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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13188
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NEWS BRIEFS / Patents

Fighting forest fires through innovation, EPO launches knowledge-sharing platform

25/05/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Patent Office (EPO) launched on Tuesday 23 May a new platform for sharing knowledge and patent information on technologies for fighting forest fires. The aim is to help local and national governments prepare to avoid the devastation of recent years. According to EPO President António Campinos: “The effectiveness of global firefighting depends on access to the necessary know-how and technical information contained in patents”. Patent applications and published patents are a valuable source of information for scientists, engineers and governments. Patent information includes all information that indicates to users which inventions already exist. It can provide new insights, generate breakthroughs and lead to technical partnerships, the EPO stresses. (AN)

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU-US Trade and Technology Council must further facilitate bilateral trade, says Valdis Dombrovskis
TRADE: Member States cautious about idea of screening outbound investments
TRADE: concerns and divisions over EU/Mercosur trade agreement persist among EU27
DRC: MEPs alarmed by security and humanitarian situation in east of country and call for organisation of free and inclusive elections
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL interview: “Two years after the Porto Summit, we need to set more social objectives” at EU level, argues Agnes Jongerius
SOCIAL: Commission is studying possibility of regulating use of artificial intelligence in world of work
SECTORAL POLICIES
CIVIL PROTECTION/MEMBERSHIP: in Italy, Ursula von der Leyen assures Giorgia Meloni of EU’s continued solidarity following devastating floods
REGIONS: Meritxell Serret advocates a European and multi-level approach to challenges of climate change
CLIMATE: according to Frans Timmermans, fight against climate change must involve a “fair” ecological transition
CLIMATE: European Commission will take Sultan Al-Jaber at his word on controversial COP28 presidency
FISHERIES: EU Council ready to negotiate on 30 May with European Parliament on recast of controls system
DIGITAL: five years after its implementation in EU, GDPR is still encountering difficulties
ENERGY: gas and electricity markets stabilising at end of 2022, according to European Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: an annual report, in ECB’s 25th anniversary year, marked by return of inflation and positive interest rates
TAXATION: MEPs disagree on VAT in digital age
TAXATION: MEPs deplore EU Council’s lack of consideration for review of administrative cooperation in tax matters
FINANCE: ESMA warns of risks associated with investment firms that offer both regulated and non-regulated products and services
STATE AID: European Commission approves a €179.5 million Croatian aid measure to support development of a ‘robot taxi’ service
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: “ball is in Hungarians’ court”, says Johannes Hahn
FUTURE OF EU: MEPs advocate gradual extension of qualified majority voting by Member States in EU Council
Russian invasion of Ukraine
REGIONS: European Committee of Regions backs reconstruction efforts in Ukraine
UKRAINE: Council adopts extension of tariff suspension on imports from Kyiv
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: European Parliament’s Committee on Culture wants to extend scope of ‘anti-SLAPPs’ directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs start work on directives concerning Equality Bodies
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: EU Court of Justice rules on criteria that determine requirement to assess building project’s environmental impact
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: EU Court of Justice clarifies copyright rules applicable to satellite packages
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca expects EU cereal production to rise despite drought
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €2.5 million in emergency aid for victims of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh
PATENTS: fighting forest fires through innovation, EPO launches knowledge-sharing platform
ENERGY: ACER consults to revise definition of congestion in electricity networks
FINANCE: MEPs approve provisional agreement on European green bonds
DIGITAL: Ana Talus elected Chair of European Data Protection Board
DIGITAL: according to the European Investment Bank, 69% of EU companies had implemented advanced digital technologies by 2022
WTO: EU Council approves agreement on illegal fishing subsidies in Geneva
FISHERIES: MEPs approve conclusion of new EU/Mauritius agreement
FISHERIES: MEPs green-light new rules for fishing in Mediterranean