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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12981

29 June 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers
General Product Safety Regulation, French Presidency of EU Council identifies compromise solutions
Brussels, 28/06/2022 (Agence Europe)

The outgoing French Presidency of the Council of the EU is keen to make maximum progress on the June 2021 proposal for a General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which aims to update and replace an outdated EU directive to take account of new technologies and the challenges posed by online trade (see EUROPE B12973A12).

This is reflected in a new compromise proposal it has concocted to facilitate discussion by Member State experts, scheduled for Wednesday 29 June.

While the previous...

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