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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13031

29 September 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / Health
EU Member States give green light to ban certain heated and flavoured tobacco products
Brussels, 28/09/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) decided on Wednesday 28 September not to oppose the legislative proposal amending the Tobacco Directive (see EU/2014/40) to remove exemptions for certain flavoured and heated tobacco products (see EUROPE B12982A14).

The Council of the EU initially had two months to raise objections after the notification from the European Commission, which was until 30 August. Several delegations had asked for more time to analyse the...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: These right-wing blocs that are starting to emerge
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission proposes to introduce a cap on international price of Russian oil in the EU
ENERGY: Nordstream 1 and 2 pipeline leaks are not coincidence, say EU leaders
STATE AID: green light for €700 million Italian support for businesses in context of Russian invasion of Ukraine
RESEARCH: European support for Ukrainian researchers and academic community takes shape
PAYMENTS: European and Ukrainian providers commit to keeping money transfers affordable
UKRAINE: Commissioner Várhelyi announces €500 million for housing, education and agriculture
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: fifteen Member States call on European Commission to put price cap on fossil gas
CLIMATE/ENERGY: European Parliament negotiators reach agreement on financing ‘REPowerEU’ through ETS revenues
JUSTICE/CONSUMERS: European Commission unveils strategy to improve citizens’ remedies for damage caused by artificial intelligence systems
CONSUMERS: Commission consults public to adapt EU out-of-court dispute settlement legislation for digital markets
COMPETITIVENESS: EU ministers will hold a first policy debate on new Single Market Emergency Instrument and on ecodesign
RESEARCH: Horizon Europe, tensions between EU Council and European Parliament in association negotiations with Canada and New Zealand
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: only 10% of SMEs own intellectual property rights, says EUIPO
HEALTH: EU Member States give green light to ban certain heated and flavoured tobacco products
FOOD SAFETY: FVO satisfied with Austrian control system for wines with geographical indications
FISHERIES: European Commission adopts Cypriot programme implementing EMFAF
ENVIRONMENT: new PAN Europe report accuses industry and officials of protecting the most toxic pesticides
BIODIVERSITY: EU is prime market for trafficking of protected wildlife in third countries, according to NGO report
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: proposal to reduce maximum exposure threshold for workers to asbestos disappoints left-wing forces in European Parliament and European trade unions
SOCIAL: European Commission calls on Member States to have minimum income schemes adapted to cost of living and to re-entering labour market
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: Next Generation EU, agreement hoped for in EU Council on ‘REPowerEU’ chapters to be included in national recovery plans
ECONOMY: EU Council urged to adopt Dutch recovery plan
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPARENCY: General Court of European Union dismisses action brought by Agrofert and Mr Babiš concerning access to two European Parliament documents
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: war in Ukraine, climate crisis and Covid-19 pandemic threaten national minorities, warns Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers new ECI on learning disabilities
COHESION: €101 million to modernise Sicilian railway network
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: three new directors for Directorate-General for Climate Action
INTERNAL MARKET: machinery and equipment, next interinstitutional meeting between European Parliament and EU Council is expected to take place in mid-November