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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13086

17 December 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 33
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Turkey
Dismay and concern in Council of Europe after conviction of Mayor of Istanbul by a Turkish court
Strasbourg, 16/12/2022 (Agence Europe)

Reacting on 16 December to the first instance conviction and the political ban on Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Wednesday 14 December, the President of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Leendert Verbeek said he was “extremely concerned by this decision”.

This decision “not only violates the rights of Ekrem İmamoğlu himself, but it once again disregards the suffrage expressed by the voters of Istanbul. It is a direct attack on local...

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