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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13027
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights

Study exposes continuing forced sterilisations of disabled people in EU

On Thursday 22 September the European Disability Forum (EDF) published a report on current European legislation relating to the forced sterilisation of people with disabilities. While, according to the study, 14 Member States still allow it in some form, the association calls on the European Commission to impose a total ban in the EU.

Forced sterilisation is prohibited in various international treaties, including the Istanbul Convention and the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
Interview HOME AFFAIRS: Sylvie Guillaume believes instrumentalisation of migration has no place in reform of Schengen Borders Code
HOME AFFAIRS: retroactive data processing—European Data Protection Supervisor challenges Europol’s new mandate in EU Court of Justice
AGRICULTURE: Ukraine, pesticides, industrial emissions, and fisheries on agenda of EU Council on Monday 26 September
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults public in order to revise CLP Regulation on hazardous chemicals
ENERGY: European Commission is reportedly preparing to present a new communication on rising energy prices
ENERGY: NGO coalition calls on EU and Norway to exclude fossil fuels from potential green industry agreement
RESEARCH: EU innovation performance has improved, but disparities between Member States persist
COMPANIES: Thierry Breton outlines his vision of support measures for SMEs
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU to impose new sanctions on Moscow “as soon as possible”, says Josep Borrell
JUSTICE: EU still wary of idea of special tribunal to investigate crime of aggression in Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: G7 members urge China to respect human rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: study exposes continuing forced sterilisations of disabled people in EU
DISINFORMATION: Věra Jourová warns against “mobilising soldiers of disinformation”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSURANCE: EIOPA recommends monitoring exclusions related to systemic events and cyber risks
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Court of Justice clarifies application of Dublin III Regulation in case of suspension of transfer of an asylum seeker due to Covid-19 pandemic
MIGRATION: withdrawal of refugee status, CJEU finds that EU law precludes Hungarian rules on access to file material
NEWS BRIEFS
INDUSTRY: SMEs are concerned about strategy for textile sector in context of energy crisis
INTERNAL MARKET: SMEI, Eurochambres calls for clarity
CORRIGENDUM
DEVELOPMENT: Ursula von der Leyen pledges €715 million over three years to replenish Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria