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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13309

8 December 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 34
SECTORAL POLICIES / Internal market/trade
EU27 critical of additional administrative burden imposed by regulation on banning of products derived from forced labour
Brussels, 07/12/2023 (Agence Europe)

The ministers of the EU Member States spent a small part of their morning at the Competitiveness Council on 7 December discussing the regulation on the banning of products derived from forced labour (see EUROPE B13021A17).

The aim of this regulation, proposed by the Commission in September 2022, is to eliminate from the European market the presence of products made using forced labour in third countries, particularly forced labour by minors.

The text was examined quickly by the Parliament,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU27 adopt position on Net-Zero Industry Act, albeit with some reservations
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: EU27 critical of additional administrative burden imposed by regulation on banning of products derived from forced labour
DIGITAL: after 22 hours of negotiations on AI Act, co-legislators have to meet again to try to agree on prohibited practices
DIGITAL: ‘Cyber Solidarity Act’, MEPs adopt position for future negotiations with Council of the EU
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt their negotiating position on maritime safety package
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission presents three legislative proposals to streamline chemicals risk assessment
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission proposes new rules on animal transport and on welfare of cats and dogs
HEALTH: EU Council ready to negotiate with MEPs on European Health Data Space
AGRICULTURE: European Commission forecasts fall in milk and meat production in EU between now and 2035
FISHERIES: MEPs consider European Commission’s action plan on marine ecosystems unrealistic
MIGRATION: border procedures for families, negotiators from European Parliament and EU Council still have to agree on most sensitive points of Pact on Migration and Asylum
ENERGY: electricity market reform, it “will not be easy” to reach an agreement with EU Council on 13 December, according to European Parliament rapporteur
RESEARCH: science and public policy – attracting talent to EU and promoting research on agenda of meeting of European ministers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: reform of European fiscal rules, EIB presidency, digital euro and taxation on agenda of EU countries
ECONOMY: Eurogroup approves European Commission’s analysis of draft budgetary plans for 2024
COMPETITION: European Commission publishes new guidelines for parties to sustainability agreements in agriculture
COMPETITION: European Commission fines Lantmännen approximately €47.7 million for cartel aiming to manipulate ethanol prices
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: coordination of social security schemes, Spanish Presidency of EU Council is reinstating possibility for administrations to make late posting notifications
INSTITUTIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on reform of Court’s internal functioning
BUDGET: recasting of Financial Regulation, EDES still focus of interinstitutional negotiations
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU/China summit, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen “satisfied” with their discussions on need to rebalance trade relations
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell calls on UN Security Council to act to prevent a collapse of humanitarian situation in Gaza
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs call for coherent EU policies to support access to clean energy in developing countries
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: G7 announces restrictions on diamonds by 1 January 2024
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CYBER SECURITY: EU condemns malicious cyber-activities targeting democratic institutions and electoral processes
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS/CLIMATE: “gender blindness of ‘Green Deal’”, gender inequality remains a blind spot in European climate policies
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves French aid worth €4.12 billion for construction and operation of two wind farms in Gulf of Lion
BANKS: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Daisy chain’ proposal for a targeted revision of banking resolution framework
CLIMATE: Copernicus confirms 2023 will be warmest year on record, with warmest boreal autumn on record
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network Europe points to uneven progress in adopting national framework laws in EU
COMPETITION: universal postal service provision – European Commission authorises France to pay compensation of €2.6 billion to La Poste
ENERGY: joint gas purchase, AggregateEU combines 7.35 billion m³ of gas supply at end of its fourth call for tenders
DIGITAL: interinstitutional agreement on European digital identity wallet approved by European Parliament committee
DIGITAL: ‘Gigabit Infrastructure Act’, Alin Mituța confirms aim of reaching agreement with EU Council by February