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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13158

7 April 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
Faced with a lack of EU players and resources, European Commission is consulting to propose measures on virtual worlds
Brussels, 06/04/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 5 April, the European Commission opened a consultation period for future measures to develop a vision for emerging virtual worlds such as the Metaverse that respects digital rights and EU laws.

The Commission believes that the EU virtual worlds ecosystem lacks significant players and that there is not enough investment capacity. “There is a risk of having a small number of big players becoming future gatekeepers of virtual worlds, creating market entry barriers and shutting...

Contents

Time Off: Easter
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: in Beijing, Ursula von der Leyen stresses imbalanced trade relationship between EU and Beijing
CHINA: EU re-imposes anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain Chinese rubber tyres after correction of its investigation
UNITED KINGDOM: UK government to ease import and export rules to make trade with EU more fluid
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: 49 United Nations members and EU condemn Russia’s illegal forced deportation of Ukrainian children
UKRAINE: Kyiv to spend $14.1 billion on priority needs for early recovery in 2023
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: cyber security, European Commission to present ‘cyber shield’ on 18 April
DIGITAL: faced with a lack of EU players and resources, European Commission is consulting to propose measures on virtual worlds
CLIMATE: Laurence Tubiana says international financial solidarity in face of climate crisis must be achieved through reform of Bretton Woods institutions
HEALTH: EMA offers developers of promising medicines new features to accelerate their assessment in Europe
HEALTH: EMA publishes EU recommendations for future seasonal influenza vaccine composition
ENERGY: a declaration by European Commission and several nuclear stakeholders on development and safety of small modular reactors
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security schemes, blocking minority in EU Council particularly concerned about exemptions for prior notification
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Franco-German duo joins in extremis the European Commission's infringement procedure against Hungarian 'anti-LGBT propaganda law'
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Germany draws red lines on upcoming reform of European fiscal rules
BANKS: capital and liquidity ratios remain robust, says European Banking Authority
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe does not give in on execution of European Court of Human Rights’ judgments concerning Russia
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe stresses importance of education on International Roma Day
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: encryption of private communications, EDRI concerned about EU-US cooperation
CLIMATE: Copernicus announces that March 2023 was second warmest March on record
DEMOGRAPHY: EU could lose more than 27 million people by 2100
DEVELOPMENT: 2023 Lorenzo Natali Prize is open for entries until 28 April
ENERGY: electricity industry calls on EU to put an end to inframarginal revenue caps, introduced to cope with rising energy prices
KENYA: back from Nairobi, MEPs highlight potential for a “true partnership” between EU and Kenya
RESEARCH: 1,607 post-doctoral researchers receive European certificate of excellence for their project
ANIMAL HEALTH: scientists call on European Commission to end fur farming