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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13411
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NEWS BRIEFS / Finance

ESMA publishes new guidelines on fund names using ESG or sustainability terms

16/05/24 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 14 May, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the final report containing guidelines on fund names using terms related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria or sustainable development. The aim of these guidelines is to ensure that investors are protected against unsubstantiated or exaggerated sustainability claims in fund names. The aim is also to provide asset managers with clear and measurable criteria for...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta under DSA
COMPETITIVENESS: act on critical raw materials will not be enough to achieve objectives set by EU, according to several manufacturers
MIGRATION: fifteen Member States call on European Commission to examine new solutions to prevent migrants from arriving in EU
MIGRATION: European Commission says no opt-out clause for Netherlands on asylum or migration policies
CONSUMERS: following numerous complaints, European Commission is forcing Viagogo to review platform’s transparency policy
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: Committee of Regions calls for greater cooperation between local authorities, national governments and international organisations
TRANSPORT: European Commission inaugurates new border crossing point between Ukraine and Moldova
ENERGY: number of players in energy sector welcome proposal for new network code to meet demand
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU to invest €1,031 million in 54 defence projects through European Defence Fund
NATO: according to General Cavoli, Russia does not have capability to do a major breakthrough
EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: Charles Michel tries to help Georgians end crisis
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU regrets failure of negotiations on transactions in Serbian dinars in Kosovo
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Christian Noyer suggests making rapid progress with most willing EU countries on Capital Markets Union
TAXATION: EU needs an “excess profits” tax, according to a study by The Left in European Parliament
INSTITUTIONAL
NETHERLANDS: Renew Europe group in the European Parliament denounced after announcement by liberal VVD party of coalition with far-right PVV party
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: family allowances, EU Court of Justice finds Luxembourg indirectly discriminated against frontier workers
CONSUMERS: rights of air passengers, EU Court of Justice clarifies concept of ‘extraordinary circumstance’
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU opens two new anti-dumping investigations into Chinese products
CULTURE: 70th anniversary of Hague Convention for Protection of Cultural Property in Event of Armed Conflict, European Commission reaffirms its commitment
ECONOMY: Luxembourg presents a revised recovery plan containing a ‘REPowerEU’ chapter
GENDER EQUALITY: CNRS, Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Technological University of Shannon are winners of ‘Gender Equality Champions Award 2023’
FINANCE: ESMA publishes new guidelines on fund names using ESG or sustainability terms
EP2024: ECR Group in European Parliament will not be taking part in electoral debate on 23 May
RESEARCH: European Patent Office unveils 12 finalists for its European Inventor Award 2024