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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13121
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Companies

Americans and Europeans discussed climate and sustainability reporting

At the joint US-EU Regulatory Forum on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 February, participants discussed sustainable finance and climate-related financial risks, according to the joint statement issued on Monday 13 February.

The Forum brought together representatives of the European Commission, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Single Resolution Board, as well as representatives of the US Department of the Treasury and independent...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: after new cars and vans, European Commission proposes a text to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks and buses by 90% by 2040
FISHERIES: EU Council supports EU membership of an international alliance to fight illegal fishing
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU countries get to heart of reforming European economic governance framework
FINANCE: France opposes ban on brokers’ commissions
COMPANIES: Americans and Europeans discussed climate and sustainability reporting
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UKRAINE: special tribunal to try crime of aggression in Ukraine is absolutely necessary, according to Latvian President
WESTERN BALKANS: Olivér Várhelyi wants to see a country ready for EU membership by end of Commission’s mandate
GUYANA: European Parliament gives green light to EU/Guyana voluntary partnership agreement
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Qatargate, European Parliament strengthens mission of special committee on foreign interference
DEMOCRACY: European Commission to present a proposal for a European ethics body “in the coming weeks”, promises Věra Jourová
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament wants to make it easier for mobile EU citizens to participate in European and municipal elections
TRANSPARENCY: MEPs divided on how to increase transparency of EU funds allocated to NGOs
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans
ECONOMY: European Parliament approves inclusion of ‘REPowerEU’ chapters in national recovery plans
SPACE: European Parliament validates Interinstitutional Agreement on IRIS² Constellation
HEALTH: MEPs approve creation of new European Parliament sub-committee on public health
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs confirm Interinstitutional Agreement allowing Commission to take action against London if it breaches its commitments
AGRICULTURE: Greens/EFA MEPs want to amend European Parliament draft resolution on affordability of fertilisers
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs pay tribute to their former president José María Gil-Robles
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: Swedish Presidency of EU Council intends to set up a Working Group on frozen assets
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID/CIVIL PROTECTION: Janez Lenarčič welcomes opening of two additional border crossing points for aid to Syria
DRC: EU concerned about rising tensions with Rwanda in East of country
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: relaunch of work on coordination of social security schemes, Swedish Presidency receiving some positive signals
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Member States are reportedly still holding to their positions
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission issues €7 billion of EU bonds
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : new Director-General for Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
ECONOMY: EU Council approves revised German recovery plan
ECONOMY: Eurogroup calls on euro area countries to cut energy aid
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults public to transpose Stockholm Convention regarding persistent organic pollutants
TAXATION: four new third countries added to European list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
JUSTICE: EU Council authorises Member States to ratify Second Additional Protocol to Convention on Cybercrime
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Nicola Procaccini, new co-chair of ECR Group in European Parliament
RESEARCH: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Commission will award €257 million to 1,235 researchers
HEALTH: ECDC publishes tools for better implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Europe