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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13066

19 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 34
NEWS BRIEFS / Cohesion
Normandy will receive €106 million from Just Transition Fund

18/11/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 18 November, the European Commission adopted Normandy’s Territorial Plan for a Just Transition. This will provide the French region with €106 million from the ‘Just Transition Fund’. The plan includes support for the decarbonisation of large industrial emitters such as the chemical industry. Through investment in a new sustainable economy, it estimates that it will be able to retain 5,170 jobs while creating new ones. Finally, it intends to...

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: despite some progress, concerns remain about state of Rule of law in Hungary
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Member States support measures to include people with disabilities in labour market
SECTORAL POLICIES
Interview REGIONS: “Member State cannot be absolute filter for European climate policies”, says Vincent Chauvet of Committee of Regions
INTERNAL MARKET: machinery and equipment — EU institutions are making rapid progress on dossier
DIGITAL: cybersecurity in EU institutions, agencies and bodies, EU Council adopts its position for future negotiations with European Parliament
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Czech Presidency prepares summary report for EU Competitiveness Council on Ecodesign regulation
ENERGY: Member States ready to give green light to emergency measures to accelerate deployment of renewables in EU
ENERGY: Czech Presidency of EU Council submits new proposal for political agreement on emergency gas price regulation
ENERGY: Luxembourg announces its withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
CLIMATE: Poland calls for exempting households from future carbon market for buildings and road transport
CIVIL PROTECTION: Albania joins EU Civil Protection Mechanism
HEALTH: HERA signs framework contract for up to 2 million doses of Imvanex monkeypox vaccine to be delivered to 14 states
HEALTH: BEUC is concerned about inclusion of transferable exclusivity vouchers in European Commission’s future revised pharmaceutical strategy
EDUCATION: good progress in EU in combatting early school leaving
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: seventy years of institution, Russian invasion, migration, energy and EU budget on agenda of plenary session
EXTERNAL ACTION
ANGOLA: European Commission concludes negotiations on Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement with Luanda
CENTRAL ASIA: Josep Borrell promotes greater connectivity between EU and Central Asia
UKRAINE: EU and Council of Europe welcome verdict on MH17
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SECURITY: EU concludes hybrid threat exercise
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Parliament study recommends harmonising intellectual property rights to facilitate take-up of distributed ledger technology
FINANCE: Better Finance calls on EU Council to tackle conflicts of interest
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe promotes Iceland’s Barnahus model for supporting child victims of sexual abuse
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: 2023 will mark end of transition period for Single Resolution Board
EIB: Marjut Falkstedt to take over as head of EIF on 1st of January 2023
PATENTS: EPO and UPC sign agreement on data exchange
COHESION: Normandy will receive €106 million from Just Transition Fund
COHESION: Italy receives an additional €1.5 billion from REACT-EU
TRADE: EU imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese and Brazilian electrolytic chromium steel
FINANCE: ESMA publishes new guidelines for central counterparties
FINANCE: ESMA launches call for input on provision of investment services
GULF: Ursula von der Leyen announces forthcoming appointment of special envoy
MIGRATION: EU Council authorises European Commission to negotiate extension of Frontex missions in four Western Balkan countries
UNITED KINGDOM: EU Ministers for European Affairs reiterate that Northern Ireland Protocol is only possible framework for resolving Brexit-related difficulties
FOOD SECURITY: EU welcomes renewal of Black Sea Grain Initiative