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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13109
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Gas package, European Parliament political groups agree on compromises

MEPs charged with amending the proposed regulation on the internal markets in natural and renewable gas and hydrogen (recast regulation 715/2009) finalised a series of compromise amendments on Wednesday 25 January, ahead of the vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) on Thursday 9 February.

This legislative text is part of the gas package presented by the European Commission on 15 December 2021 (see EUROPE B12854A11), together with a...

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