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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13142
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital

Data Act, Council of the EU soon ready to start inter-institutional negotiations with European Parliament

The Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (‘Coreper’) are expected to validate their position for the upcoming inter-institutional negotiations (‘trilogues’) on the ‘Data Act’ on 22 March. 

“The vast majority of Member States have supported the new text and the Swedish Presidency’s ambitions to go to Coreper to get the mandate for negotiations with the Parliament” an EU diplomat confirmed to EUROPE, the day after a meeting of the EU Council’s Telecoms Working Group....

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: MEPs still divided on how to prevent migrant shipwrecks at sea
COMPETITIVENESS: European Parliament still divided on how to support industry in green transition
ENERGY: European Parliament gives green light to start interinstitutional negotiations on ‘gas’ package
ENERGY: developing renewable energy and saving energy is only sustainable way to ensure EU’s security of supply, says Kadri Simson
DEFENCE: MEPs of main political groups in European Parliament seem to support proposal to step up delivery of ammunition to Ukraine
BELARUS: European Parliament once again condemns repression
CAUCASUS: MEPs call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to end their conflict
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs relieved by latest political developments on Northern Ireland
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: conflicts of interest, MEPs call on European Commission to review its internal rules and set up an ethics and control body
BANKS: EU must learn lessons from recent US bank failures, says Mairead McGuinness
HEALTH: list of 30 MEPs on Subcommittee on Public Health revealed
FUTURE OF EU: Europe has been able to deal with multiple crises by strengthening itself, says Gitanas Nausėda
SOCIAL: MEPs reiterate their call to Commission for EU directive on adequate minimum incomes
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Shirin Ebadi and Samantha Cristoforetti at European Parliament for International Women’s Day
ECONOMY: European Parliament sets out its position on reform of European economic governance framework
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European Parliament wants to strengthen EU’s foreign policy
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: asylum procedures, work is progressing in EU Council and in European Parliament, which is due to vote on 28 March
DIGITAL: Data Act, Council of the EU soon ready to start inter-institutional negotiations with European Parliament
FISHERIES: France, Spain and Portugal are concerned about socio-economic effects of European Commission’s action plan on marine ecosystems
ANIMAL HEALTH: several MEPs call for EU-wide ban on killing of chicks and ducklings
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: political agreement on industrial emissions and guidance on other matters expected from EU ministers on 16 March
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults public to assess effectiveness of Ship Recycling Regulation
ENVIRONMENT: delayed REACH review hurts public health and industry competitiveness, say NGOs
TRANSPORT: European Commission announces €189 million in funding for hydrogen refuelling points and recharging stations
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: in Palestine, EU helps reform civilian police and justice sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
Interview TAXATION: “Taxation of ultra-rich is a democratic issue”, says Aurore Lalucq
TAXATION: economists say international tax reform is needed to preserve democracy
FINANCE: MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin opposes inducement ban
EXTERNAL ACTION
THAILAND: EU relaunches negotiations on trade agreement with Bangkok
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides plans to establish a European network of centres of expertise on ‘long Covid’
HEALTH: Bulgaria, Poland, Lithuania and Hungary ask European Commission to renegotiate ‘Covid’ vaccine contract with Pfizer
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria request emergency aid for milk sector
SPACE: EU tests its threat response mechanism
DIGITAL: EU invests €145 million in a 'Digital Allliance' with Latin America and Caribbean region
DIGITAL: EDPB wants to converge function of national Data Protection Officer by 2023
DIGITAL: European Data Protection Supervisor wants to strengthen cooperation with Council of Europe