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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13045

19 October 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 32
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Health
European Commission working on an integrated approach to mental health
Brussels, 18/10/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 18 October, the European Commission and the Council of the EU gave an update on European efforts on mental health to MEPs at the plenary session of the European Parliament.

Czech minister Ivan Bartoš, representing the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, said that crises from the Covid-19 pandemic to the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine were having an impact on health systems and the mental health resilience of citizens. Mr Bartoš drew particular attention...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission proposes to establish a mechanism to limit price of fossil gas transactions
ENERGY: European Commission unveils action plan to digitise energy sector
ENERGY: share of energy expenditure increased on average by more than a third in EU between 2019 and 2022, according to European Commission
COHESION: REPowerEU, an “Energy CRII” to help SMEs, self-employed and households with Cohesion Funds 2014-2020
ENVIRONMENT: COP27 ‘Climate’ and COP15 ‘Biodiversity’, industrial emissions and ecodesign/sustainable products on menu of EU27 ministers
ENVIRONMENT: green light from EU Member States to open negotiations on an international legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution
ENVIRONMENT: new NGO-published Pesticide Atlas sounds alarm bells for nature and health in EU and beyond
AGRICULTURE: EU Council supports European Commission’s vigilant approach in negotiations on EU-Australia free trade agreement
FISHERIES: several EU countries call for higher bluefin tuna quotas in Mediterranean
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission adopts measures to ease liquidity problems in energy sector
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: critical infrastructure security, European Commission wants to better coordinate Member States’ actions to protect themselves from attacks
ECONOMY: European Commission disburses €2 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: deep divisions in EU Council on reform of European electoral law
FUTURE OF EUROPE : revision of European treaties, EU Council is playing for time
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: greatest influence held by German delegation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: situation of judiciary in Poland continues to worry European Commission
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : European Parliament gives mixed reception to European Commission’s 2023 work programme
BUDGET: European Parliament rejects discharge for Frontex’s 2020 budget implementation
MIGRATION: despite internal changes, MEPs want to remain vigilant on Frontex developments
ECONOMY: left/right divide in European Parliament on European response to socio-economic repercussions for EU of Russian aggression in Ukraine
SOCIAL: employment guidelines, European Parliament calls on Member States to protect poorest workers
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament calls on EU Council to integrate Bulgaria and Romania into Schengen Area
TRANSPORT: alternative fuel infrastructure, Ismail Ertug’s report welcomed by MEPs before final vote
TRANSPORT: MEPs show broad support for Jörgen Warborn’s report ‘FuelEU Maritime’
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: five years after murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, MEPs call on Malta to take responsibility
HEALTH: European Commission working on an integrated approach to mental health
COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament supports nomination of Laima Andrikienė
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: transformation of a company into a European company must not weaken employee participation, says EU Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers new ECI on availability of vegan meals
INDUSTRY/CLIMATE: construction sector asking for derogations on taxonomy
INDUSTRY/SOCIAL: steel sector calls for urgent European safeguarding action in face of energy crisis
LEBANON: EU calls for election of new president by end of month