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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13042

14 October 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 39
SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
EU prepares detailed position for EU/UK consultations on 2023 quotas
Brussels, 13/10/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission and the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU are currently working to define the position that the EU will defend in the bilateral EU/UK and trilateral EU/UK/Norway consultations on fisheries opportunities for 2023 and for certain deep-sea stocks for 2023 and 2024.

A detailed approach is proposed in a Council ‘non-paper’ dated 12 October.

For the various 46 total allowable catches (TACs) with scientific advice on maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in several...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
NATO: Allies pledge increased military support to Ukraine
JUSTICE: sanctions violations, justice ministers to approve extension of ‘euro-crimes’ list on 24 October
SOCIAL: Member States concerned with continuing to welcome Ukrainian refugees in EU with dignity and to integrate them into labour markets
UKRAINE: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe declares current regime in Russian Federation as a “terrorist one”
RUSSIA: Josep Borrell welcomes United Nations’ condemnation of annexation of Ukrainian regions
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: ministers still disagree on level of fines for environmental offenders
JUSTICE: EU Member States emphasise role of judicial training in contributing to Rule of law
JUSTICE: Romania joins joint investigation team on international crimes in Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: reintroduction of Schengen internal border controls, Committee of Regions wants mandatory consultation of local and regional authorities
ENERGY: MEPs support use of REPowerEU funds to finance low-carbon energy sources
ENERGY: Spain to announce its exit from Energy Charter Treaty
SPACE: MEPs want to strengthen environmental dimension of future constellation for secure connectivity
INDUSTRY: MEPs concerned about low funding for ‘Chips Act’
HEALTH: EU Council Presidency proposes compromise on new cancer screening guidelines
FISHERIES: EU prepares detailed position for EU/UK consultations on 2023 quotas
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Czech Presidency confirms that Member States want to tighten conditions for triggering presumption of employment
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya asks that situation of Belarusians is not forgotten
HUMAN RIGHTS: Ukrainian people, Julian Assange and Colombian Truth Commission finalists for Sakharov Prize 2022
UNITED STATES: in Washington, Valdis Dombrovskis brings up impact of inflation-reduction law on European products
TRADE: WTO countries urged to speed up work on extending patent agreement for Covid-19 vaccines
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Court of Auditors finds level of errors increased to 3% in 2021 budget spending
BUDGET: current EU budget is not equipped to deal with current crises, warns Nicolae Ştefănuță
EU LAW: European Commission will focus more on monitoring implementation of EU regulations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs question Dutch government on tax harmonisation and unanimity rule in EU Council
FINANCE: EU securitisation framework working well, says European Commission
STATE AID: green light for €220 million Spanish scheme to help COBRA produce renewable hydrogen
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: MEPs on Covid-19 Special Committee discuss global immunisation with GAVI CEO 
HEALTH: European Court of Auditors’ report on vaccine procurement discussed in European Parliament
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ban on visible religious symbols in workplace is possible, if applied in general and undifferentiated way, according to EU Court of Justice
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUTURE OF EUROPE: “Council of Europe must see creation of European Political Community as opportunity to strengthen itself”, says Rik Daems
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: inflation is cutting CAP budget, says MEP Anne Sander
WEAPONS: EU Council extends sanctions related to proliferation and use of chemical weapons by one year
EU COUNCIL: Thérèse Blanchet, Secretary General from 1 November
MIGRATION: EU Council approves cooperation agreement between Frontex and North Macedonia
NICARAGUA: EU extends sanctions against Ortega regime until mid-October 2023
FISHERIES: European fleet could end year in red due to inflation, warn EU experts
HEALTH: EU Council to confirm strengthening of ECDC’s mandate
SOCIAL: social climate fund, co-legislators launch negotiations
TRANSPORT: number of charging points for electric vehicles, ACEA is concerned about wide disparities between Member States