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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13053

29 October 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 28
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
MEPs wanted more transparency in negotiations leading up to vaccine purchases and will re-invite Albert Bourla
Brussels, 28/10/2022 (Agence Europe)

At its coordinators’ meeting on Tuesday 25 October, the European Parliament’s Special Committee established to learn lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic (COVI) decided that its work needed more time. Its Chair, Kathleen Van Brempt (S&D, Belgian), announced that the committee would submit a request to the Conference of Presidents to adopt a decision extending the committee’s mandate by another three months.

The coordinators also decided that the committee secretariat would issue a...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional political agreement on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans
SPACE: EU and ESA budgetary commitments must be consistent with challenges of European sovereignty, says ArianeGroup CEO
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes six-month closure of eel fisheries in 2023
AGRICULTURE: European Commission has approved CAP strategic plans of Croatia, Slovenia and Sweden
CLIMATE: world on track for 2.8°C of warming by end of century, warns United Nations
ENERGY: Norway reaffirms opposition to gas price cap
DIGITAL: Czech Presidency of EU Council clarifies digital identity wallet certification processes
SINGLE MARKET: deepening the single market for services remains concern at time of 30th anniversary
COHESION: Loire Atlantique and Malta adopt their Territorial Plans for a Just Transition
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission prolongs and amends Temporary Crisis Framework
STATE AID: Belgium gives green light for €1.5 billion in aid to support energy suppliers in context of war in Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Ursula von der Leyen calls on newly elected politicians to unite to move forward on European path
SERBIA: Ursula von der Leyen announces €165 million in support to cope with energy crisis
IRAN: EU denounces sanctions against MEPs
UZBEKISTAN: EU wants to increase economic exchanges with Tashkent
LATIN AMERICA: Europe and Latin America want to reinvigorate bilateral relations for peace and economic progress
NIGER: European diplomatic service outlines policy priorities for enhanced cooperation with a key partner in Sahel
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs call for alignment of financing for development with SDGs and Paris Agreement on climate
ACP: Climate change and access to raw materials market for African countries on agenda of 42nd ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: MEPs wanted more transparency in negotiations leading up to vaccine purchases and will re-invite Albert Bourla
HEALTH: EMA publishes clinical trial supporting use of Comirnaty vaccine as a booster dose for children aged 5 to 11 years
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: proposed directive to combat gender-based violence addresses shortcomings of current European legislation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs want to protect whistleblowers and investigative journalists following ‘Pandora Papers’
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
GMO: random in vitro mutagenesis must be excluded from GMO legislation, says Advocate General of EU Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: rapporteur in European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture on sustainable use of pesticides will be from S&D
TRADE: EU extends anti-dumping duties on certain Chinese and Russian steel products
ITALY: Giorgia Meloni in Brussels on Thursday 3 November
MOLDOVA: EU-Chisinau agreement to facilitate certain customs procedures enters into force in November