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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12952

14 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 26
ADDENDUM / Climate
Clarification on article entitled “ETS revisions, European Parliament negotiators want to introduce a bonus-malus system linked to free allowances”

13/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – In the article on the review of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) published on Thursday 12 May, the attached document consisted of a draft version of the compromise amendments that were agreed between the political groups. As stated in the article, not all indications of which groups supported the amendments were correct. The final version of the compromise amendments can be found at the following link: https://aeur.eu/f/1mt (DG)

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”