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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13018

10 September 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 23
SECTORAL POLICIES / Internal market/trade
European Commission intends to propose mechanism against forced labour combining product blocking at borders and withdrawal from internal market
Brussels, 09/09/2022 (Agence Europe)

The wishes of MEPs seem to have been granted: the European Commission is expected to propose a regulation to “prohibit economic operators from placing, making available on the EU market or exporting from the EU products made with forced labour”, according to a draft version of the regulation seen by EUROPE on Friday 9 September.

The European Commission is expected to present the proposed regulation on Tuesday 13 September, in connection with European Commission President Ursula von...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: rising energy prices, Member States’ ministers pass ball to European Commission
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: European Commission intends to propose mechanism against forced labour combining product blocking at borders and withdrawal from internal market
AGRICULTURE: EU Ministers to discuss food security in Prague from 14 to 16 September
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca confirms a 6.8% drop in EU cereal production in 2022
FOOD: Joint Research Centre publishes report to help revise EU rules on food labelling
ENVIRONMENT : endangered species, MEPs call on EU to set ambitious targets internally and for CITES COP19
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: risk of a euro area recession cannot be ruled out, admits Paschal Donohoe
TAXATION: Czech Presidency of EU Council tries to calm impatience of Member States on minimum taxation of multinationals
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU Council agreement on new €5 billion macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission publishes guidelines for Member States to implement suspension of visa facilitation regime for Russian citizens
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council approves full suspension of visa facilitation agreement for Russian citizens
NATO: Stoltenberg says conflict in Ukraine entering critical phase
RESEARCH: 25 applicants respond to EIC’s call for projects to support Ukrainian innovation community
STATE AID: green light for €4 billion in Romanian aid for companies in context of invasion of Ukraine
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: State of Union speech, energy crisis and Ukraine to dominate plenary session
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European care strategy, MEPs point to lack of ambition
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOZAMBIQUE: EU and Mozambican authorities want to deepen their cooperation on security, development and multilateral issues
CYBER SECURITY: EU and NATO express solidarity with Albania following malicious cyber activities
UNITED KINGDOM: European leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROZONE: appointment of future ESM Managing Director continues to be blocked
MIGRATION: more than 4.6 million people have sought protection in EU since beginning of year, according to EU Asylum Agency
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes quota of 15,777 tonnes for southern anchovy in 2022/2023
CSDP: EU extends civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Niger until 30 September 2024