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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13102

19 January 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 37
NEWS BRIEFS / Research
Four companies with EIT ‘Health’ grants selected for EIC support

18/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 18 January, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced that four EIT-supported companies had won grants from the European Innovation Council (EIC). These companies are Innitius, Avatar Medical, Time is brain and Gate to Brain. This brings to seven the number of start-ups previously supported under the EIT “Health Catapult” grant that have now been selected for support from the EIC. The EIC accelerator offers start-ups...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Marc Angel elected Vice-President of European Parliament and Marc Tarabella excluded from S&D group
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, MEPs once again denounce Uber’s lobbying practices
COMPETITIVENESS: at European Parliament, clash of ideas on meeting challenges of industrial competitiveness
JUSTICE: European Commission is considering an investigation mechanism to gather evidence on crime of aggression in Ukraine pending a special court
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European Parliament calls for investigation into Olivér Várhelyi’s behaviour
CSDP: European Parliament calls on EU to step up its efforts to develop its defence capabilities
HUMAN RIGHTS: protection of human rights must be a central part of EU policies according to European Parliament
CONSUMERS: online video games, European Parliament calls for harmonised approach to protect children from addiction and boost EU market
TERRORISM: European Parliament concerned about a rise in far-right terrorism
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament to hear Spanish domestic controversies on judicial independence
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament draft report calls for new revenue for EU budget
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Interview SOCIAL: asbestos, “focusing only on exposure limit value is not enough”, says Véronique Trillet-Lenoir
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROZONE: distribution of digital euro should not be reserved for private sector, says study by European Parliament’s The Left group
INSURANCE: European consumers have little access to affordable insurance and pension products tailored to their needs
STATE AID: in-depth investigation by European Commission into French support measures for Fret SNCF
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Swedish Presidency of EU Council translates work on solidarity and responsibility into a first compromise text
MIGRATION: EU must prepare for more Ukrainian arrivals and instrumentalisation by Moscow, warns ICMPD
ENERGY: ACER expected that there would be a lack of data to establish a European benchmark for LNG
HEALTH: European Parliament expected to host new sub-committee dedicated to public health
CONSUMERS: legislative proposals on ‘substantiation of green claims’ and ‘right to repair products’ in EU scheduled for 22 March
DIGITAL: public sector use of ‘cloud’ services, EDPB adopts report setting out privacy recommendations
FINANCE/CLIMATE: NGO coalition launches its own Taxonomy
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU working on deployment of civilian mission in Armenia
Russian invasion of Ukraine
NATO: Mircea Geoană predicts a difficult 2023
CSDP: EU hopes to have trained 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of March
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission calls for contributions to evaluate EU humanitarian action from 2017-2022
HUMANITARIAN AID/CIVIL PROTECTION: Commission expected to present its recommendation on EU disaster resilience goals on 8 February
BELARUS: EU denounces trials in absentia against democratic opposition figures
CULTURE: European Commission wants to strengthen its dialogue with music sector
ECONOMY: euro area inflation confirmed at 9.2% in December 2022
ENERGY: Spain and Portugal ask European Commission to extend Iberian energy price mechanism
ENVIRONMENT: Member States endorse European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Sustainable Batteries’ Regulation
FINANCE: costs of retail investment products continue slow decline in EU
MEDIA: European Federation of Journalists says Media Freedom Act needs to be strengthened
MIGRATION: Commission launches new call for projects to fund integration programmes for migrants
DIGITAL: French CNIL fines smartphone game publisher Voodoo €3 million for targeted advertising
RESEARCH: four companies with EIT ‘Health’ grants selected for EIC support