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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12990

12 July 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 33
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Home affairs
Child sexual abuse, EU States unanimous in calling for binding rules against online child pornography
Brussels, 11/07/2022 (Agence Europe)

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Monday 11 July in Prague that the proposed Regulation on combating child pornography online has “taken an important step forward” as all Member States have supported “mandatory, technology-neutral and privacy-balancing rules” for Internet and messaging service companies.

Citing “strong support”, the Commissioner saw this as a significant step “towards the adoption” of the Regulation presented at the end of May (see EUROPE...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: EU ministers discuss internal security threats and needs with their Ukrainian and Moldovan counterparts
HOME AFFAIRS: child sexual abuse, EU States unanimous in calling for binding rules against online child pornography
AGRICULTURE: €2.9 million to address needs of displaced Ukrainian children in EU schools
STATE AID: European Commission consults Member States on amendment to State aid Temporary Crisis Framework
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: thirteen EU Member States have committed, as of July, to relocate migrants rescued at sea
DIGITAL: Path to the Digital Decade, EU Council and European Parliament will try to agree on cooperation mechanism and role of regions on 13 July
JUSTICE: war in Ukraine will dominate agenda of Justice Ministers’ informal meeting
ENVIRONMENT: biodiversity and COP15, impact of war in Ukraine and COP27 on climate on agenda of Prague ministerial meeting
ENVIRONMENT: biodiversity interconnected with climate “a major priority” of Czech Presidency, says Ms Hubáčková
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission proposes to update European economic accounts to provide statistics on ecosystems
HEALTH: EU to develop indicative list of critical groups of medicines to combat shortages in a crisis
AGRICULTURE: food security is number one priority of Czech Presidency of EU Council
ENERGY: LNG became EU’s largest source of gas supply in early 2022, says Commission
TRANSPORT: European Parliament Committee on Transport hopes for “adequate” funding from EU 2023 budgetary plan to meet targets
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: supporting overall demand through fiscal policies is not answer to soaring energy prices, says Eurogroup
COMPETITION: European Commission accepts commitments from T-Mobile CZ, CETIN and O2 CZ on Czech network sharing
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ECDC and EMA recommend a second booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for people over 60 and vulnerable people
WTO: agreement on patents for Covid-19 vaccines should be extended to tests and treatments, according to some WTO members
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Czech Presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen cooperation with NATO
EXTERNAL ACTION
TUNISIA: EU calls for inclusive national dialogue
ENLARGEMENT: EU and US call on Macedonian Parliament to accept French compromise proposal
TRADE/CLIMATE: inter-institutional negotiations start on CBAM and revision of European carbon market
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: online political advertising transparency, definitions and targeting methods at centre of MEPs’ discussions
DEMOCRACY: revelations of ‘Uber Files’ investigation again raise question of European ethics committee
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Marian Jurečka defends social priorities of Czech Presidency of EU Council to MEPs concerned about inflation and energy costs
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Turkey threatened with sanctions at Council of Europe after being condemned again in Kavala case
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new geographical indication from Hungary
STATE AID: Brexit, green light for €27.5 million Danish support for fisheries sector
INSURANCE: EIOPA seeks input on supervisory statement on differential pricing practices
DEMOGRAPHY: further decline in EU population in 2021
EUROZONE: Pierre Gramegna and João Leão still in running to lead the ESM
FINANCE: ESMA reviews clearing and derivative trading obligations
CSDP: Rui Miguel Marcelo Correia new Force Commander of Operation Atalanta