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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13044

18 October 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS / Health
EMA recommends authorisation of a tetravalent dengue vaccine in EU and worldwide

17/10/2022 (Agence Europe) – On 13 October, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion for the authorisation of the live inactivated tetravalent vaccine developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical to prevent the disease caused by serotypes 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the dengue virus. The vaccine can be given from the age of 4 years. The EMA states that, for the first time, the CHMP is...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: price increases, European Commission’s new emergency package is becoming more precise
FISHERIES: EU Council agrees on Baltic Sea catch limits for 2023
AGRICULTURE: EU Council calls for no reduction in EU co-financing of veterinary programmes
AGRICULTURE: several EU countries calling for EU-wide ban on culling of male chicks
FOOD SAFETY: Poland criticises European Commission’s proposal on sustainable use of pesticides
FOOD SAFETY: glyphosate, European Commission calls on Member States who do not want a one-year extension to reconsider their position
INTERNAL MARKET/INDUSTRY: European Commission intends to present a revision of Late Payments Directive in third quarter of 2023
TRANSPORT: EU and ASEAN sign first comprehensive air transport agreement to improve connectivity between two regions
DIGITAL: EU Member States endorse EU Council conclusions on strengthening ICT supply chain security
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Europeans step up military support
AGRICULTURE: war in Ukraine, European Commission will present its Communication on fertilisers on 9 November
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: death of Mahsa Amini and repression of demonstrations, EU sanctions 11 officials and 4 entities
CAUCASUS: EU ministers agree on deployment of observers on Armenian-Azerbaijani border
CHINA: Beijing is more and more tough competitor, says Josep Borrell
ETHIOPIA: Josep Borrell calls on Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders to hold concrete peace talks under African Union mediation
TRADE: Member States agree with European Commission’s approach to trade and sustainable development
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: EU treaty revision, EU summit and rule of law in Poland on agenda of European affairs ministers
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: eight Member States concerned about direction of EU Council on Digital Platform Workers Directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Greens/EFA group in European Parliament sets out vision for reformed European economic governance framework
FINANCE: ESMA proposes measures to foster liquidity in energy derivatives markets
STATE AID: Polish support of €10 billion to compensate indirect emissions costs for energy-intensive companies approved
STATE AID: European Commission approves €500 million Spanish aid for broadband backhaul networks in rural areas
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: global treaty on pandemics, tough negotiating phase to begin in December, Driece tells
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: EU Council adopted its position on ‘Women on Boards’ Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: EIOPA calls for improved supervision of propriety assessment of insurance company board members
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into Covid-19 vaccine purchase contracts
MEDIA: eleven finalists compete for Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Salvatore De Meo, new President of European Parliament Constitutional Affairs Committee
RESEARCH: European Commission selects 75 advanced technology companies for €400 million support
HEALTH: EMA recommends authorisation of a tetravalent dengue vaccine in EU and worldwide
TERRORISM: EU extends sanctions against Daech and Al-Qaida for another year
TRANSPORT: 19,900 road deaths in EU in 2021, down from 2019
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