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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13035
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

‘FuelEU Maritime’, Jörgen Warborn’s report confirmed by European Parliament Transport Committee

Members of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee (TRAN) voted on Monday 3 October in favour of the report by Jörgen Warborn (EPP, German) on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport (‘FuelEU Maritime’) (36 votes in favour, 6 against and 2 abstentions) (see EUROPE B12984A24).

“This agreement strikes a balance between ensuring that our climate targets are met in an effective way, while preserving the competitiveness of the maritime sector and...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: a majority of MEPs call for completion of procedure suspending EU funds to Hungary
ENERGY: EPP, S&D, Renew Europe and ECR groups agree on draft resolution on energy crisis
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament greenlights interinstitutional agreement on common-charger directive
IRAN: death of Mahsa Amini and repression of protests, representatives of European Parliament’s main political groups call for sanctions
COHESION: European Parliament gives unambiguous green light to FAST-CARE
HEALTH: MEPs adopt two texts of first European Health Union founding package
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament calls for AccessibleEU centre with clear mandate and sufficient resources
RELIGION: MEPs from EPP, ECR and ID groups call for a Special Envoy to protect and promote religious freedom
TAXATION: European Parliament wants to tax crypto-assets
FISHERIES: growth potential of EU aquaculture sector must be developed in a sustainable way, say MEPs
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves text transposing Indian Ocean Tuna Commission measures
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament approves compromise text on input statistics
ENVIRONMENT: less persistent organic pollutants in waste—European Parliament approves agreement negotiated with EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: political agreement in EU Council on ‘REPowerEU’ chapters of national recovery plans
CUSTOMS: EU ministers discuss centralisation of customs services
STATE AID: €1 billion German support to help Salzgitter decarbonise its steel production approved
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Commission has a key assessment role in future decision on sanctions against Hungary, say MEPs
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SOMALIA: EEAS recommends extending CSDP missions in country for two years
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU adopts action plan for young people in third countries
TRADE/CLIMATE: carbon border adjustment mechanism, interinstitutional negotiations progress slowly
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: sustainable batteries regulation, Czech Presidency of EU Council suggests compromises to promote agreement with European Parliament
CLIMATE: EU Member States reaffirm commitment to climate finance ahead of COP27
CLIMATE/ENERGY: MEPs approve Peter Liese’s draft opinion on financing ‘REPowerEU’ from ETS revenues
TRANSPORT: Ismail Ertug’s report on alternative fuels infrastructure approved in European Parliament committee
TRANSPORT: ‘FuelEU Maritime’, Jörgen Warborn’s report confirmed by European Parliament Transport Committee
SPACE: Thierry Breton intends to support space sector with future European Sovereignty Fund
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: EU Council gives final green light to adequate minimum wages
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
WTO: talks stall in Geneva on whether to extend flexibilities on Covid-19 vaccine patents
HEALTH: review of suitable vaccine for children and standardisation of authorisation of two Covid-19 mRNA vaccines
ECONOMY: EU Council gives green light to Dutch recovery plan
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: France supports idea of tackling energy crisis with a new European loan
TAXATION: three non-EU countries added to EU’s blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
LIBYA: EU takes note of agreement between Government of National Unity and Turkey on hydrocarbons
RUSSIA: Moscow will see establishment of military assistance mission as direct EU involvement in conflict, Logvinov warns
SOCIAL: telework and right to disconnect, European social partners start their negotiations
ECONOMY: disbursement in mid-October of a €2 billion tranche of macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine