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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13059

9 November 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Home affairs
MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld wants EU moratorium on use of spyware
Brussels, 08/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld (Renew Europe) wants an EU moratorium on the use of spyware, a set of common standards to regulate eavesdropping via spyware, a common definition of national security and new rules for the export of dual-use goods and technologies, such as software that must not be diverted from its primary purpose.

The recommendations were presented on 8 November in a 159-page report for the European Parliament’s PEGA Committee of Inquiry, which was set up after the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: political agreement in EU Council on legislative package finalising EU transposition of ‘Basel III’ Accord
ECONOMY: reform of European economic governance framework; differentiated public expenditure trajectories favoured
ECONOMY: seventy percent of budgetary aid measures to tackle energy crisis not targeted, says Paolo Gentiloni
TAXATION: proposal on ‘tax’ component of ‘Eurovignette’ directive still blocked in EU Council
TAXATION: EU Finance Ministers adopt reform of ‘Code of Conduct’ Group
COMPETITION: European Commission consults on a draft revised Market Definition Notice
COMPETITION: European Commission’s in-depth investigation into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: Czech Presidency wants to move quickly to adopt macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine for 2023 in EU Council
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: European Commission conveys concerns to Washington over its inflation reduction act
MYANMAR: EU imposes fifth package of sanctions on Myanmar
TRADE/CLIMATE: EU Council and European Parliament hope for agreement on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on 12 December
ENVIRONMENT/BIODIVERSITY: EU signs Forest Partnership agreements with Guyana, Mongolia, Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Zambia
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: according to Mr Meijer, foreign and defence policy is area where there are most challenges in achieving strategic autonomy
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Court annuls European Commission’s decision on Fiat-Chrysler regarding Luxembourg tax ruling
INDUSTRY: Dieselgate, CJEU confirms that an approved environmental association is entitled to challenge conformity of a vehicle’s type-approval
MIGRATION: national judge must review legality of a detention measure on its own initiative, according to Court
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission’s draft regulation to accelerate deployment of renewable energy
ENERGY/CLIMATE: COP27, EU commits to new Forest Partnerships and hydrogen
CLIMATE: F-Gas Regulation, European Parliament rapporteur wants to phase out hydrofluorocarbons by 2050
HOME AFFAIRS: MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld wants EU moratorium on use of spyware
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission assures MEPs that Member States want to comply with latest Court of Justice judgment on PNR data
AGRICULTURE: 60th anniversary of Common Agricultural Policy shows need for food security and self-sufficiency, say MEPs
AGRICULTURE: De Castro’s draft report on geographical indications well received in European Parliament committee
AGRICULTURE: MEPs criticise Ireland’s new rules on alcohol labelling
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA Director questioned by MEPs on glyphosate, new genomic techniques and nitrates in food
COHESION: RRF must not be at expense of cohesion, say MEPs
COHESION: study says cohesion policy must take crises into account better
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: pay transparency directive, battle continues over scope of application
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GENDER EQUALITY: Council of Europe calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to make progress in implementing Istanbul Convention
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: ‘golden passports’, EU Council adopts full suspension of visa liberalisation agreement with Vanuatu
AGRICULTURE: EU Council adopts regulation on statistics on agricultural inputs and products
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: majority of initiatives in support of Ukraine win European Citizen’s Prize 2022
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Cordoba, Grenoble, Hamburg, Ljubljana, Mérida and Skellefteå shortlisted for Access City Award 2023
EDUCATION: EIT to mobilise €12 million to build capacity for innovation in higher education
ITALY: Paschal Donohoe convinced of constructive future relationship with Rome
MIGRATION: UNHCR, IOM, and NGOs call on EU Member States to facilitate disembarkation of hundreds of migrants rescued at sea
FISHERIES: European Commission launches call for contributions on energy transition of fisheries sector
FISHERIES: EU Council endorses new EU/Mauritius fisheries agreement
TRANSPORT: cyclists’ organisations call on European Commission to swiftly adopt cycling strategy
TÜRKIYE: EU extends illegal drilling sanctions regime for one year