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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12967

9 June 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers
WhatsApp urged to act to fully comply with EU consumer protection legislation
Brussels, 08/06/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 8 June, the European Commission announced that WhatsApp has been asked how it plans to communicate any future updates to its terms of service and to do so in a way that allows users to easily understand the implications of these updates and to freely decide whether they wish to continue using WhatsApp after these updates.

A letter to this effect was sent to the instant messaging company by the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) and the Commission on the same day.

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CLIMATE: divisions between political groups cause postponement of three key issues in ‘Fit for 55’ package
CLIMATE: climate effort sharing, European Parliament wants stricter rules for Member States’ emissions
CLIMATE: MEPs vote to ban sale of new internal combustion cars and vans from 2035
CLIMATE: European Parliament votes to extend ETS to emissions from flights to non-EU countries
CLIMATE: European Parliament supports raising EU’s carbon sink ambitions by 2030
FUTURE OF EU: by defending its values, EU will remain a beacon of hope for nations wishing to join, says Micheál Martin
FOOD SECURITY: MEPs welcome Commission initiative on food security
UKRAINE: Mr Stefanchuk advocates Ukraine be given EU candidate status
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European Parliament adopts its recommendations on EU foreign, security and defence policy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: European Parliament wants stronger security dimension in EU policy
ENVIRONMENT: pesticide reduction and food safety are compatible, Stella Kyriakides tells divided MEPs
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves conclusion of new EU/Mauritania agreement
COHESION: European Parliament calls for European pact for island regions
HOME AFFAIRS: Parliament gives final approval to Europol reform
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: EU-listed companies should aim to have at least 40% of their non-executive director positions held by women starting mid-2026
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: reform of Schengen Borders Code, last attempts by EU Council Presidency to reach agreement on 10 June
MIGRATION: French Presidency of EU Council hopes for progress on 10 June on several pieces of legislation aimed at managing migration flows into EU
JUSTICE: modernising judicial cooperation, Ukraine, environmental crime and children’s rights on agenda of Justice ministers
SPACE: ‘secure connectivity’ constellation - EU Council Security Committee calls for strengthened governance in relation to quantum technologies
COMPETITIVENESS: political agreement in sight at next EU Council on Consumer Credit Agreements Directive
CONSUMERS: WhatsApp urged to act to fully comply with EU consumer protection legislation
AGRICULTURE: geographical indications, “serious concerns” of EU countries on new tasks to be entrusted to EUIPO
ENVIRONMENT: NGO HEAL publishes report on carcinogenic potential of glyphosate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE/CLIMATE: Regarding taxonomy, an inter-group coalition is mobilising in European Parliament to reject complementary delegated act
FINANCE: European Commission adopts equivalence decisions on supervising central counterparties in five non-EU countries
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: OLAF recommended recovery of more than €500 million of expenditure for 2021
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU increases direct operational support to humanitarian NGOs in Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Task Force enforcing EU sanctions against oligarchs is stepping up its efforts on tax front
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ECDC emphasises importance of genomic monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest and concern
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Minimum wages, a “watered-down” agreement for The Left Group in European Parliament
CORRIGENDUM
EMPLOYMENT: Sweden’s position on Minimum Wage Directive
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