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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Internal market/trade

European Commission proposes to remove forced labour products from market

The European Commission published, on Wednesday 14 September, its proposal for a regulation to combat forced labour in the wake of its President’s State of the Union speech. 

Around 27.6 million people are in forced labour worldwide, according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) published on 12 September. 

“We must act on this, and therefore we propose a system to eliminate force labour products from EU market”, said the EU Commissioner for Trade, Valdis...

Contents

STATE OF THE UNION
ENERGY: European Commission presents a package of three emergency measures to tackle soaring energy prices
UKRAINE: EU support for Ukrainians will remain “unshakeable”, says Ursula von der Leyen
RULE OF LAW: European Commission President expects Member States to become irreproachable in fight against corruption
DEMOCRACY: Ursula von der Leyen announces package to defend democracy in EU
INDUSTRY: Ursula von der Leyen announces new legislative initiative on critical raw materials
COMPANIES: European Commission President announces aid package for SMEs
CIVIL PROTECTION/CLIMATE: forest fires, Ursula von der Leyen announces a doubling of EU’s firefighting air capacity
ECONOMY/TAXATION: stability and growth can only go hand in hand, says von der Leyen
TRADE/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: closer ties with partners around the world who share European values, says Ursula von der Leyen
HEALTH/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ursula von der Leyen to co-host an international summit with Joe Biden on investing in mRNA vaccines produced in Africa and Latin America
FUTURE OF EU: moment has arrived for a Convention to reform EU, says Ms von der Leyen
EMPLOYMENT: Ursula von der Leyen suggests 2023 is year of professional qualifications
BUDGET: European Commission confirms proposal for a 2023 mid-term review of MFF 2021-2027
HEALTH: European Commission to propose mental health initiative in 2024
MEDIA: no mention of Media Freedom Act in von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: EU General Court confirms record €4.1 billion fine on Google
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: European Commission proposes to remove forced labour products from market
DIGITAL: Data Act, Czech Presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen guarantees for data portability and interoperability
TRANSPORT: TEN-T, Czech Presidency of EU Council proposes certain exemptions from notification in field of project impact assessment
TRANSPORT: Czech Presidency of EU Council takes stock of airport slot allocation conditions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL interview: Commission should call on Member States to implement Minimum Wage Directive now, says Agnes Jongerius
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SOCIAL: MEPs call on Member States to implement new EU directive on adequate minimum wages now
ENERGY: European Parliament calls for a 45% target for renewable energy in EU energy mix by 2030
ENERGY: Parliament supports 14.5% energy consumption reduction target in EU by 2030
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: European left-wing denounces alliances between Christian Democrats and far right
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSURANCE: European Commission calls on Slovakia’s supervisory authority to take action
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TERRORISM: France condemned by European Court of Human Rights for refusing to repatriate jihadists’ families
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMAN RIGHTS: The Left and ECR groups nominate their candidate for Sakharov Prize 2022
ECONOMY: further work on moratorium on Ukrainian debt servicing
RUSSIA: EU Council extends individual sanctions on territorial integrity by six months