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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12993
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INSTITUTIONAL / Administration

European Ombudsman confirms criticism of Ursula von der Leyen’s text messages

The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, concluded her investigation, on Thursday 14 July, and confirmed her finding of “maladministration” in relation to text messages exchanged by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with the CEO of Pfizer over the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.

According to the European Ombudsman, this case is a “wake-up call for all EU institutions about ensuring accountability in an era of instant messaging”.

“One year after the initial request...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: invasion of Ukraine and global slowdown, European Commission more pessimistic in its growth and inflation forecasts
COMPETITION: European Commission consults on commitments offered by Amazon regarding its marketplace, Buy Box and Prime
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Commission fine-tunes plan to prepare EU for full disruption of Russian gas supply
ENERGY: regulation on methane emissions from energy sector, Czech Presidency of EU Council submits a new draft compromise
MIGRATION: Margarítis Schinás criticised by MEPs of Committee on Civil Liberties for handling allegations of migrant pushbacks in Greece
SPACE: Czech Presidency of EU Council remains cautious about possibility of reaching interinstitutional agreement on constellation for secure connectivity
TRANSPORT: national supervisors and ‘Single Sky’, Member States take stock of issues to move closer to a compromise with European Parliament
DIGITAL: Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement on Path to Digital Decade
HEALTH: European Commission to update rules on safety and quality of substances of human origin
ENVIRONMENT: public access to justice in state aid cases, European Commission launches online consultation
FISH: text on controls poses problems for French tuna purse seine fleet, reports Europêche
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH MACEDONIA: Ursula von der Leyen calls on Macedonian Parliament to vote in favour of compromise on dispute with Bulgaria
MONTENEGRO: Borrell and Várhelyi call on political actors to focus on reforms
TRADE: MEPs welcome European Commission’s new approach to trade and sustainable development
DEVELOPMENT/HUMANITARIAN AID: food security and disaster risk reduction among priorities of Czech Presidency of EU Council
SUDAN: EU and Troika call for rapid formation of civilian-led transitional government
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Member States expected to adopt €25 million aid package for Niger’s armed forces under European Peace Facility
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INDUSTRY: ‘Dieselgate’, Court of Justice of EU rules Volkswagen’s software update illegal
AGRICULTURE: Denmark has failed to fulfil its obligations by allowing its producers to continue to export cheese under ‘feta’ PDO
JUSTICE: Belgian authorities cannot refuse to execute European arrest warrant issued by Madrid against authors of Catalan referendum without demonstrating that their fundamental rights are at risk
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY: Court of Justice interprets Brussels IIa Regulation on child custody to determine which court has jurisdiction
INSTITUTIONAL : CJEU rejects appeals challenging decisions to locate EMA’s seat in Amsterdam and ELA’s seat in Bratislava
INSTITUTIONAL
ADMINISTRATION: European Ombudsman confirms criticism of Ursula von der Leyen’s text messages
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE : country’s reconstruction comes before EU accession process, warns Olga Stefanishyna
STATE AID: green light for €5 billion German support for energy and trade intensive companies in context of war in Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission validates Italian support of €526.5 million for road freight transport
STATE AID: Czech support of €20.2 million for farmers affected by crisis gets green light
SPACE: ESA Council terminates cooperation with Roscosmos for ExoMars mission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: after Uber revelations, European Trade Union Confederation calls on European Parliament co-legislators to suspend work on digital platform workers directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe study sets out recommendations to counter impact of new technologies on child trafficking
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Frans Timmermans calls for date to commemorate climate crisis victims to be set
TRADE: European Parliament Committee on International Trade approves provisional agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on foreign subsidies
COMPANIES: MEPs support Patrick de Cambourg as Chair of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting Board
INDUSTRY: SMEs in construction sector make a series of recommendations for revision of Construction Products Regulation