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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13025
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

New draft compromise of Czech Presidency of EU Council on revision of ‘EPBD’

The Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union sent Member States, on Wednesday 14 September, a new (third) draft compromise on the revision of the EU Directive (2018/844) on the Energy Performance of Buildings (‘EPBD’).

There are several changes compared to the previous draft compromise(see EUROPE B12994A20).

In order to better ensure that Member States are on track to achieve a zero-emission residential building stock by 2050, Prague proposes to introduce two “fixed...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Europe’s great strengths
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: rising energy prices, Czech Presidency of EU Council submits a first draft compromise to Member States
ENERGY: new draft compromise of Czech Presidency of EU Council on revision of ‘EPBD’
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides proposes wider and better targeted cancer screening programmes
CONSUMERS: consumer protection in digital age and in times of crisis will dominate informal meeting of EU27 ministers
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament rapporteur Paolo De Castro wants to improve proposal on geographical indications
FOOD: EU wastes more food than it imports, says NGO report
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults public to update EU list of approved ship recycling facilities
MIGRATION: European Agency for Asylum and its director, Nina Gregori, face complaint of maladministration and harassment
COHESION: European Commission signs Partnership Agreement with Ireland
INTERNAL MARKET: Thierry Breton confirms that names are circulating for post of SME Envoy
INTERNAL MARKET: SMEI, European Commission’s proposal still of concern to social partners
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Czech Presidency of the EU Council restricts how presumption of employment is triggered for digital platform workers
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: Commission’s third annual Rule of Law Report welcomed by EU27 ministers
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Czech Presidency of EU Council will formally ask Member States about possible reform of EU treaties
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU will not choose between Ukraine and other global disorders, promises Josep Borrell
CHINA: EU must develop its own “strengths” if it hopes to cooperate with Beijing, says Reinhard Bütikofer
TRADE: EU trade defence tools have protected 462,000 jobs, according to European Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: ICRICT proposes changes to global tax governance
INSURANCE: threats to solvency are no longer a major concern for insurers
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: EU Court of Justice finds that EU law precludes general and undifferentiated retention of traffic and location data
DIGITAL: Court of Justice of EU confirms ban on general and indiscriminate retention of electronic communications data
NEWS BRIEFS
AUSTRALIA: EU Council gives green light for entry into force of Framework Agreement with Canberra
COHESION: additional €96.3 million for three Spanish regions under REACT-EU
COURT OF AUDITORS: Irishman Tony Murphy elected president of EU’s Court of Auditors
ECONOMY: EU Council approves €5 billion in macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine
EUROZONE: withdrawal of candidacies of Mr Gramegna and Mr Leão
IRAN: death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities urged by EU to respect fundamental rights
YOUTH: European Parliament launches YouthHub platform
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: European Commission consults on its proposal to ban products made with forced labour
SOCIAL: Commission proposes new SURE aid for Croatia and Lithuania