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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13154

1 April 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 30
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
Bimervax becomes eighth Covid-19 vaccine authorised in EU
Brussels, 31/03/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 30 March, the European Commission authorised the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine Bimervax developed by HIPRA Human Health S.L.U. (see EUROPE B12922A21) as a booster dose for people aged 16 years and older, who have previously received a Covid-19 mRNA vaccination. 

The vaccine is suitable for both Alpha and Beta variants of SARS-CoV-2.

This authorisation is based on the positive recommendation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) of 30 March for the approval of the vaccine.

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Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: differences of opinion persist in EU Council on quantified solidarity commitments and mandatory nature of ‘border procedure’
CONSUMERS: new rights to act in green transition, EU Council Presidency guides Member States’ future work
JUSTICE: condemnation in European Parliament of Italian decision to stop registering children of same-sex parents
JUSTICE: priorities, format and role, Member States continue to work on establishment of future High-Level Expert Group on Access to Data
HEALTH: Swedish Presidency of EU Council refines its compromise on fees and charges for EMA
TRANSPORT: Swedish Presidency of EU Council specifies deadlines for data availability and deployment of intelligent transport systems
CLIMATE: economist Alexander Lehmann argues for potential of sustainability-linked bonds to support EU’s climate goals
AGRICULTURE: MEPs reach an overall compromise on geographical indications
AGRICULTURE: EPP group in European Parliament tables amendments to reject proposal on use of pesticides
FISHERIES: EU expected to object to February IOTC measures on drifting fish aggregating devices
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: U.S. Department of Treasury clarifies conditions for accessing IRA grants for electric vehicles
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU introduces exemptions to its sanctions to facilitate delivery of emergency aid
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: CivCom recommends establishing a civilian mission in Moldova to counter hybrid threats
NATO: Finland expected to officially become member of Alliance in coming days
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: Swedish Presidency “ready” to bring another sanctions package to table of EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BUSINESS/FINANCE: there will be no equivalence between European and international sustainability reporting standards, says ISSB
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 6.9% in March
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Bimervax becomes eighth Covid-19 vaccine authorised in EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: ‘ne bis in idem’ principle applies to Volkswagen compensation proceedings, says Advocate General of EU Court of Justice
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: Court of Justice advocate general interprets EU law on screening direct investments from third countries
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: EU goods trade deficit at highest since 2002
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: ‘Qatargate’, Maja Bakran Marcich replaces Henrik Hololei as interim head of Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
ECONOMY: interactive map on projects benefiting from European Recovery Plan
COMPANIES: digitalisation and legal certainty must go hand in hand, say EU countries’ business registers
SPACE: Commission issues new calls for expressions of interest to test new technologies in orbit
FINANCE: national supervisors encouraged to facilitate migration of ICE Clear Europe CDS contracts to other clearing houses
TAXATION: European Tax Adviser Federation wants to abolish minimum penalties in ‘DAC8’ Directive
DIGITAL: thirty MEPs from Renew Europe group call for hearing of CEO of social network Tiktok before European Parliament
NATO: Mircea Geoană reappointed until mid-October 2024 as Deputy Secretary General
RUSSIA: EU condemns arrest of Wall Street Journal journalist