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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13344

7 February 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Companies
European Parliament/EU Council agreement on environmental, social and governance ratings
Brussels, 06/02/2024 (Agence Europe)

On the evening of Monday 5 February, negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council reached a provisional agreement on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings. The aim of the new regulation is to enhance the reliability and comparability of ESG ratings by improving the transparency and integrity of rating providers' operations and preventing potential conflicts of interest.

These rating providers will have to be approved and supervised by the European Securities and...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: 2040 climate target, European Commission emphasises ‘just transition’
CLIMATE: Industrial Carbon Management, European Commission aims for climate neutrality by 2050 with a target of capturing 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030
ENVIRONMENT: packaging and packaging waste regulation, European Parliament and EU Council to continue negotiations on 4 March
COMPETITIVENESS: provisional agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on Net-Zero Industry Act
DIGITAL: Gigabit Infrastructure Act – EU Council and European Parliament reach provisional political agreement on deployment of high-speed networks
COHESION: EU Member States outline initial areas for discussion on future of cohesion policy
RESEARCH: European semiconductor joint undertaking launches calls for €216 million in funding
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission wants to step up fight against sexual abuse of children, particularly online
JUSTICE: legal certainty in digital world, fight against money laundering and non-contentious justice are Notaries of Europe’s central concerns in preparation for elections
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
AGRICULTURE: Ursula von der Leyen wants to see proposal on sustainable use of pesticides withdrawn
AGRICULTURE: MEPs divided on how to regulate new genomic techniques
CLIMATE: Wopke Hoekstra defends a balanced approach to make sure “everyone crosses finish line” with regard to 2040 climate target
BUDGET: EU27 agreement on revision of EU budget not end of story, say MEPs
UKRAINE: MEPs call on EU and Member States to do more on military front
TRANSPORT: European Parliament adopts position on driving disqualifications
ENVIRONMENT: management of electrical and electronic waste, European Parliament approves provisional Parliament / EU Council agreement on compliance with WEEE Directive
DIGITAL: MEPs formally approve interinstitutional agreement on ‘Interoperable Europe’
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Ukraine Facility’
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: digital platform workers—Belgian Council Presidency slightly amends text negotiated with European Parliament and hopes for agreement from Member States
EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships in EU, European Court of Auditors identifies series of shortcomings
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on environmental, social and governance ratings
EMU: European Parliamentary Research Service examining impact study supporting proposal for a digital euro
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: Franco-German couple continue to tear each other apart over EU-Mercosur agreement
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: domestic violence and violence against women, European Parliament and EU Council negotiators reach agreement despite deadlock over European definition of rape
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: new interactive tool for rural areas to identify EU funding opportunities
CITIZENSHIP: partial registration of ‘European Cannabis Initiative’ ECI
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: three new Heads of Representation in Sofia, Budapest, and Berlin
NATO: Hungarian parliamentary session on Sweden’s accession to Alliance adjourned
MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes appointment of an independent committee to evaluate UNRWA
SERBIA: MEPs from EPP, S&D, and Greens/EFA groups call on European Commission to investigate possible irregularities during recent elections
TRANSPORT: share of renewable energies in sector has increased slightly by 2022, according to Eurostat