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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13199
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Biodiversity

Over 60 major companies call for support for EU regulation on nature restoration for commercial reasons

Lobbying is intensifying ahead of the vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) on the proposed EU regulation on nature restoration (see EUROPE B13197A7), scheduled for 15 June.

For commercial reasons, over 60 of Europe’s largest consumer, financial and energy companies, including Nestlé, Unilever and IKEA, called on Monday 12 June for the troubled proposal to be saved.

Nestlé, Danone, Bel, Rémy Cointreau and SPAR are among the 58 companies that have co-signed...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, EU countries ready to enter into delicate negotiations with European Parliament
SOCIAL: EU Council adopts its mandate on occupational exposure to lead and diisocyanates
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council adopts its position on directives strengthening equality bodies
GENDER EQUALITY: EU Council advocates inclusion of a gender perspective in EU policies
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Cyber Resilience Act, Nicola Danti gives Member States more leeway in allocating fines collected
AGRICULTURE: Luis Planas does not believe that an agreement on pesticides dossier can be reached before European elections in 2024
AGRICULTURE: more than 100 European organisations say ‘stop’ to derogations from CAP environmental requirements
FISHERIES: Spain wants results on issue of multiannual fishing quotas by December 2023
BIODIVERSITY: circular economy a major potential asset for biodiversity in Europe according to EEA
BIODIVERSITY: over 60 major companies call for support for EU regulation on nature restoration for commercial reasons
CLIMATE/ENERGY: energy and climate crises top agenda of European mayors, according to Eurocities
ENERGY: industrial carbon management, Commission launched public consultation with view to new European strategy
TRANSPORT: European driving licence, Council Presidency is proposing to reduce period of validity from age of 75
EXTERNAL ACTION
BRAZIL: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expresses his reservations about additional instrument to EU/Mercosur agreement
TUNISIA: EU and Tunisia pledge to rapidly strengthen their partnership
SYRIA: EU organises a 7th conference not to forget Syrians
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Association of Serbian Municipalities in Kosovo, Edi Rama’s initiative welcomed by European Commission
HEALTH: future international agreement on pandemics, more work to be done to satisfy EU, according to Swedish Presidency of Council
DEVELOPMENT: EU and India call for G20 countries to recommit to achieving UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU Member States are applying more defensive measures against third countries
COMPETITION: European Commission conditionally approves Vivendi’s acquisition of Lagardère
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU must improve its reporting of NextGenerationEU debt management, says European Court of Auditors
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: no ‘Koopman’ case, says EU institution
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Dunja Mijatović welcomes plans to compensate women for forced sterilisation in Slovakia
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for €31 million Croatian aid scheme for agri-food sector
CYPRUS: Mr Erdoğan again calls for a two-state solution
CLIMATE: ahead of COP28, Frans Timmermans travels to Caribbean to strengthen EU’s climate diplomacy
COMPETITION: European Commission considers that Booking’s acquisition of eTraveli could affect competition in market for online hotel travel in EEA
ECONOMY: Giorgia Meloni links ratification of revised ESM and reform of Stability Pact
ENERGY: renewable energy directive back on agenda of Member States’ ambassadors to EU
TRIBUTE: Christian Democrat family saddened by death of Silvio Berlusconi
JUSTICE: European Judicial Network celebrates 25th anniversary in Stockholm, an opportunity to take stock of judicial cooperation in criminal matters
SOCIAL: European Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs approve recommendation on strengthening social dialogue in EU
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