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Construction sector challenges European Commission over price explosion

13/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Builders Confederation (EBC) sent a letter on Thursday 12 May asking the President and the First Vice-President of the European Commission to take urgent action in favour of SMEs in the face of the sharp rise in raw material and energy prices. According to the organisation, more and more SMEs are forced to limit or even stop their activities for this reason. He urged the European institution to encourage Member States to put in place concrete measures, such as: - financial support for SMEs; - a European-wide energy cost cap; - to order contracting authorities to pay compensation to companies for the increase in the price of materials; - to prioritise the payment of construction SMEs by public authorities. To read the letter: https://aeur.eu/f/1mh (PH)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Parliament/EU Council provisional political agreement on a common high level of cyber security
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: EUIPO ready to expand its scope of activity, says Christian Archambeau
ENERGY: gas storage regulation, EU co-legislators set to start interinstitutional negotiations
CLIMATE: European Parliament negotiators agree to align ESR revision with climate neutrality objective
CLIMATE: revision of LULUCF regulation, compromise emerging in European Parliament around a CO2 absorption target of 310 million tonnes in 2030
CLIMATE: ETS revision for aviation, European Parliament negotiators want to remove 50% of free allowances in 2024
ENVIRONMENT: reassessment of risks of food contact for plasticisers, EFSA publishes its opinion on prioritisation
HEALTH: Steering Group to address supply and quality of medicines in EU during major crises is entering its operational phase
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Russian invasion of Ukraine and Western Balkans on agenda of EU ministers
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington compromise on joint statement ahead of their Trade and Technology Council
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Defence Ministers to discuss Ukraine and future of CSDP operations and missions on 17 May
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €1.5 million for women’s sexual and reproductive health care in Ukraine
MIGRATION: Ukrainian refugee registration platform potentially finalised next week
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on minimum wages still faltering over role of trade unions and variations in minimum wages
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: work continues in EU Council on transparency of online political advertising
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs disagree on revision of Energy Taxation Directive
ECONOMY: ESM advocates creation of a fiscal capacity for euro area based on loans
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: EU Court of Justice clarifies concept of “habitual residence” of maintenance creditor
ENVIRONMENT: Italy and Bulgaria condemned by EU Court of Justice for systematic air quality violations
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPANIES: construction sector challenges European Commission over price explosion
IRAN: Borrell announces breakthrough on Iran nuclear file
JAPAN: visiting Hiroshima, Charles Michel warns of nuclear weapons threats
NATO: Erdoğan does not support Finland and Sweden’s membership plans
HEALTH: agreement between European Commission and BioNTech/Pfizer to make deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines more flexible
TOGO: EU condemns deadly terrorist attack in northern Togo
ADDENDUM
CLIMATE: clarification on article entitled “ETS revisions, European Parliament negotiators want to introduce a bonus-malus system linked to free allowances”