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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13012

2 September 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 27
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
Covid-19—European Medicines Agency opens door to vaccines adapted to Omicron variant
Brussels, 01/09/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday, 1 September, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) in the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued two recommendations in favour of conditional marketing authorisation for two Covid-19 vaccines that have been adapted to the Omicron variant.

These vaccines are the Comirnaty vaccine developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNtech and the Spikevax vaccine developed by Moderna. These two messenger RNA vaccines have been adapted in order to provide...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission considers package of three measures to tackle rising electricity prices
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: proposal to ban forced labour products in EU takes shape
CLIMATE: greenhouse gas concentrations in atmosphere hit a new record high in 2021, according to US study
FISHERIES: untreated waste water discharges from UK can have complex negative impacts on fish, says European Commission
FISHERIES: MEPs hope for quick agreement on compensation for EU fishermen operating in Senegal
COHESION: EU ministers meet in Prague to discuss future of cohesion policy after 2027
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, PAN Europe challenges renewal of authorisation of cypermethrin in EU Court of Justice
MIGRATION: one year after their humanitarian pledges to host Afghan refugees, EU Member States have met 85% of their commitments
DIGITAL: Path to Digital Decade, provisional political agreement approved in European Parliament committee
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: target for agricultural exports is not being met, according to Ukrainian First Deputy Minister Taras Vysotskyi
UKRAINE: Council of Europe warns against “pseudo-referendums” in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU opens Medevac Hub in Poland for medical evacuation of Ukrainian patients
HOME AFFAIRS: Kremlin denounces EU visa decision
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Emmanuel Macron welcomes Olaf Scholz’s commitment to concept of European sovereignty
FUTURE OF EU: pro-European political groups urge Commission to actively pursue EU institutional reform
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Valdis Dombrovskis tells Katherine Tai of his concerns about US restrictions on European electric vehicles 
TAIWAN: MEPs question EU’s attitude to Chinese threat to Taiwan
CHINA: EU welcomes publication of UN report on situation in Xinjiang
UNRWA: Philippe Lazzarini considers accusations about school books “baseless and shameless”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: sustainability reporting standards will be driven by capital markets, says Emmanuel Faber
MONEY LAUNDERING: EBA calls for more engagement between colleges of supervisors
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EU INSTITUTIONS: European Court of Auditors praises “resilience” of EU institutions during Covid-19 pandemic
HEALTH: Covid-19—European Medicines Agency opens door to vaccines adapted to Omicron variant
COHESION: €189.8 million additional funding for France under REACT-EU initiative
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Media Freedom Act, European newspaper publishers concerned about upcoming Commission proposal to regulate public media
NEWS BRIEFS
MEDIA: in 2021, relocation of UK-based TV channels to EU returned to pre-Brexit levels
DIGITAL: EU opens new office in San Francisco to strengthen cooperation with US on digital diplomacy