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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13106
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NEWS BRIEFS / Environment

MEPs endorse European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Sustainable Batteries’ regulation

24/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 24 January, the members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) unanimously (74 votes for,0 against, 0 abstentions) confirmed the provisional Interinstitutional Agreement reached in December 2022 on the proposed regulation on batteries and battery waste (see EUROPE 13081/5). A core symbolic part of the circular economy, this future regulation aims to improve the sustainability of all batteries sold in the EU throughout their lifecycle and to develop a European battery industry that is conducive to the EU’s strategic autonomy. Requirements for carbon footprint, recycled content, performance and sustainability will be phased in from 2024. A more comprehensive regulatory framework on extended producer responsibility will start to apply in mid-2025, with higher collection targets introduced over time. See the text: https://aeur.eu/f/4ye (AN)

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SOCIAL - EDUCATION - CULTURE
SOCIAL: European Commission will ask Member States to ensure a favourable environment for strengthening and proper functioning of social dialogue
SOCIAL: MEPs in Employment and Social Affairs Committee again call for a directive on adequate minimum income
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Swedish Presidency will defend specificity of national social models
EDUCATION: European University alliances, promising results but financial and administrative challenges
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: transparency and targeting of political advertising, ‘Gozi’ report adopted in European Parliament committee
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut calls for better prevention and monitoring of gender-based violence in workplace
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU leaders could pave way for a “European Sovereignty Fund”
MIGRATION: Commission presents new ways for Member states to increase irregular migrant return rates
DIGITAL: European Commission wants to focus on cost reduction to increase deployment of high-capacity communication networks
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission presents EU action plan to reverse decline of wild pollinators by 2030
BIODIVERSITY: European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Save bees and farmers’ voted for in European Parliament
FISHERIES: Swedish Presidency of EU Council wants an agreement on controls and expects conclusions regarding functioning of CFP
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States concerned about situation of agricultural markets
HEALTH: Covid-19, Sandra Gallina, Director General at European Commission, heard at European Parliament
CLIMATE: ETS review, text of interinstitutional agreement finalised
ENERGY: revision of ‘RED Directive’, European Parliament rapporteur urges Commission to publish delegated act on renewable hydrogen
ENERGY: Zero Waste Europe highlights “low” energy efficiency of waste incinerators in EU
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides inaugurates first European high-level Health Security Committee with reinforced mandate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council on finalising introduction of ‘Basel III’ agreement in EU
COMPANIES: European Parliament rapporteur on corporate due diligence gathers support for stricter text and moves away from EU Council position
FINANCE: EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness details strategy for retail investors
FINANCE: MEPs set out their position on alternative investment funds
ECONOMY/TAXATION: more needs to be done with existing EU funds to strengthen EU competitiveness, says Elisabeth Svantesson
ECONOMY: European Commission proposes new macrofinancial assistance of €145 million to Moldova
ECONOMY: deficit at 3.3% of GDP and public debt at 93.0% of GDP in euro area in third quarter of 2022
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SPACE: Borrell and Breton outline space strategy for security and defence
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: US Ambassador Mark Gitenstein supports summit with EU in 2023
CHILE: signing trade agreement with Santiago planned for autumn is too late, says Bernd Lange
NEWS BRIEFS
CONSUMERS: MEPs endorse inter-institutional compromise on ‘General Product Safety Regulation’ for digital age
ECONOMY: European Commission consults to modernise legal framework for European population statistics
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs endorse European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Sustainable Batteries’ regulation
MERCOSUR: Argentina and Brazil lament “barriers” for their products in EU-MERCOSUR agreement
DIGITAL: ‘Data Act’, Adam Bielan and Iban García del Blanco’s reports for opinion adopted in European Parliament committees
RESEARCH: 90 innovative projects to share €13.5 million in European funding
TRANSPORT: according to Eurostat, share of renewable energy in transport down by 1.2 percentage points in EU