10). By voting on 3 May on the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: first indications of how EU institutions will respond to proposals of Conference on Future of Europe
FUTURE OF EU: citizens involved in Conference on Future of Europe remain determined to “give nothing up”
FUTURE OF EU: Emmanuel Macron outlines new political organisation for continental Europe
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: discussions on sanctions stall between Member States
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Commissioner for Human Rights denounces “staggering” human rights violations by Russian forces in Ukraine
INDUSTRY: Euratex launches textile cooperation with Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’, French Presidency of EU Council clarifies rules on minimum thresholds for sustainable fuels
TRANSPORT: French Presidency of EU Council insists on respect for principle of technological neutrality in intelligent transport systems
CLIMATE/TRANSPORT: no agreement between political groups in European Parliament on date for ending sale of combustion engine cars
ENERGY: European Parliament finalises its position for interinstitutional negotiations on gas storage regulation
ENVIRONMENT: French Presidency of EU Council organising conference on chemicals, health and environment on 12 May
AGRICULTURE: there will be no hunger in Europe because of war in Ukraine, says Frans Timmermans
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM : European Commission warns UK government about its intentions regarding Northern Ireland Protocol
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement expected on proposed ‘DORA’ regulation on operational resilience of financial sector to cyber risks
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: more than 500 companies call on European Commission to include bioenergy in its REPowerEU plan
ENVIRONMENT: less POPs in waste, interinstitutional negotiations start on 11 May
EGYPT: EU condemns Sinai attack
HONG KONG: EU and G7 critical of process of appointing Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive
Kiosk
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