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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13086

17 December 2022
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Home affairs
Visa reciprocity between EU and US, Advocate General of Court of Justice considers European Parliament’s action inadmissible
Brussels, 16/12/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament’s action for failure to act filed in March 2021 against the European Commission (see EUROPE B12669A28) - MEPs criticised the Commission for not temporarily suspending the visa waiver for US citizens due to a lack of reciprocity in US visa policy towards Bulgarian, Croatian, Cypriot and Romanian nationals - is inadmissible, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Jean Richard de la Tour, ruled in his Opinion on Thursday 15 December (Case...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: gas price cap, REPowerEU and electricity market reform on agenda of EU ministers’ meeting
ENERGY: draft agreement of Czech Presidency of EU Council on methane emissions regulation
ENERGY: a report by NGO Global Energy Monitor warns of risk of over-investing in LNG in Europe
ENVIRONMENT: EU nature restoration regulation on agenda of last ‘Environment’ Council under Czech Presidency
BIODIVERSITY: COP15, EU confirms doubling of funding for global biodiversity and some Member States follow suit
FISHERIES: agreements between EU and coastal states and EU-UK-Norway on 2023 quotas
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want more to be done to ensure fertiliser availability in EU
AGRICULTURE: €186 million in EU funds for promotion of European agri-food products
SPACE: ESA prepares to implement programmes agreed at Paris Ministerial Council
DIGITAL: DSA, Věra Jourová concerned about Twitter’s decisions to suspend several journalist accounts and warns Elon Musk
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Social Climate Fund, European Court of Auditors warns of fragile financing
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU officially adopts its ninth sanctions package
STATE AID: €1 billion Dutch aid to support small energy consumers in context of war gets green light
UKRAINE: EU and Ukraine sign €100 million aid package for school reconstruction
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
WTO: agreement still not possible on intellectual property rights for Covid-19 treatments and diagnostic tools
BANKS: EBA lifts Covid-19 pandemic reporting requirements
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: €1.2 billion Czech support to promote green district heating gets green light
INSTITUTIONAL
EU INSTITUTIONS: agreement on legislative programme up to European elections in 2024
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: UEFA and FIFA can require prior approval for any new football competition, says Advocate General of EU Court of Justice
HOME AFFAIRS: visa reciprocity between EU and US, Advocate General of Court of Justice considers European Parliament’s action inadmissible
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: dismay and concern in Council of Europe after conviction of Mayor of Istanbul by a Turkish court
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe guidelines on protecting children from sexual abuse in context of migration
CAUCASUS: Council of Europe offers political support for reopening of Lachin corridor
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: European Patent Organisation invites Moldova to accede to European Patent Convention
COHESION: European Commission grants €258 million from the Just Transition Fund to Slovenia
CULTURE: sector professionals in favour of a digital collaborative platform
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: MEPs Franz and Rangel welcome granting of candidate country status for EU membership
ECONOMY: inflation at 10.1% in November in euro area
SPACE: Eurospace calls for clarification in Ecodesign initiative
INDUSTRY: members of European Battery Alliance adopt a joint statement on US Inflation Reduction Act
KOSOVO: MEPs von Cramon-Taubadel and Franz call on EU Council to give European Commission a mandate to study Pristina’s application
ANIMAL HEALTH: fight against African swine fever bearing fruit in Sardinia
CORRIGENDUM
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen enlargement to Bulgaria, clarification of Dutch government’s requirements