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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12981

29 June 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 36
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
European social partners commit to a binding agreement on right to disconnect, to be transformed into a European directive
Brussels, 28/06/2022 (Agence Europe)

European trade unions and employers’ representatives signed, on Tuesday 28 June, a work programme providing for action in six areas over the period 2022-2024, including ‘telework and right to disconnect’, for which the European social partners have undertaken to negotiate a legally binding agreement, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) announced in a statement.

The work programme was signed by the ETUC, BusinessEurope, SGI Europe and SMEunited in the presence of European...

Contents

CLIMATE - 'FIT FOR 55' LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
CLIMATE: divided on ETS revision and ‘Social Climate Fund’, EU ministers struggle to agree on ‘Fit for 55’ package
CLIMATE: EU Environment Ministers welcome compromise on Climate Effort Sharing Regulation
CLIMATE: compromise text on LULUCF regulation welcomed by EU Council
TRANSPORT: emission standards for cars and commercial vehicles, Member States continue discussions to try to reach a common position
NATO SUMMIT
NATO: meetings to try to break Turkish veto on Finland and Sweden’s accession
NATO: Alliance commits to reducing its carbon emissions
OTAN: Agreement with Turkey on the accession of Finland and Sweden to the Alliance
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: General Product Safety Regulation, French Presidency of EU Council identifies compromise solutions
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council adopts position on regulation to combat imported deforestation
AGRICULTURE: potential of big data analytics in CAP is largely under-exploited, says EU Court of Auditors
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament negotiators and French Presidency of EU Council agree on ‘critical entity resilience’ directive
HOME AFFAIRS: European Data Protection Supervisor remains highly critical of Europol’s new rules
JUSTICE: collaboration platform for joint investigation teams should be launched soon, according to several political groups in European Parliament
JUSTICE: European Parliament and EU Council agree on key elements of ‘e-evidence’ legislative package
JUSTICE: European Commission will propose a revision of Victims’ Rights Directive in 2023
DIGITAL: French Presidency of EU Council wants to focus on well-being of pupils in development of digital education policies
INTERNAL MARKET:  European Commission intends to present SMEI on 13 September
INDUSTRY: European Commission and Norway strengthen cooperation on Battery Alliance
HEALTH: first 53,000 doses of EU-funded monkeypox vaccine sent to Spain
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: G7 to strengthen sanctions
AGRICULTURE: EAFRD exceptional aid formally adopted by EU Council
STATE AID: green light for Romanian support of €60.7 million for road transport sector
ENERGY: EU to start trading electricity with Ukraine starting 30 June
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European social partners commit to a binding agreement on right to disconnect, to be transformed into a European directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission wants to strengthen single market for investors
TAXATION: in 2020, EU countries’ tax revenues in nominal terms fell for first time since 2009
TAXATION: expert recommends changes to EU rules on tax advisers
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EU LAW: Spain convicted for failing to meet its obligations to compensate individuals for breaches of EU law
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council gives final approval to an extension of EU Covid-19 certificate
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade balance remains positive
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €40 million Italian support for maritime services
STATE AID: European Commission approves €12 million Maltese aid for Malta International Airport
CLIMATE/ENERGY: G7 wants to establish ‘Climate Club’ by end of 2022
CLIMATE/FINANCE: regarding EU taxonomy, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany calls on European Parliament to oppose delegated act on fossil gas and nuclear power
HEALTH: serious cross-border health threats, EU Member States will analyse agreement reached with European Parliament
TRANSPORT: T&E highlights low economic impact of using hydrogen as fuel for cargo ships