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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13336
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INSTITUTIONAL / Eu law

European Commission is sending letters of formal notice to 26 Member States for late transposition

On Thursday 25 January, the European Commission announced that it had sent letters of formal notice to Member States that had not communicated national measures transposing directives for which the transposition deadline had recently expired. 26 Member States have not yet communicated measures for the full transposition of 11 European directives.

The Member States concerned are:

- 26 Member States (all except Denmark) for the EU Emissions Trading System; 

- 21 Member States (Belgium,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: European interior ministers continue their discussions on ways to strengthen anti-drug policies
JUSTICE: drug-related crime, regulation of sex work and prison conditions will occupy EU justice ministers at their informal meeting in Brussels
AGRICULTURE: Ursula von der Leyen calls for dialogue to “overcome polarisation” in response to farmers’ anger
ENVIRONMENT: coalition of NGOs takes legal action against European Commission’s decision to renew authorisation for glyphosate
FISHERIES: MEPs advocate cameras in ports to monitor compulsory landings in North-East Atlantic
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs are divided over payment periods laid down in future regulation
INTERNAL MARKET: in charge of a report on single market, Enrico Letta admits that Union’s industrial policy system needs rethinking
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU invests nearly €70 million to better prepare for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats
ENERGY: European Commission grants €594 million to eight cross-border energy infrastructure projects
ENERGY: European Commission announces completion of a Polish overhead power line to synchronise Baltic States with European grid
CLIMATE: coalition of 14 organisations urges European Commission to be ambitious in its forthcoming communication on EU 2040 climate target
TRANSPORT: rail sector is calling for a pragmatic approach to managing railway capacity
TRANSPORT/DEFENCE: EU announces €807 million in support for 38 military mobility projects
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: key rates will remain unchanged until objective of price stability is achieved on a lasting basis, says Christine Lagarde
TAXATION: EU Member States not convinced by transfer pricing proposal
ECONOMY: pre-financing payments under ‘REPowerEU’ chapters of recovery plans of ten EU countries
EIB: MEPs call for an increase in capital of European Investment Bank
COMPETITION: European Commission suspects six Norwegian producers of farmed Atlantic salmon of having entered into cartel
COMPETITION: European Commission announces opening of in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Air Europa by IAG
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Belgian Presidency of EU Council proposes to Member States that they resume their mandate of June 2023 on legal presumption of salaried employment
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: decision-making procedure at EU level “has reached its limits”, says Oliver Röpke
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Valérie Hayer, new chairwoman of Renew Europe group, says she is “confident” about polls ahead of European elections
EU LAW: European Commission is sending letters of formal notice to 26 Member States for late transposition
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Javier Zarzalejos calls for greater protection of victims’ rights, a commitment to preventing re-victimisation and access to justice
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament promotes fight for gender equality and against poverty ahead of 68th session of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: at European Parliament, Irene Shashar warns of resurgence of antisemitism in Europe
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Scotland and Wales encourage new strategies for mobility and European cooperation to counter effects of Brexit
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CAUCASUS: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe refuses to ratify credentials of Azerbaijani delegation
HUMAN RIGHTS: increased budget and improved 2023 results for European Court of Human Rights
HUMAN RIGHTS: Irishman Michael O’Flaherty to be Council of Europe’s new Commissioner for Human Rights
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court of Justice once again interprets EU law on compensation for air passengers
ENVIRONMENT: Ireland found to have failed to comply with EU law governing quality of water intended for human consumption
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: EU strongly condemns new wave of repression against former political prisoners
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU continues to deliver urgent aid to Gazans via Egypt
ANGOLA: MEPs give green light to EU-Angola agreement to facilitate sustainable investment
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of fabrics from China
DEMOCRACY: targeting and transparency of political advertising, MEPs approve interinstitutional agreement in Parliament's committee
DEMOCRACY: MEPs approve provisional political agreement on ‘anti-SLAPPs’ directive in Parliament committee
DEMOCRACY: EEAS publishes its second report on FIMI
ENERGY: “only 7% of world’s hydrogen projects will be completed by 2030”, according to Fatih Birol
KENYA: MEPs give go-ahead for ratification of economic partnership agreement with Nairobi
MEDIA: ‘Media Freedom Act’, Reporters Without Borders welcomes introduction of media identification mechanism to help major online platforms sort out content