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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13073

30 November 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Space
MEPs give green light to interinstitutional agreement on IRIS² Constellation
Brussels, 29/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 29 November, MEPs in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) approved by an overwhelming majority (52 votes in favour, 3 abstentions) the interinstitutional agreement that was reached earlier this month on the regulation establishing the IRIS² constellation for secure connectivity.

“Our trilogue agreement on the European IRIS² satellites has just been validated in the committee! We’ll see you in plenary for the final vote on this major European satellite...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The EU’s credibility in rule of law matters is at stake
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: European Parliament and EU Council reach political agreement on general product safety regulation for digital age
FOOD SECURITY: according to a draft, European Commission identifies seven factors affecting food security in EU
AGRICULTURE: Stella Kyriakides admits pesticides proposal “is not set in stone”
AGRICULTURE: agri-food trade increased in August 2022, according to European Commission
FISHERIES: European Commission has adopted Spanish and Croatian programmes implementing EMFAF 2021-2027
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: proposed regulation on packaging and packaging waste, expected on Wednesday, is “sovereignty issue”, according to Pascal Canfin
COMPETITIVENESS: EU ministers will seek to adopt three political agreements
TRANSPORT: European Commission presents its strategy to further develop European drone market
ENERGY: European Parliament rapporteur fears no agreement by end of year over revision of energy efficiency directive
CLIMATE: WWF report exposes misuse of ETS revenues by EU Member States
DIGITAL: balance still to be struck in European Parliament Committee on aggressive fees and provider switching in ‘Data Act’
SPACE: MEPs give green light to interinstitutional agreement on IRIS² Constellation
HOME AFFAIRS: spy software, first discussions in European Parliament concern credibility of information used by Sophie in ‘t Veld
JUSTICE: environmental protection through criminal law, MEPs want to take their time
Russian invasion of Ukraine
NATO: military mobility is a success story of European defence, according to Mols
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European journalist shows situation of disabled people in Ukraine
REGIONS: first meeting of Alliance for Reconstruction of Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Allies pledge increased support to Ukraine
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Commission recommendation on minimum income and active inclusion about to be adopted by Member States
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: compromise emerging in European Parliament on ‘Unshell’ Directive
TAXATION: study reveals shadow economy is bigger in eastern and southern European countries
COMPETITION: five chemical companies fined a total of €157 million for participating in a styrene purchasing cartel
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors gives high marks to quality of European statistics
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: EU Member States divided on Media Freedom Act
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs push for EU ratification of Istanbul Convention
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups presented by experts to European Parliament
NEWS BRIEFS
EMPLOYMENT: Commission formalises a new Skills Partnership for European retail
ENERGY: “We are on safe ground for this winter”, assures Kadri Simson
COMPANIES: SMEs still not heard enough in European Commission impact assessments, says new study
FINANCE: ESMA consults on standards for European benchmark administrators
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Pascal Durand joins S&D group
HEALTH: Uganda, European Commission allocates €5 million to develop vaccine against Sudan strain of Ebola virus
TURKMENISTAN: EU conveys human rights concerns