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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13294

17 November 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 38
BREACHES OF EU LAW / Social/employment
Work-life balance, Commission refers Belgium, Ireland and Spain to Court of Justice of EU

16/11/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 16 November, the European Commission decided to refer Belgium, Ireland and Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully transpose EU rules on work-life balance for parents and carers, according to a press release. The Work-Life Balance Directive (2019/158) is “important legislation which aims to enable working parents to better reconcile professional and private lives. The deadline for transposing the provisions of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission to authorise glyphosate for a further 10 years
ENVIRONMENT: EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, tempers flare ahead of European Parliament vote
ENVIRONMENT: revision of air quality directives, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations begin
JUSTICE/ENVIRONMENT : agreement between EU institutions on protecting environment through criminal law
ENERGY: reform of electricity market, European co-legislators agree on REMIT regulation
ENERGY: first High-Level Energy Dialogue between EU and Georgia, on track for EU membership
ENERGY: ACER to consult on strategies to overcome barriers to electricity demand response
DIGITAL: EU Council and European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on data collection and sharing for short-term rentals
DIGITAL: Max Schrems’ association files a complaint accusing European Commission of violating GDPR rules
DIGITAL: after Meta, TikTok announces it will challenge designation as gatekeeper under DMA before European courts
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt their position on revision of rules for occasional passenger transport sector
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt their position on maritime pollution
TRANSPORT: twelve Member States block negotiations with European Parliament on ‘Single European Sky’
AGRICULTURE: MEPs criticise methods of allocating agricultural crisis reserve funds
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament committee suggests comprehensive honey origin labelling
CHINA/CLIMATE: in China, Wopke Hoekstra points out that CBAM is not a penalty, but an encouragement to adopt sustainable practices
COHESION: European Commission awards 2023 REGIOSTARS prizes for ground-breaking projects
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: “One horror does not justify another”, warns Josep Borrell
CHINA: “Our relationship with China is a determining factor for our future economic prosperity and national security”, says Ursula von der Leyen
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, Spanish Presidency of EU Council to sound out Member States on latest chances of agreement with European Parliament
SOCIAL: European Trade Union Confederation launches Manifesto for European elections focusing on quality jobs and improving social rights
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: EU Member States refine their position on European ethics body
EUROPEAN PARTIES: individuals wishing to lead European environmentalists in June 2024 invited to come forward before 28 November
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, Member States refuse to include financial sectors
ECONOMY: European Commission gives green light to revised recovery plans of four EU countries
ECB: study identifies risks to financial stability and work of central banks in euro area from nature degradation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: EU Court of Justice clarifies conditions for maintaining identity of a notary’s practice in event of a change of holder
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission takes Greece and Croatia to European Court of Justice for failing to fulfil their obligations under three pieces of environmental legislation
ENERGY: European Commission refers Poland to Court of Justice of EU for imposing restrictive requirements on cross-border trade in natural gas
COMPANIES: EU takes Greece, Belgium and Italy to Court of Justice of EU for non-compliance with Payment Periods Directive
TAXATION: European Commission takes Belgium to court for failing to comply with free movement of workers
JUSTICE: European Commission takes Bulgaria to court for non-compliance with directive on victims’ rights
JUSTICE: European Commission takes legal action against Poland for failure to transpose directive on right of access to lawyer
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: work-life balance, Commission refers Belgium, Ireland and Spain to Court of Justice of EU
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU releases €10.5 million to help people in Myanmar and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
ENLARGEMENT: Hungary will not agree to opening of negotiations before strategic discussion on EU’s policy towards Ukraine, warns Janos Boka
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Chiara Martinelli warns of Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels and calls for an urgent energy transition
MIDDLE EAST: European Commission considers paragliding action in Gaza by former EU ambassador to Palestinians to be regrettable and inappropriate