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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12952

14 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Health
Agreement between European Commission and BioNTech/Pfizer to make deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines more flexible

13/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced on Friday 13 May that it has reached an agreement with the manufacturer of Covid-19 vaccines BioNTech/Pfizer to give greater flexibility to the deliveries planned for European Union countries in the second half of 2022. The agreement adapts the contractual delivery schedules that were originally decided: doses planned for June and throughout the summer will now be delivered in September, during the autumn and winter of 2022,...

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”