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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13065

18 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 35
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
MFF 2021-2027 spending must be increased, say MEPs
Brussels, 17/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 17 November, the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets called for a rapid and thorough review of the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), as successive crises require new funding that was not foreseen at the time of its adoption.

The committee adopted (26 votes in favour, 2 against and 2 abstentions) the draft report on improving the MFF 2021-2027, prepared by Jan Olbrycht (EPP, Polish) and Margarida Marques (S&D, Portuguese).

MEPs point out that the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: ‘secure connectivity’ constellation, EU co-legislators reach interim political agreement
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen Code reform, draft ‘Guillaume’ report receives a mixed reception in European Parliament committee
ENERGY: France will not support agreement on modernisation of Energy Charter Treaty, says Agnès Pannier-Runacher
ENERGY: EU and Egypt sign strategic partnership agreement on renewable hydrogen
CLIMATE: COP27, Frans Timmermans says focus should not just be on creation of specific fund for loss and damage compensation
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States call for further impact assessment of pesticides regulation
HEALTH: European Commission and ECDC publish data to improve understanding of antimicrobial resistance
RESEARCH: EIC Fund to invest €190 million in equity investments to support 35 innovative companies
DIGITAL: legislation on cyber resilience — EDPS insists proposed cybersecurity certificate cannot replace GDPR certification
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: ‘Rule of law conditionality’, MEPs say Hungary’s corrective measures have not been implemented
BUDGET: MFF 2021-2027 spending must be increased, say MEPs
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Rule of law in Hungary, UK and December EU summit on agenda of EU27 ministers
Russian invasion of Ukraine
FOOD SECURITY: international agreement on Ukrainian grain exports extended for four months
HUMANITARIAN AID/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU continues to deliver 1,800 tonnes of emergency equipment to Ukraine with priority given to energy needs
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: EU believes deadly missile in Poland was result of massive wave of Russian missile launches
STATE AID: European Commission authorises Romanian aid for companies in context of war
EXTERNAL ACTION
KUWAIT: EU summons Kuwaiti ambassador after execution of seven people
AFRICA: EU pledges €1 billion for Africa’s adaptation to climate change
MERCOSUR: Brazilian stakeholders make their voices heard on EU/Mercosur agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: MiFID/MiFIR, broad support in European Parliament for creation of a consolidated financial disclosure system
STATE AID: approval for €88.3 million Spanish support for connectivity in rural areas
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs seek to advance rights of people with disabilities
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs once again sound alarm on Poland’s de facto abortion ban
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Commission welcomes success of ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’ which is celebrating its fifth anniversary
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Court of Justice annuls two General Court decisions on actions brought by Volotea and easyJet and European Commission decision concerning State aid in Sardinia
TRADE: Advocate General says Court of Justice does not have to systematically review conformity of EU law with WTO law
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: restricting access to Italians under 30 years of age to competition for police commissioners is contrary to EU law, says Court
NEWS BRIEFS
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: towards a loosening of abortion laws in Malta
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: MEPs back Council of EU position on “Women on Boards” Directive
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 10.6% in October
IRAN: European Parliament suspends official relations with Iranian officials
KAZAKHSTAN: Josep Borrell encourages Astana to pursue its reform agenda
MIGRATION: Central Mediterranean, extraordinary meeting of EU interior ministers on 25 November
DIGITAL: European Commission launches call for proposals to strengthen cybersecurity of 5G network infrastructure
Op-Ed
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: why the EU need access to first-hand intelligence information, by Nacho Sánchez Amor