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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13298
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Commission proposes a regulation on forest monitoring

On Wednesday 22 November, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation on forest monitoring, designed to fill existing gaps in information about Europe's forests.

The Commission wants to create a comprehensive forest knowledge base to enable Member States, forest owners and managers to improve their response to the increasing pressures on forests and to strengthen forest resilience.

Forests are an essential element in the fight against climate change and the loss of...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
AGRICULTURE: MEPs kill off proposal on sustainable use of pesticides
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament reconciles ambition and pragmatism in its negotiating position on ‘Packaging and Packaging Waste’ Regulation
NEW ZEALAND: European Parliament gives go-ahead for ratification of free trade agreement with Wellington
MIDDLE EAST: Europeans welcome announcement of an agreement between Hamas and Israel
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament political groups clash over Spanish amnesty law for Catalan independentists
RULE OF LAW: conditionality of European funds, Commission has given assurances that not a single cent will be paid to Budapest unless all reforms demanded are carried out
FUTURE OF EU: European Parliament justifies its call for reform of European treaties
FUTURE OF EU: Bulgaria and Romania meet all conditions for joining Schengen area, says Nikolaï Denkov
BUDGET: MEPs adopt 2024 EU budget and call for progress on MFF negotiations
DEFENCE: ASAP regulation, European Commission should select around 20 ammunition production projects
TAXATION: Parliament adopts its opinion on new framework for e-commerce and VAT in digital age
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves a report on digitalisation of administrative processes
EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament gives green light for extension of Annemie Turtelboom’s term of office and appointment of Petri Sarvamaa
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Spanish Presidency of EU Council to submit new proposals to Member States on legal presumption of salaried employment for platform workers
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes a regulation on forest monitoring
FISHERIES: European Union welcomes decisions on sustainable fishing taken at ICCAT annual meeting
FISHERIES: European Commission examines future of fishermen up to 2050
ENVIRONMENT: management of electrical and electronic waste, Parliament and EU Council agree on bringing ‘WEEE’ directive into line
TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS: high-speed infrastructure, cyber capabilities and AI on agenda of next Council of Telecommunications and Digital Ministers of Member States
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: strengthening bilateral cooperation, trade and international situation on agenda at EU/Canada summit
WESTERN BALKANS: Jens Stoltenberg urges Belgrade and Pristina to “refrain from any escalatory action” in Serbia-Kosovo dialogue
SWITZERLAND: European Commission adopts joint declaration with Switzerland which should provide a framework for negotiations on a package of bilateral agreements
TRADE: Russia refuses to address link between diamond trade and conflict at Kimberley Process meeting
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission imposes fine of €26.6 million on Rabobank for colluding with Deutsche Bank on Euro-denominated bonds
STATE AID: European Commission approves an Italian support scheme for renewable energy, partly financed by the European Recovery Plan
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: education and culture in digital age, gender equality in sport, mental health and youth mainstreaming on EU Council’s agenda
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BANKS: shareholders and creditors affected by resolution of Banco Popular were not entitled to compensation, rules EU General Court
NEWS BRIEFS
ENVIRONMENT: reauthorisation of glyphosate, PAN Europe preparing EU Court of Justice appeal
ENERGY: European Commission publishes new rules to reduce energy consumption of household tumble dryers
ENERGY: European Commission consults on Spain’s electricity market reform plan
FINANCE: Insurance Europe and PensionsEurope call on legislators to include ESG data products in regulation on ESG rating agencies
UKRAINE: European Parliament could have an office in Ukraine