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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13346

9 February 2024
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
European Parliament/EU Council provisional agreement to tighten up regulation on mercury
Brussels, 08/02/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 8 February, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council and the European Commission reached agreement on the proposed revision of the EU Mercury Regulation (2017/85) to phase out the remaining uses of and trade in this highly toxic heavy metal.

“We are targeting the remaining uses of mercury to make the EU mercury-free”, stressed the Belgian Minister for the Environment of the Brussels-Capital Region, Alain Maron, on behalf of the...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Belgian Presidency of EU Council and European Parliament reach a new provisional agreement on digital platform workers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: tense atmosphere ahead of EU Council vote on due diligence for European companies
COMPANIES: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on deadline for sustainable reporting in certain sectors and certain companies
COMPETITION: European Commission updates its methodology for defining relevant market to provide greater transparency and predictability
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament/EU Council provisional agreement to tighten up regulation on mercury
AGRICULTURE: EESC calls for decent incomes for farmers
AGRICULTURE: Farm Europe deplores labelling requirements regarding new genomic techniques
FISHERIES: EU welcomes an international agreement on an increase in Chilean jack mackerel quotas in South Pacific
MIGRATION: Member States approve political agreement reached with European Parliament on ‘Migration and Asylum Pact’
ENERGY/INDUSTRY: Chinese solar-panel imports—Bruegel researchers encourage emphasising deployment rather than adopting protectionist measures deemed “ineffective”
TRANSPORT: Europe’s aviation industry calls on political decision-makers to go further in developing alternative fuels
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament and EU Council reach a provisional agreement on European disability card
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: violence against women, European Disability Forum criticises absence of measures against forced sterilisation in European directive
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025, European Parliament urges EU to step up its efforts
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs recognise need to combat antisemitic and anti-Muslim hatred, but stress that EU is lagging behind in this area
DEMOCRACY: Tatjana Ždanoka case, European Parliament confirms willingness to cooperate with Latvia to determine possible sanctions and criminal proceedings
DEMOCRACY: Christel Schaldemose believes that European elections will be “DSA’s first acid test”
WTO: European Parliament sets out expectations for 13th WTO Ministerial Conference
FINANCE: European Parliament ratifies revised rules on alternative investment funds and UCITS funds
VENEZUELA: EU must not recognise presidential elections if opposition politician María Corina Machado does not participate, says European Parliament
IRAN: MEPs strongly condemn executions of peaceful demonstrators
BELARUS: European Parliament calls for immediate and unconditional release of political prisoners
NIGERIA: European Parliament strongly condemns murderous attacks carried out by armed groups at Christmas in Plateau State
SERBIA: irregularities during elections in Serbia – MEPs call for EU funding to be suspended, arguing serious rule of law violations
HOME AFFAIRS: police cooperation, European Parliament validates new rules on automated exchange of data
EXTERNAL ACTION
MAURITANIA: EU and Nouakchott agree to strengthen their strategic partnership
JORDAN: EU and Amman reaffirm their desire to step up cooperation
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
SPORT: twenty-six EU countries advocate strengthening current European sport model
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: CJEU states that judgment of Court of Justice may constitute a new factor justifying a full examination of subsequent asylum application
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: Spain referred to EU Court of Justice for illegal waste dumping
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches infringement procedure against Croatia for restricting freedoms of lawyers
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: “2024 begins with a new record month”, says Copernicus, with warmest January on record
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Fabio Massimo Castaldo joins Renew Europe group in European Parliament
RESEARCH: EIC publishes initial documents for project leaders wishing to benefit from its accelerator
TRANSPORT: EU opens dialogue with Moldova to adapt its network