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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13075

2 December 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 38
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Women’s rights
EU directive on pay transparency, don’t be too quick to claim victory
Brussels, 01/12/2022 (Agence Europe)

Towards a preliminary political agreement on the proposed directive on equal pay for men and women (so-called pay transparency)? As the Council of the EU and the European Parliament concluded a fourth round of interinstitutional negotiations on Wednesday 30 November(see EUROPE B13059A28), positive reactions are pouring in on social networks. Behind the scenes, EUROPE is more nuanced.

 In fact, both the European Parliament and the EU Council speak of a “good meeting”, “a big step...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPANIES: political agreement reached in EU Council on corporate due diligence
INDUSTRY: EU ministers leave budget question open on ‘Chips Act’
INTERNAL MARKET: EU ministers agree on position on geographical indications for industrial and craft products
CONSUMERS: Czech Presidency of EU Council intends to make further progress on right to information on product sustainability before handing over the reins
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Czech Presidency to try and compromise on Ecodesign regulation for sustainable products before handing over
ENVIRONMENT: full support from MEPs for stricter rules on shipments of waste within EU and to developing countries
FISHERIES: Virginijus Sinkevičius to present his ‘fitness check’ of Common Fisheries Policy in early 2023
AGRICULTURE: circular economy, Copa-Cogeca moderately satisfied with ‘carbon farming’ proposals
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen enlargement, Czech Presidency of EU Council does not yet see unanimity among Member States
COHESION: high-level conference on future of cohesion policy in 2023 will be based on European Commission’s 8th report
HEALTH: European Commission, WHO and ECDC warn of risks posed by simultaneous circulation of influenza A and B, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV
TRANSPORT: provisional agreement with EU Council over CO2 emissions for new cars and vans approved in European Parliament committee
CLIMATE: carbon certification, grey areas in European Commission’s proposal worry some stakeholders
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL interview: if EU Council does not reach a “balanced” agreement, “there will be no room for negotiation”, warns Elisabetta Gualmini, European Parliament rapporteur on digital platform workers
SOCIAL: MEPs to question European Commission and EU Council on minimum income and active inclusion
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: economic governance reform, 2023 draft budgetary plans and Mr Donohoe’s re-election on ministerial agenda
STATE AID: green light for €13.5 billion in French aid to offset the costs of indirect emissions incurred by energy-intensive companies
STATE AID: in-depth investigation into Lithuanian measure to compensate Litgas for operation of an LNG terminal
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 10.0% in November and unemployment at 6.5% in October
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: no decision expected in EU Council on 6 December on Hungary’s recovery plan and ‘Rule of law conditionality’ procedure concerning it
DEMOCRACY: MEPs want to make it easier for mobile EU citizens to participate in European elections
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: EU directive on pay transparency, don’t be too quick to claim victory
MEDIA: Audiovisual Media Services Directive must be transposed, say MEPs
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Council adopts its position on EDIRPA
DEFENCE: EU adopts five assistance measures under ‘European Peace Facility’
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Charles Michel calls for more reciprocity in economic relations with Beijing
UNITED KINGDOM: co-legislators agree to empower Commission to take retaliatory measures if UK fails to meet its obligations
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission authorises €1 billion French scheme for companies in context of war in Ukraine
TERRORISM: some 30 MEPs call on EU to sanction Wagner Group
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HOME AFFAIRS: according to CJEU, health reasons may justify temporary postponement of a European arrest warrant, but not outright refusal to execute it
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU demands Maria Kalesnikava be released and given access to treatment
COHESION: European Commission grants €192 million for a just transition in Latvia
SOUTH KOREA: Europeans and Koreans protect 85 new geographical indications
CLIMATE: MEPs give green light to agreement on reporting requirements for aviation emissions offsets under ‘CORSIA’ scheme
MEDIA: all EU countries are now covered by anti-disinformation centres
DIGITAL: industry concerned about ENISA’s proposed cybersecurity certification scheme for cloud services
RESEARCH: EIT’s new ‘Culture and Creativity’ Knowledge and Innovation Community starts its activities
HEALTH: EU commits €125 million to expand universal health coverage in partnership with WHO