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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13109

28 January 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 23
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
European Public Service Union disappointed by European Commission proposals on strengthening social dialogue
Brussels, 27/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

The European Public Service Union (EPSU) is disappointed with the Commission’s Communication and draft Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue (see EUROPE B13107A1), presented on 25 January.

“We are disappointed the Commission does not propose a clear framework on how to bring forward (European) social partner agreements to make them binding in the EU”, said Jan Willem Goudriaan, EPSU Secretary General, in a statement on 26 January.

The Communication “fails to limit the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: Russia’s crime of aggression in Ukraine, growing support from EU countries for a special international tribunal
Interview JUSTICE: “The more countries investigate, the better to address the accountability for core international crimes”, says Eurojust President Ladislav Hamran
MIGRATION: 5,000 non-Ukrainian refugees left to fend for themselves after Russian invasion, says HIAS
UKRAINE: EPP calls for accession negotiations to start in 2023
BELARUS: EU prepares new measures against Minsk for its role in Russian war in Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: gas package, European Parliament political groups agree on compromises
MIGRATION: European Commission remains opposed to financing of ‘anti-migrant’ walls from EU budget
DIGITAL: Artificial Intelligence, European Parliament continues its work on high-risk AI systems and regulatory sandboxes
CONSUMERS: Google commits to more transparency in its products and services to better comply with EU law
HEALTH: European Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG) details measures adopted to address antibiotic shortages in EU
INDUSTRY: roadmap to support chemical industry’s climate transition
SEA: EU should step up international cooperation to protect oceans, says EESC
EXTERNAL ACTION
SOUTH AFRICA: successful EU-South Africa political dialogue, despite differences over war in Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: European industry calls for simpler prudential requirements in order to lend more to economy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Public Service Union disappointed by European Commission proposals on strengthening social dialogue
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HOME AFFAIRS: Council of Europe calls for moratorium on spyware such as ‘Pegasus’
NEWS BRIEFS
CAUCASUS: Russia denounces establishment of EU mission EUMA Armenia
CHINA: opening of two WTO arbitration panels between EU and Beijing on export restrictions and on European patents
ENERGY: EU Member States close to agreement on price capping of Russian refined oil products
COMPANIES: €60 million in vouchers to help SMEs protect their intellectual property
RESEARCH: European Commission encourages participation in consultation on European framework programmes for research
RUSSIA: EU strongly condemns designation of Meduza media as “undesirable organisation”
HEALTH: EMA recommends that Paxlovid be granted a standard European marketing authorisation