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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13057

5 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Money laundering
EU to add United Arab Emirates to European ‘blacklist’
Brussels, 04/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness confirmed the Commission’s intention to add the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the European ‘blacklist’ of high-risk money laundering countries in a letter to Transparency International Director Michiel van Hulten on Monday 24 October.

While the information was already made public by an MEP in July (see EUROPE B12998A19), the Commission has not yet made it official. Contacted by EUROPE on Friday 4 November, one of the institution’s...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: finalising integration of ‘Basel III’ agreement, taxation of heavy goods vehicles and US inflation reduction act on agenda of European finance ministers
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU to add United Arab Emirates to European ‘blacklist’
TAXATION: EU Tax Observatory has developed an application to compare and analyse activities of multinationals
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: EU Member States seeking a common position on modernisation of Energy Charter Treaty
ENERGY: IEA warns of potential gas shortage in Europe in 2023
CLIMATE: UN calls on governments to urgently strengthen efforts to adapt to climate change
INDUSTRY: European Commission displays limited ambitions with Euro 7 because of sluggish economic context
INDUSTRY: Member States unanimously reject use of Horizon Europe decommitments to fund semiconductor initiative
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament’s PEGA committee of inquiry leaves Greece and Cyprus with mixed record over spyware
REGIONS: MEPs say recovery plans must be consistent with regional objectives
CONSUMERS: details of General Product Safety Regulation to engage European Parliament and EU Council negotiators on 8 November
FISHERIES: European Commission approves Italian programme implementing EMFAF 2021-2027
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: in Beijing, Olaf Scholz tries to find right balance with Xi Jinping
NORTH KOREA: G7 calls on Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons and programmes
AFRICA: G7 underlines strategic and geopolitical importance of African continent
IRAN: G7 condemns use of force against protesters
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: G7 establishes coordination plan to help Ukraine repair and defend infrastructure
STATE AID: green light for €16.8 billion Danish scheme to support energy companies in context of war
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Czech Presidency of EU Council holds position on conditions for triggering legal presumption of employment for digital platform workers
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs concerned about state of sexual and reproductive health rights in Poland
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new Finnish geographical indication
CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan and Armenia meet to discuss border
COHESION: European Commission approves €66 million cross-border cooperation programme with Ukraine
EDUCATION: European Commission plans 3-day conference to explore contribution of education to climate resilience
ENERGY: EU energy-related CO2 emissions down 5% in three months, says CREA
MALI: EU to transpose UN Security Council sanctions against three individuals
DIGITAL: adequacy of personal data protection regime, delegation of MEPs concludes two-day visit to UK
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes implementing measures under Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
POLAND: Poland reiterates its request to not have to pay daily fines following EU Court of Justice ruling in late 2021
REGIONS: EU Solidarity Fund, Member States approve €718 million in aid for seven Member States
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission consults public on draft regulation on co-formulants to be banned in pesticides