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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13056

4 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 29
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation
Agreement in sight on revision of ‘Eurovignette’ Directive in EU Council
Brussels, 03/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) are expected to reach a political agreement on Friday 4 November on the draft revision of the ‘Eurovignette’ Directive, which deals with the taxation of heavy goods vehicles, ahead of the Ecofin Council on Tuesday 8 November.

While the proposal on road charges has been adopted (see EUROPE B12893A15), the Czech Presidency of the EU Council has resumed discussions between Member States on the proposal for heavy vehicle...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European Commission fine-tunes future EU regulation on carbon removal certification
ENERGY: Czech Presidency of EU Council submits a first draft compromise regarding emergency regulation on gas prices
MIGRATION: European Commission points out that it is not responsible for designation of safe ports for disembarking migrants rescued at sea
MIGRATION: EU Council welcomes commitments by Western Balkan countries to align their visa policies
RESEARCH: EU ETS revenues to fund €3 billion call for clean technology innovation in support of REPowerEU
AGRICULTURE: in 2022, EU countries spent over €4.6 billion on agricultural sector, according to Farm Europe
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: European Commission to present measures to ensure availability of fertilisers in context of war on 9 November
UKRAINE: Baerbock says G7 to provide winter aid to Ukrainians
ECONOMY: EU develops a stable macrofinancial assistance mechanism for Ukraine for 2023
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: countries in region strengthen their cooperation
GEORGIA: EU concerned about media freedom and judicial situation
ETHIOPIA: EU welcomes Cessation of Hostilities agreement between government and rebels in Tigray as a step towards peace
ACP: ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly calls for assistance to ACP countries so that EU sustainability rules do not hamper their exports
AFRICA: EU and Cameroonian and Nigerian governments inaugurate new Cross River bridge between Cameroon and Nigeria
AFRICA: some hundred NGOs call on EU to stop dash for gas in Africa
TAIWAN: Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China calls for more support for Taiwan
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Giorgia Meloni claims to have found interlocutors in Brussels willing to listen to Italian positions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: macroeconomic situation, budgetary orientation for 2023 on ministerial agenda
TAXATION: agreement in sight on revision of ‘Eurovignette’ Directive in EU Council
BANKS: ECB analyses good and bad banking practices in relation to climate risk
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights argues better data is essential to combat antisemitism
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ECDC looks at prevalence of post-Covid-19 symptoms
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: business coalition concerned about European Parliament discussions over digital platform workers
NEWS BRIEFS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: UN Security Council extends EUFOR/Operation Althea
PATENTS: EPO launches patent search platform dedicated to green transition
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Network on Independent Living files complaint against Austria for construction of residence for disabled children
COMPANIES: EISMEA and EUIPO strengthen their cooperation in field of intellectual property
REGIONS: a return to in-person meetings for Conference of Regional and Local Authorities for Eastern Partnership
TRANSPORT: according to NGO T&E, 77% of employees believe that companies could reduce number of business flights to combat climate change