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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13070
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers

Product liability, Court of Justice of EU clarifies notion of ‘producer’ of electricity

The operator of an electricity distribution network who alters the level of current and voltage of the electricity distributed to the final consumer must be regarded as a producer of that electricity and therefore liable for damage caused by a product defect, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday 24 November (Case C-691/21).

In France, the company Cafpi and its insurer Aviva are seeking compensation from the company Enedis, the manager of the electricity...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: divided over gas price cap, EU ministers postpone regulations on gas solidarity and acceleration of renewable projects
MIGRATION: extraordinary European ministerial meeting to resolve political tensions over handling of migrants rescued at sea
INDUSTRY: Member States approve partially unfunded budget for ‘Chips Act’
COMPANIES: Due Diligence Directive, 7th compromise of Czech Presidency of EU Council
RESEARCH: important texts for updating research and innovation policies in Europe on agenda of European Ministers on 2 December
HEALTH: Czech Presidency of EU Council wants to sound out Member States on future of vaccine procurement procedures at EU level
FISHERIES: green light for German and Bulgarian programmes implementing EMFAF 2021-2027
AGRICULTURE: European Commission endorses ‘CAP strategic plans’ of Czech Republic and Slovakia
COHESION: REPowerEU; support for households and SMEs from cohesion funds estimated at only €40-400 per person
ENVIRONMENT: EU joins ‘High Ambition Coalition’ aiming for binding global agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: EU to invest more than €380 million in 168 new LIFE projects
FOOD SAFETY: sulfites, a potential danger for high consumers, according to an updated EFSA opinion
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Parliament and European Commission call in unison for suspension of €7.5 billion in funds for Hungary
ENERGY: European Parliament urges Commission to initiate a coordinated EU exit from Energy Charter Treaty
FINANCE: European Parliament will not oppose European Commission’s measures to counter volatile energy prices
ECONOMY: European Parliament endorses stable EU macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine in 2023
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament calls for more coordinated European financial architecture for development to meet UN commitments
DRC: European Parliament calls for more humanitarian aid for displaced people and for EU to sanction human rights abusers
QATAR: Football World Cup, European Parliament calls on FIFA to contribute to workers’ compensation
EGYPT: European Parliament deplores political rights and freedoms situation
AFGHANISTAN: MEPs describe situation of women in country as apartheid
BELARUS: European Parliament encourages closer cooperation with democratic opposition
JUSTICE: MEPs call for legislation to recognise all family relationships between Member States
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament calls for change in protection status of wolf to save livestock
YOUTH: European Parliament calls for European Year of Youth 2022 to last until May 2023
DIGITAL: European Parliament validates agreement it reached with EU Council on Digital Decade policy programme
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament validates Interinstitutional Agreement on non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Member States to discuss US inflation reduction act again on 25 November
CHINA: Charles Michel to visit Beijing on 1 December
MEDITERRANEAN: UfM calls for increased cooperation
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Belgrade and Pristina reach agreement on licence plates
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Paschal Donohoe, sole candidate for his own succession
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member States about to adopt their mandate on revised directive on occupational exposure to asbestos
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, European Parliament rapporteur needs more time to secure a majority
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: platforms react less effectively to online hate speech, says European Commission
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: Council of Europe focuses on Ukrainian women refugees on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
POLAND: Council of Europe Secretary General blasts Poland’s challenge to European Court of Human Rights
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: product liability, Court of Justice of EU clarifies notion of ‘producer’ of electricity
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission approves €1.22 billion Irish scheme to support companies in context of Russia’s war against Ukraine
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: EIOPA launches consultation on cyber component of stress testing
COHESION: €459 million for three Slovak regions under the Just Transition Fund
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: EU sets up helpline for women victims of violence
ENERGY: European Commission sets national gas filling trajectories for 2023
YOUTH: €4.2 billion earmarked for Erasmus+ call for proposals for 2023
DIGITAL: European Commission updates its implementing decision on spectrum for mobile communications on-board aircrafts
DIGITAL: European Commission and High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking inaugurate second supercomputer in Bologna