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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13166

21 April 2023
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Finance/money laundering
‘MiCA’ and ‘TFR’, MEPs overwhelmingly support Interinstitutional Agreements to better regulate crypto-assets
Brussels, 20/04/2023 (Agence Europe)

MEPs meeting in Strasbourg plenary on Thursday 20 April approved by 517 votes to 38 with 18 abstentions the Interinstitutional Agreement on new common rules on supervision, consumer protection and environmental safeguards for crypto-assets, including cryptocurrencies (MiCA). The European Parliament had reached a provisional political agreement with the EU Council on 30 June 2022 (see EUROPE B12984A3).

The new legislative framework including crypto-assets – so far not covered by the...

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HEALTH: European Parliament supports EU global health strategy
INDUSTRY: Dieselgate, Commission and Member States must do more to combat defeat software, says European Parliament
FINANCE/MONEY LAUNDERING: ‘MiCA’ and ‘TFR’, MEPs overwhelmingly support Interinstitutional Agreements to better regulate crypto-assets
ECB: MEPs divided on added value of digital euro
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COHESION: Younous Omarjee calls for “bonuses” in State aid rules for less developed areas
RUSSIA: European Parliament demands immediate release of political opponents Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alexei Navalny
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament condemns anti-LGBTIQ law in Uganda
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ENVIRONMENT: Poland condemned for breaching EU noise law
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INSTITUTIONAL
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