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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12962

1 June 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
EU agri-food trade shows strong growth in early 2022
Brussels, 31/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

The latest EU agri-food trade figures, published on Tuesday 31 May by the European Commission, show that the total value of EU agri-food trade was €28.3 billion in February 2022, up 18% on the same month last year.

EU agricultural exports rose by 11% to €16.6 billion, while imports increased by 30% (€11.7 billion), reflecting a trade balance in assets of €4.9 billion. This represents an increase of 52% compared to January 2022 and “a break from the trend of lower exports and...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ENERGY: EU leaders want to consider temporary ceilings on energy import prices
FOOD SECURITY: EU leaders hope for a lifting of Russian blockade of port of Odessa to allow grain exports
DEFENCE: EU leaders pledge to develop defence capabilities
UKRAINE: Michel calls for pause in adoption of sanctions
ENLARGEMENT: Draghi says ‘big countries’ in EU are against granting Ukraine candidate country status
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia formally join joint investigation team on war crimes in Ukraine
ENERGY: Gazprom interrupts gas deliveries to Dutch and Danish suppliers
MIGRATION: European Commission launches registration platform for Ukrainian refugees
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: Member States invited to work on possible compromises with European Parliament to reach an agreement on minimum wages Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: ‘Single European Sky’, French Presidency of EU Council clarifies rules for submission of performance plans
DIGITAL: circumventing European copyright rules, Member States point finger at practices of major platforms and search engines
ENVIRONMENT: ECHA has not changed classification of glyphosate, much to dismay of NGOs
ENVIRONMENT: EU greenhouse gas emissions down by 34% in 2020 compared to 1990, according to EEA data
AGRICULTURE: final interinstitutional negotiations on agricultural input statistics on 2 June
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade shows strong growth in early 2022
HOME AFFAIRS: cultural change at Frontex “will not happen overnight”, warns its Deputy Director
HEALTH: European Commission moves forward on right to be forgotten for cancer sufferers
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: discussions in European Parliament on best way to explain request to convene a Convention to reform EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU makes urgent case for investing in resilience at 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves two new protected designations of origin from Spain
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 8.1% in May
COMPANIES: energy performance of buildings, SMEs call for more normative stability
SPACE: Member States approve two sets of conclusions on future of Copernicus and space traffic management
FINANCE: ESMA warns of importance of supervision of costs and fees in investment funds
INDUSTRY: lobbies and NGOs call for inclusion of renewable hydrogen in RefuelEU Aviation initiative
JUSTICE: European Parliament appoints a member of selection committee which will elect next European Chief Prosecutor
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: EU Member States prepare to approve recommendation on fair transition towards climate neutrality