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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13103

20 January 2023
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Fisheries
European Parliament calls for specificities of artisanal fisheries to be taken into account in CFP
Brussels, 19/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 19 January in Strasbourg, the European Parliament called for the specificities of artisanal fisheries to be recognised in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and for existing instruments to be adapted to meet the needs of this sector.

The European Parliament adopted (408 votes in favour, 66 against and 44 abstentions) the report by João Pimenta Lopes (The Left, Portuguese) on the situation of artisanal fishing in the European Union and future prospects.

Five MEPs’ amendments...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Frontex’s new Director, Hans Leijtens, promises to restore confidence in Agency
DIGITAL: Swedish Presidency of EU Council proposes to extend scope of Cyber Resilience Act to ‘software as a service’ in certain cases
HEALTH: European Health Data Space, partial compromise proposal by Swedish Presidency of EU Council
ANIMAL HEALTH: eight EU Member States request continued trade in live animals
AGRICULTURE: European Pigmeat Reflection Group presents its recommendations
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA defines under which conditions aged meat is as safe as fresh meat
ENVIRONMENT: EEA publishes indicators for monitoring soil health in Europe
CONSUMERS: Mastercard, Visa and American Express commit to preventing hidden online subscriptions to comply with EU law
ENERGY: ECB recommends a more harmonised methodology at EU level for energy performance certificates
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate launched in Davos
TRADE: EU imposes new round of anti-dumping duties
SOCIAL - CULTURE
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: Social Climate Fund, co-legislators finalise discussions
SOCIAL: Sweden to support Denmark in its action before EU Court of Justice to overturn minimum wage directive
CULTURE: cultural sector hit by rising energy prices, Member States invited to share best practices
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: S&D group in European Parliament promises to lead by example in applying strict ethical rules
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
IRAN: MEPs call for more sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations
CAUCASUS: European Parliament calls for lifting blockade of Lachin corridor
MOROCCO: European Parliament calls for respect of freedom of expression and media freedom
BRAZIL: European Parliament calls for prosecution of all those involved in assault on Brazilian institutions
FISHERIES: European Parliament calls for specificities of artisanal fisheries to be taken into account in CFP
FINANCE: MEPs call on European Commission to clarify ‘SFDR’ regulation
JUSTICE: European Parliament calls for special tribunal for Russia’s crime of aggression in Ukraine
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Charles Michel pleads for tanks to be sent
STATE AID: green light for Austrian support to reduce electricity consumption in context of war in Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/COHESION: EU Court of Auditors recalls need to coordinate implementation of Recovery and Resilience Facility and Cohesion Funds
TAXATION: MEPs want EU to negotiate a common agreement with US to ease situation of Europeans subject to ‘FATCA’
COMPANIES: twenty-one industry representatives call on EU to be realistic about corporate due diligence
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: Belgium condemned for misuse of emergency derogations for pesticides banned in EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CORRUPTION: Council of Europe critiques Bulgaria’s executive branch and police
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission consults again on sharing security-related information between EU and third countries
CLIMATE: revision of ETS; interinstitutional agreement will be submitted to Member States for approval in early February
CONSUMERS: ‘General Product Safety for Digital Age’ regulation, floor belongs to European Parliament to validate Interinstitutional Agreement
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: international recycling industry concerned about proposed tightening of EU waste shipment rules
ENERGY: EPBD directive review; business and investor coalition calls on MEPs to take an ambitious stance
SPACE: EUSPA renews its contract with CNES to provide and maintain SAR-Galileo services for 10 years
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Mónica Silvana González sanctioned for moral harassment of three parliamentary assistants
RESEARCH: European Commission celebrates registration of 10,000 innovations in ‘Innovation Radar’ database
RESEARCH: European Research Council welcomes results of its funding in terms of patented innovations