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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13356
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Citizenship

Issuing travel documents – EU Court of Justice reaffirms equal treatment of EU citizens

Every citizen of a Member State has the right to be issued with an identity card, in addition to their passport, even if they reside in another European Union country, ruled the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in a judgment handed down on Thursday 22 February (case C-491/21).

In Romania, a lawyer domiciled in France and practising in both countries challenged the Romanian authorities’ refusal to issue him with a simple or electronic identity card on the grounds that he was domiciled...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
Interview INTERNAL MARKET: Enrico Letta suggests “automatic and rapid” European funding for green transition of industry
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs postpone vote on report on late payments
AGRICULTURE: European Commission presents simplification options to reduce burden on EU farmers
AGRICULTURE: European agriculture ministers expected to agree on measures to simplify CAP rules on Monday 26 February
FISHERIES: Denmark and Sweden oppose unilateral measures introduced by United Kingdom
FISHERIES: European Commission seeks stakeholders’ views on ban on shark fin trade
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on standardisation of technical requirements for type-approval of non-road machinery
CUSTOMS: MEPs adopt negotiating position on EU customs reform
ENVIRONMENT: nature restoration, Mohammed Chahim confident that a majority of MEPs will support validation of political agreement at plenary session
ENERGY: Maroš Šefčovič invites reliable international suppliers to take part in first “medium-term” joint gas purchase tender
ENERGY: Ursula von der Leyen reiterates her support for clean technology industry in meeting objectives of European Green Deal
ENERGY: MEPs back PCI list including two controversial gas pipeline projects
RESEARCH: Maria Leptin gives details of changes decided by ERC Scientific Council in evaluation of research projects
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Frankfurt to host future European Anti-Money Laundering Authority
TAXATION: MEPs adopt their opinion on transfer pricing
ECOFIN: capital markets, EIB’s future tasks and European competitiveness on agenda of European finance ministers
ECONOMY: Recovery and Resilience Facility innovates by making EU funding conditional on implementation of structural reforms
EMU: two ECB experts criticise Bitcoin’s low added value and lack of regulation
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: political opponents call on EU to do more against Putin’s regime
RUSSIA: European Parliament committee responsible for report on Russia postpones vote
MOLDOVA: destabilisation of country, EU imposes sanctions on six individuals and one entity
TRADE: free trade agreements can only benefit EU agri-food trade, says European Commission
UNITED STATES: Copa-Cogeca calls on Washington to abolish countervailing duties on Spanish black olives
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Pedro Marques hopes that Ursula von der Leyen will not slow down pace of ‘Green Deal’ during European election campaign
EP2024: in run-up to election campaign, European Parliament is announcing a series of measures to strengthen media coverage and public involvement
BUDGET: MEPs approve various components of revision of EU multiannual financial framework
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: ERS-2 satellite reenters atmosphere
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European disability and parking cards – MEPs adopt their position
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: access to specialist care is a major challenge for victims of sexual violence in conflict situations
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: issuing travel documents – EU Court of Justice reaffirms equal treatment of EU citizens
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe denounces repression of defenders of migrants’ rights
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves a €240 million Danish scheme for transition towards a net-zero economy
COMPETITIVENESS: MEPs approve provisional agreement on Net-Zero Industry Act
CONSUMERS: Zalando criticised by EU for misleading use of sustainability indices for products
ENERGY: United Kingdom announces withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
ENERGY: French Minister for Economy announces a new meeting of ‘Nuclear Alliance’ on 4 March
ENVIRONMENT: as part of LIFE programme, European Commission is releasing a budget of €233 million to finance fight against climate change and protect biodiversity
JUSTICE/CONSUMERS: product liability, MEPs give green light to European Parliament/EU Council agreement
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs approve text of provisional agreement on single market emergency instrument
DIGITAL: European Digital Rights calls on EU to take immediate action to ban spyware
DIGITAL: MEPs approve provisional political agreement on ‘Gigabit Infrastructure Act’ in European Parliament committee
EP2024: European Christian Democrats finalise election manifesto