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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13063
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety

European Commission will extend authorisation of glyphosate for one year, without qualified majority of Member States to support this extension

When they voted in the Appeal Committee on Tuesday 15 November, EU Member States did not support the European Commission’s proposal for a one-year renewal of glyphosate authorisation in the EU, nor did they reject it in sufficient numbers. It therefore failed to achieve the required qualified majority.

The Commission’s invitation to the reluctant countries to reconsider their position, following a first vote without a qualified majority for or against in the Standing Committee on...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: cooperation remains exception, says European Defence Agency
DEFENCE: Josep Borrell hopes for an agreement on refinancing of European Peace Facility before end of year
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: European and US military equipment making difference in Ukraine, says Borrell
RUSSIA: EPP and ECR groups push for European Parliament recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism
FOOD SECURITY: at G20, EU shows its determination to support developing countries and accuses Russia of ‘weaponising’ food
CHINA: on sidelines of G20, Emmanuel Macron tries to rally Xi Jinping to European cause against war
STATE AID: green light for €1.23 billion Czech scheme to support country’s economy in context of war
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs welcome €1 billion boost in 2023 budget deal
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: single permit — European Parliament rapporteur wants shorter processing times and new rights for third-country workers
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen reform — European Parliament rapporteur deletes section related to instrumentalisation of migrants and internal procedures for returning migrants
HOME AFFAIRS: Terrorist Finance Tracking, Commission “broadly” satisfied with EU-US agreement
ENERGY: Czech Presidency of the EU Council proposes to set maximum authorisation period of three months for solar energy equipment
ENERGY: Czech Presidency of EU Council submits proposal for political agreement on gas price emergency regulation
ENERGY: electricity market reform, Commission plans to publish a “consultation document” by mid-December
RESEARCH: first meeting of high-level dialogue on science, research, technology and innovation between EU and Turkey
RESEARCH: European Court of Auditors highlights positive results of European Joint Undertakings
DIGITAL: Council of the EU and European Parliament reach provisional agreement on European declaration on digital rights and principles
SPACE: Josef Aschbacher says interinstitutional agreement on constellation for secure connectivity on Thursday is “very important”
TRANSPORT: European Commission approves strengthening of Transport Community’s relations with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
CLIMATE: EU on track to cut emissions by 57% by 2030, says Frans Timmermans at COP27
SEA: European Commission proposes 23 actions to “unlock potential of EU algae sector”
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission will extend authorisation of glyphosate for one year, without qualified majority of Member States to support this extension
FISHERIES: MEP Gabriel Mato calls for strengthening of socio-economic and food security dimensions of CFP
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission seeks input to assess application of ‘polluter pays’ principle in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
KYRGYZSTAN: EU puts human rights on table at Cooperation Council with Zheenbek Kulubaev
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Czech MEPs concerned about risk of administrative overload due to future EU tax legislation
COMPANIES: governments must help SMEs collect their data on sustainability, says Europe Jacques Delors think tank
STATE AID: European Commission’s public consultation on revision of de minimis regulation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA:  study calls for strengthening Audiovisual Media Services Directive to protect against foreign propaganda
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: EU Court of Justice clarifies notion of ‘judgment’ within meaning of Brussels IIa Regulation
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: United Kingdom officially invited to join permanent structured cooperation project on military mobility
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Equal Pay Day, Helena Dalli and Věra Jourová call for adoption of Pay Transparency Directive
ENVIRONMENT: Commission authorised to negotiate on behalf of EU to join ‘High Ambition Coalition’ at UN to stop plastic pollution
CSDP: Josep Borrell expects agreement on new military partnership mission in Niger by mid-December
SOCIAL: single women in EU are more affected than men by rising energy prices, says Eurofound