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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13041

13 October 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 31
INSTITUTIONAL / European commission
European Commission appoints four new Deputy Directors-General
Brussels, 12/10/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission decided on Wednesday 12 October to appoint four new senior officials to the posts of Deputy Directors-General in four Directorates-General (DG).

Magda Kopczynska from Poland will take up the post of Deputy Director-General in the DG for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI). Magda Kopczynska is currently Director for ‘Waterborne Transport’ in DG Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE).

Renate Nikolay from Germany will take up the post of Deputy Director-General in...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: price increase, European Commission to present gas package on 18 October
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ investment framework through Recovery and Resilience Facility divides European Parliament political groups
ENERGY: twenty MEPs call on Commission to give more consideration to low-carbon hydrogen and to favour domestic production
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: state of Schengen, migration flows on Western Balkan route and future of ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ on agenda of EU interior ministers
JUSTICE: war crimes, judicial training and environmental crimes on justice ministers’ agenda on 13 October
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on reform of European standardisation organisations
REGIONS: importance of local authorities at heart of European Committee of the Regions’ plenary session
TRANSPORT: TEN-T and high-speed rail lines on agenda of informal ministerial meeting in Prague
DIGITAL: European Data Protection Board lists aspects of Member States’ law that should be harmonised at EU level
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA is preparing a scientific opinion on health risks of nitrosamines in processed foods
ENVIRONMENT: ‘WeChooseReuse’ campaigners urge EU to make reuse of packaging new norm
BIODIVERSITY: NGO group calls on EU to take action to stop import of hunting trophies
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: European Commission recommends granting EU candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, subject to conditions
ACP: MEPs urge Czech Presidency to find solution for EU to finally sign Post-Cotonou Agreement
Russian invasion of Ukraine
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EU27 ready to develop European “common solutions”, if necessary
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council agrees mandate on non-acceptance of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia
HUMANITARIAN AID: Roberta Metsola pleads for more support for Ukrainian refugees in EU before Women Speakers of EU Parliaments and of Ukraine
ECONOMY: MEPs call for EU debt to be used to tackle energy crisis
STATE AID: €10 million Slovak aid package for food producers affected by Russian invasion of Ukraine gets green light
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
SOCIAL: European Commission formally proposes 2023 as year of professional qualifications
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission, ECDC and WHO recommend combined vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal influenza
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission appoints four new Deputy Directors-General
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Interview MIGRATION: “Moldova’s government is preparing a legislative framework based on EU’s Temporary Protection mechanism”, says Leyla Kayacik
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes total abolition of visa waiver agreement with Vanuatu
BUDGET: European Commission releases additional €11 billion for Next Generation EU and in support of Ukraine
CULTURE: New European Bauhaus, €50 million for innovative urban projects
FINANCE: call for expressions of interest to join new Platform on Sustainable Finance
YOUTH: call for contributions for 35,000 new DiscoverEU tickets
MEDITERRANEAN: EU welcomes agreement between Lebanon and Israel on their maritime border
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: German Terry Reintke, new Co-President of Greens/EFA group in European Parliament
TRANSPORT: EU Member States agree on revision of temporary airport slot rules