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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13019

13 September 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 21
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
Pesticides banned in EU, ‘Article 53’ derogations must be exceptional, says Advocate General
Brussels, 12/09/2022 (Agence Europe)

The NGO PAN Europe said on Monday 12 September that the Opinion of the Advocate General on 8 September regarding Belgium’s use of the urgency procedure (Article 53 of the Pesticides Regulation) to derogate from the ban on the use of certain neonicotinoid pesticides banned in the EU bodes well, if the Court of Justice follows the Advocate General.

“This could drastically reduce the possibilities of derogations for Member States and protect the health of citizens as well as the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission’s draft regulation to reduce demand for electricity and cap revenues of certain producers
ENERGY: review of ‘RED II’ directive, three largest groups in European Parliament agree on biomass approach
AGRICULTURE: European decisions “must not affect agricultural production potential”, insists Copa President Christine Lambert
COHESION: European Commission adopts Partnership Agreement with Slovenia
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides banned in EU, ‘Article 53’ derogations must be exceptional, says Advocate General
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: EU mobilises €50 million to support UN SDGs through renewed partnerships with local authorities in Europe and Africa
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: ‘rule of law’ conditionality, European Commission may propose to suspend part of EU funding granted to Hungary
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Member States’ final demands before relaunch of reform of EU fiscal rules
STATE AID: green light for Romanian aid to compensate energy-intensive companies for indirect emission costs
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: European Commission in favour of “targeted and adequately justified” modification of national recovery plans
HEALTH: European Court of Auditors satisfied with ‘Covid’ vaccine procurement procedures, but wants a better assessment
HEALTH: EMA recommends authorisation of new adapted vaccine to strengthen European portfolio
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission consults on digitalising travel documents
CLIMATE: draft EU regulation on certification of carbon removals scheduled for end of November
NORTH KOREA: EU implements UN decision to sanction additional 20 persons and 25 entities from North Korea
ECONOMY: Portugal wants to implement its national recovery plan beyond 2026
TAXATION: Member States want to go beyond soft law on direct taxation in EU
YOUTH: DiscoverEU, call for free rail travel in the EU to be launched on 11 October
DIGITAL: Digital Identity Wallet, Andrus Ansip’s report approved in European Parliament committee
UNITED KINGDOM: Maroš Šefčovič reiterates EU’s readiness to minimise controls on goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
RUSSIA: EU does not recognise recent local elections in Crimea