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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13133
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NEWS BRIEFS / Environment

Banned pesticides, NGOs call on Belgium to respect EU Court of Justice ruling

02/03/23 (Agence Europe) – The NGOs PAN Europe (Pesticide Action Network Europe) and Nature & Progrès Belgium announced on Wednesday 1 March that they have given the Belgian State formal notice to comply “within 15 days” with the judgment of the Court of Justice which condemned it in January (case C-162/21) for abusing emergency derogations (Article 53 of the ‘Pesticides’ Regulation) for banned pesticides (see EUROPE 13103/28). At issue: the Belgian authorities’ maintenance of a derogation for the use of indoxacarb, an insecticide banned in the EU. “A formal notice” has been sent to the Belgian Federal Minister of Agriculture, David Clarinval, after a letter sent to him at the end of January “asking him to cancel the derogation without delay” remained unanswered, according to the NGOs. (AN)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: coalition of Member States against relaxation of State aid rules is becoming increasingly vocal
CONSUMERS: future ‘Financial Services at a Distance’ Directive, EU Council adopts its position
DIGITAL: data collection and sharing for short-term rental accommodation, EU Council adopts position for negotiations with Parliament
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament committee hopes to vote on controversial pesticide proposal on 18 July
FISHERIES: Swedish Presidency of EU Council suggests concessions to European Parliament on control system
SEA: EU announces commitments worth €816.5 million to protect oceans
CLIMATE: European Parliament Committee on Environment notes importance of agriculture and forestry in achieving carbon neutrality
TRANSPORT: MEPs take stock of differences between Parliament and EU Council in ‘FuelEU Maritime’ negotiations
ENERGY: 22 Member States have expressed interest in joint gas procurement, aggregating gas demand to over 17 billion m³
ENERGY: common European standards key to deploying hydrogen technologies, according to European Commission and European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
HOME AFFAIRS: terrorism and crime, MEPs question usefulness of collecting more personal data from air passengers
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered freezing of €359.1 million in 2022
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEMOCRACY: US and EU must work together to counter Russian and Chinese disinformation
NEAR EAST: independent international commission of inquiry calls for Israeli accountability
Russian invasion of Ukraine
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: language barrier as blocking factor for integration of Ukrainian refugees in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: MEPs set out their position on revision of rules governing central securities depositories
TAXATION: proposed ‘DEBRA’ directive continues to divide MEPs
BANKS: Single Resolution Board will develop a strategic plan for 2024-2028 period
STATE AID: European Commission extends in-depth investigation into German plans for early closure of lignite-fired power plants
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Court of Auditors criticises “piecemeal approach” of EU financial landscape
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: daily rest is in addition to weekly rest, says Court of Justice of European Union
POLAND: CJEU advocate general doubts independence of mechanism allowing Polish judge to continue to hold office beyond retirement age
ENVIRONMENT: Poland condemned for failing to comply with EU Birds and Habitats Directives
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European social partners in construction sector want to make progress on a European interconnection of national ‘social identity cards’
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: EU approves €110 million support for Somalia
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 8.5% in February
ECONOMY: Bundesbank records first loss in over four decades
ENVIRONMENT: banned pesticides, NGOs call on Belgium to respect EU Court of Justice ruling
INDUSTRY: MEPs approve provisional agreement on ‘machinery and equipment’ regulation
DIGITAL: DSA, European Commission sets new fee rules for online platforms and search engines
DIGITAL: Sokol report on accelerating digitalisation of public services adopted in European Parliament committee
RESEARCH: European SUGA consortium will ensure operationalisation of EIT’s Knowledge and Innovation Community Culture & Creativity by 2024