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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13169

26 April 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 43
NEWS BRIEFS / Energy
MEPs back provisional agreement on energy efficiency directive

25/04/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 25 April, in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), MEPs backed the provisional agreement reached in inter-institutional negotiations (trilogue) on the revision of the energy efficiency directive (48 votes in favour, 8 against and 6 abstentions), for which Niels Fuglsang (S&D, Danish) is rapporteur. Negotiations between the European Parliament and the EU Council were held on 9 and 10 March. The co-legislators had agreed on a general...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers call for European solution to problem of influx of Ukrainian grain
ECONOMY: payment of a further €1.5 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: several EU ministers criticise proposal on sustainable use of pesticides
AGRICULTURE/CLIMATE: certification framework for carbon removals, EU agriculture and fisheries ministers emphasise need for economic attractiveness
ENERGY: European Commission launches EU energy platform for joint gas procurement
ENERGY: MEPs to vote on European Parliament position on methane emissions regulation
DIGITAL: Cyber Resilience Act, ‘Danti’ report seeks to avoid placing too much responsibility on open source software developers
DIGITAL: DSA, European Commission adopts its first set of designations of very large online platforms and search engines
INTERNAL MARKET: Single Market Emergency Instrument, negotiations continue in European Parliament
CONSUMERS: financial services at a distance, launch of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations
MIGRATION: Pact on Migration and Asylum, work continues on regulation on EU asylum procedures
TRANSPORT: MEPs concerned about EU commissioner’s backlog of cases
REGIONS: EU policies and budget must promote cohesion, not undermine it, says CoR
CIVIL PROTECTION: European Commission allocates over €106 million to create a new emergency medical reserve
HEALTH: representatives of families of children with cancer hope for progress in European pharmaceutical legislation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: report on due diligence for companies adopted by MEPs
ECONOMY: European Commission is fine-tuning its proposal to reform European economic governance framework
BANKS: ‘Basel III’ prudential standards, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations stall on minimum capital requirements
STATE AID: European Commission authorises extension of Spanish and Portuguese aid for electricity producers
COMPETITION: MEPs want competition policy to remain consistent with EU’s policy objectives
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: MEPs call for €1 billion for EDIRPA
MOLDOVA: Chișinău has been Russia’s target since it declared its strategic objective was to join EU, says Mr Nosatîi
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: work on recommendation on social dialogue continues in EU Council, with a new compromise text
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Swedish Presidency could soon call for political discussion among Member States to break deadlock on dossier
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs want to strengthen measures to combat sexual harassment in European Parliament
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: MEPs agree to EU ratification of Istanbul Convention
GENDER EQUALITY: criminalisation of sex work customers divides MEPs
EXTERNAL ACTION
TOGO: EU to invest €70 million to support Togo’s agro-industry and basic social services
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
KOSOVO: Kosovo passes first step towards Council of Europe membership
RUSSIA: Council of Europe consults on participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in Paris Olympic Games
NEWS BRIEFS
CAUCASUS: Lachin corridor, EU denounces establishment of Azerbaijani checkpoint
CHINA: Valdis Dombrovskis stresses need to rebalance EU-China trade relations
CLIMATE: EU Council approves reform of ‘ETS’ and its extension to maritime transport
TRADE/CLIMATE: Council adopts regulation establishing Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
CONSUMERS: EU’s ‘General Product Safety Regulation’ for digital age formally adopted
CULTURE: European Commission appoints a European Heritage Label Bureau
ENERGY: MEPs back provisional agreement on energy efficiency directive
ENERGY: signing of Ostend ministerial declaration to make North Sea “Europe’s green power plant”
SPACE: EU launches call for expressions of interest to host ground infrastructure for GovSatCom and IRIS²
FISHERIES: Interinstitutional Agreement at EU level on management plan for bluefin tuna in Mediterranean
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: EU Member States definitively adopt regulation creating ‘Social Climate Fund’
SUDAN: Josep Borrell welcomes 72-hour ceasefire as first step
TRANSPORT: EU Council validates agreement with European Parliament on updated stability requirements for passenger ships