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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13062

15 November 2022
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights
Qatar’s labour minister defends in front of MEPs progress made for foreign workers
Brussels, 14/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

A few days before the kick-off of the football World Cup, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) invited the Qatari Minister of Labour, Ali Bin Samikh Al Marri, to discuss the situation of migrant workers and the respect of human rights. While some applauded the progress made, others stressed that the country still has a long way to go.

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MEPs were concerned about reports from human rights organisations of workers dying on World Cup construction sites,...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU launches training mission for Ukrainian army
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission announces €210 million in aid for world’s most food-vulnerable countries
ECONOMY: criticisms in European Parliament on procedure leading to macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine for 2023
TRANSPORT: European Commission and several major financial institutions planning to invest €1 billion in solidarity lanes
TRANSPORT: European Investment Bank releases €400,000 to prepare for reconstruction of town of Kharkiv’s tram network
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: EU Council recalls EU’s commitment to region
IRAN: EU adopts new sanctions against those responsible for repression, including Minister of the Interior
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: proliferation and use of chemical weapons, EU Council sanctions 10 individuals and one entity
GREAT LAKES: EU27 foreign affairs ministers support a ‘realistic’ EU strategy for African Great Lakes region
ASEAN: in Phnom Penh, Charles Michel pleads in favour of trade agreements
TRADE: OECD report gives positive assessment of investment screening regulation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission promises to detail its proposal to temporarily cap gas prices this week
ENERGY: MEPs want to limit permitting process for new renewable energy installations to nine months
ENERGY: Germany joins list of Member States determined to leave Energy Charter Treaty
CLIMATE: revision of ‘LULUCF Regulation’, Parliament and EU Council raise EU’s carbon sink target
MIGRATION: Czech Presidency of the Council to sound out Member States on potential extraordinary ministerial meeting for migrants rescued at sea
MIGRATION: Paris and London sign new cooperation agreement on Channel crossings
MIGRATION: a third-country national should be able to apply for long-term resident status in EU after three years of legal residence in a Member State, proposes European Parliament rapporteur
FISHERIES: EU and neighbouring countries agree on joint multiannual management plans in Mediterranean
SPACE: European Parliament and EU Council to focus on how to fund Secure Connectivity Constellation
COHESION: €190 million under Just Transition Fund for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Grand-Est
INDUSTRY: European Commission’s proposal on ‘Euro 7’ receives mixed reception
RESEARCH: €45.6 million of EU funding will support development of 20 innovative technology projects
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: three EU institutions trying to agree on realistic budget for 2023
BUDGET: better anchoring of key strategic priorities in EU budget is needed, says EU Court of Auditors
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Qatar’s labour minister defends in front of MEPs progress made for foreign workers
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls on Iceland to broaden implementation of Istanbul Convention
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU must prepare for a difficult winter
TAXATION: Cayman Islands are not a tax haven, but “an investment hub”, according to their finance minister
STATE AID: green light for German support of €225.6 million for energy company SEFE GmbH
INSURANCE: EIOPA would like to see further harmonisation at level of national Insurance Guarantee Schemes
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission authorises a seventh Covid-19 vaccine, VidPrevtyn Beta, developed by Sanofi and GSK
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns new restrictions on freedom for Afghan women
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU Council calls for full implementation of Women, Peace and Security agenda
BURKINA FASO: EU sets up humanitarian airlift to deliver up to 800 tonnes of essential items
RULE OF LAW: Commission consults to prepare its next annual report on Rule of law in Member States
CSDP: Commodore Lopes, new EU Force Commander for Atalanta
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on harmonised EU-wide traffic management in rail sector
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