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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13070

25 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 46
SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries
Green light for German and Bulgarian programmes implementing EMFAF 2021-2027
Brussels, 24/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 24 November, the European Commission adopted the German and Bulgarian programmes implementing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) covering the period 2021-2027.

The total financial allocation for the German programme 2021-2027 is worth €302.6 million, with the EU contribution amounting to €211.8 million. 49% of the programme envelope is for sustainable fisheries, and 33% will be spent on sustainable aquaculture (with 10% for the blue economy).

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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