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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13020

14 September 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Internal market
Social partners’ concerns about some provisions of single market emergency instrument
Brussels, 13/09/2022 (Agence Europe)

*** modified on Wednesday 13 September, 1:30 pm ***

The European social partners, on both the employer and trade union sides, are awaiting with some trepidation the legislative text of the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI), which is expected to be formally adopted on Monday 19 September.

The text (which we reported on in our daily bulletin - see EUROPE B13013A4), initially expected to be presented on Tuesday 13 September, has finally been postponed to next week due to too many...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUTURE OF EU: main political forces in European Parliament expect Ursula von der Leyen to take decisive action on energy prices and give renewed support to Ukrainians
FUTURE OF EU: Sanna Marin stresses importance of Europe’s “strategic autonomy”
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament more ambitious than Commission in curbing global deforestation for which EU is responsible
ENVIRONMENT: majority of MEPs say extreme weather events of this summer demand stronger climate action
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament defends “multifunctional role” of forests and importance of “healthy and resilient” forest ecosystems
ENERGY: European Parliament prepares to adopt target of 45% renewables in EU energy mix by 2030
BUDGET: European Parliament calls on European Commission to submit a “comprehensive review” of 2021-2027 MFF by first quarter of 2023
JUSTICE: European Parliament calls for directive to regulate third party funding of trials
TRADE: European Parliament gives green light to amendments to International Sugar Agreement
ECONOMY: European Parliament to vote on 15 September on €5 billion macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine
BANKS: banking resolution, European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional agreement on proposed ‘Daisy Chain’ Directive
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves six-month extension of EU-Mauritius fisheries protocol
FISHERIES: MEPs approve new NAFO measures
FISHERIES: European Parliament validates measures imposed by Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: costed proposals envisaged by European Commission to combat rising energy prices
ENERGY: soaring prices, another extraordinary meeting of EU energy ministers on 30 September
ENERGY: Czech Presidency of EU Council’s first draft compromises on gas package
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves Austrian and Luxembourg CAP strategic plans
HOME AFFAIRS: spyware in EU, Commission retreats behind Member States’ national security competences
HEALTH: WHO and European Commission determined to stop monkeypox epidemic in Europe
INTERNAL MARKET: social partners’ concerns about some provisions of single market emergency instrument
TRANSPORT: alternative fuels infrastructure, European Commission announces funding for 24 projects for a total of €292 million
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: better tax administration would improve trust in taxation, say experts
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities advise finance sector to prepare for challenges ahead
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Chiocchetti’s appointment referred to European Ombudsman
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: Josep Borrell calls for fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Team Europe has disbursed €47.7 billion to support 140 countries, according to European Commission
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BANKS: Court of Justice of EU clarifies limits of a central bank’s liability in event of a bank resolution
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Commission approves Interreg North West Europe, Atlantic and Arctic transnational cooperation programmes
DIGITAL: EDPB and EDPS concerned about their budget for year 2023
HEALTH: new Comirnaty vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 sub-variants adds to European vaccine portfolio
FISHERIES: European and international scientists call for ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas
RESEARCH: EIC announces 14 finalists for European Innovation Procurement Awards
TRANSPORT: European Commission launches call for proposals to fund infrastructure projects with budget of €5 billion
TRANSPORT: checks on transport of dangerous goods by road, Angel Dzhambazki’s report approved by European Parliament