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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13069
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INSTITUTIONAL / Budget

OLAF uncovers irregularities in EU-funded waste management projects in Hungary

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) recently finalised an investigation into a complex regional waste management system in Hungary, according to a press release published on Wednesday 23 November.

The investigation concerned four projects. Based on the irregularities found, OLAF has recommended the recovery of almost €11 million of EU funding.

OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä explained that OLAF investigators had detected planning and design errors as well as a lack of compliance...

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