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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13103

20 January 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 38
SECTORAL POLICIES / Health
European Health Data Space, partial compromise proposal by Swedish Presidency of EU Council
Brussels, 19/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has started work on the proposal for a Regulation on a European Health Data Space (or EHDS) (see EUROPE B12944A11, EUROPE B13078A23).

On Monday 16 January, the Secretariat-General of the EU Council sent delegations a Presidency compromise proposal on Chapters I (general provisions) and IV (secondary use of electronic health data) of the future Regulation.

Among other changes proposed, in the definition of the future Regulation,...

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