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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12962

1 June 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / Civil protection
EU makes urgent case for investing in resilience at 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Brussels, 31/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

At the Seventh Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, hosted by the United Nations in Bali (25-28 May), the European Union reaffirmed its commitment to the Sendai Framework Plan of Action and called for urgent investment in resilience.

“We urgently need to make the much-needed investments in disaster risk reduction”, the EU and its member states said in a joint statement.

“The way we manage our ecosystems and natural resources such as water and land are determinant to reduce...

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