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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13069

24 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 38
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
Stella Kyriakides tries to reassure European Parliament about quality of impact assessment accompanying proposal on pesticides
Brussels, 23/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

With a letter dated Tuesday 22 November, the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, attempted to reassure the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee following its request for the European Commission to complement its impact assessment accompanying the proposal on the sustainable use of plant protection products.

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been taken into account in the impact assessment, according to the letter obtained by EUROPE written to Norbert Lins...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
RUSSIA: European Parliament calls Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
ECONOMY: European Parliament expresses support for stable macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine for 2023
FOOD SECURITY: Josep Borrell confirms to MEPs additional funds for ‘solidarity lanes’
MIGRATION: MEPs ask Member States for sustainable solutions to manage migration flows in Mediterranean
ENLARGEMENT: European Parliament advocates more coherent and transparent process
ENERGY: European Parliament draft resolution calls for a coordinated EU exit from Energy Charter Treaty
BUDGET: MEPs adopt EU budget for 2023 with focus on Ukraine and energy crisis
BUDGET: European Parliament supports creation of three new own resources for EU
BIODIVERSITY: COP15, European Commission and EU Council assure concerned MEPs that they will fight for an ambitious global framework in Montreal
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament and Commission call for progress on EU laws to combat violence against women
CHINA: Josep Borrell laments lack of unity on China in European Parliament
LIBYA: European Parliament calls on EU to be more active in country
MIDDLE EAST: European Parliament supports closer cooperation between EU and region
HEALTH: MEPs call on European Commission and Member States to set ambitious targets for diabetes
COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament endorses nomination of Keit Pentus-Rosimannus
SECTORAL POLICIES
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: packaging and its waste, a draft EU regulation provides for binding prevention and recycled content targets
CLIMATE: ETS review, EU co-legislators to meet on 29 November to conclude maritime sector issue
SPACE: Ministerial Council gives ESA a three-year budget of €16.9 billion
ENERGY: European Commission’s gas price capping proposal criticised from all sides
FISHERIES: EU institutions move towards compromise on control reform
AGRICULTURE: Stella Kyriakides tries to reassure European Parliament about quality of impact assessment accompanying proposal on pesticides
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Czech Presidency of EU Council text on digital platform workers still fails to convince Member States
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: European Media Freedom Act takes its first steps in EU Council
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Europeans get impatient over US Inflation Reduction Act
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: EFRAG presents twelve draft sustainability reporting standards
MONEY LAUNDERING: EBA publishes guidelines on remote customer onboarding
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: OLAF uncovers irregularities in EU-funded waste management projects in Hungary
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: European Parliament and Eurocities launch ‘Generators of Hope’ campaign
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: EU General Court annuls regulation classifying titanium dioxide as carcinogenic
AGRICULTURE/TRADE: intellectual property, Court confirms exclusive competence of EU accession to Geneva Act
NEWS BRIEFS
CITIZENSHIP: registration of ECI European Day of ‘Whatever it Takes’
COHESION: European Committee of Regions continues to call for ‘accelerated’ implementation of Just Transition Fund
TRADE: first meeting of EU co-legislators on ‘anti-coercion’ tool on 28 November
ECONOMY: EU reform instrument helps Greece cope with natural disasters
INTERNAL MARKET: ‘Chips Act’—political agreement in principle on track in EU Council
MEDIA: €10 million to support European journalism partnerships
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Christian Archambeau to leave EUIPO in September 2023
HEALTH: European Commission welcomes entry into force of ban on certain heated tobacco products and announces new ambitions