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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13153

31 March 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / Health
Stella Kyriakides outlines options for revising EU pharmaceutical legislation
Brussels, 30/03/2023 (Agence Europe)

The European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, spoke, on Thursday 30 March, to MEPs of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment and Public Health (ENVI).

The S&D group boycotted this dialogue because of the European Commission’s postponement of the presentation of the pharmaceutical package (see EUROPE B13148A18). The Commissioner mentioned a possible publication of the proposals on Wednesday 26 April, as reported by EUROPE (see EUROPE B13152A35). “I am able...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement to accelerate development of renewable energy by 2030
INDUSTRY: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on Chips Act continue
AGRICULTURE: EU countries give green light to mobilisation of crisis reserve for Italy and three Member States bordering Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: official controls on welfare of laying hens in EU deemed satisfactory
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides outlines options for revising EU pharmaceutical legislation
TRANSPORT: European Commission proposes a regulation to standardise technical requirements for approval of non-road machinery
TRANSPORT: Greenpeace deplores 64% increase in private jet flights in 2022
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: occupational exposure to asbestos, European Parliament’s negotiators found common ground on exposure limit value
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, latest Swedish compromise gets cautiously positive reception in EU Council
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CLIMATE: F-gases, European Parliament affirms its commitment to phase out hydrofluorocarbons by 2050
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament ambitious on continuously reducing emissions of ozone-depleting substances
CONSUMERS: European Parliament validates new EU rules on general product safety in digital age
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament approves compromise on ‘pay transparency’ directive
JUSTICE: European Parliament validates establishment of platform for joint investigation teams
RULE OF LAW: MEPs renew calls to improve annual reports on rule of law in Member States
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament validates outline of European Year of Skills
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU must focus on ‘de-risk’ and not ‘de-couple’, says Ursula von der Leyen
LATIN AMERICA: EU begins preparations for EU-CELAC summit
SWITZERLAND: Berne wants to have a negotiating mandate on its future relations with EU by end of June
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission adopts its annual work programme under European Defence Fund
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs want to go further in fight against corruption and interference in European Parliament
DEMOCRACY: blockage in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on reform of European political parties
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENERGY: consumer protection is part of remit of national energy regulators, says Court of Justice of EU
JUSTICE: Court of Justice of EU clarifies notion of “more specific rules” within ‘GDPR’ regulation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: anti-torture committee calls on European governments to stop pushing back migrants at borders
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Court of Human Rights condemns Hungary for discrimination against a Roma child
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: on a visit to Lebanon, Janez Lenarčič announced €60 million in EU emergency aid
WESTERN BALKANS: Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro launch platform to align with EU foreign policy
EDUCATION: learning a second foreign language is stagnating in EU
EDUCATION: European Commission expert group looks at well-being at school
RESEARCH: €544 million in EU funding expected to create 2,000 research jobs in Europe
RESEARCH: 2023 European Social Innovation Competition will focus on fight against energy poverty