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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13492

28 September 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 30
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
€91 million fine imposed on Meta for infringement of EU personal data protection law
Brussels, 27/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 27 September, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was fined €91 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union.

The Irish regulator declared that the American company has breached the European regulation on the protection of personal data (GDPR), in particular by failing to be transparent after a security breach affecting its users’ passwords.

According to the DPC’s press release, Meta “did not...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE/ENVIRONMENT: without adjustments, the regulation against imported deforestation could be incompatible with WTO, according to an ECIPE report
LATIN AMERICA: Latin American and Caribbean countries call for indefinite postponement of EU Deforestation Regulation
VENEZUELA: EU and some thirty countries call for political will of Venezuelan people to be respected
MIDDLE EAST: EU and partners launch Global Alliance for the Two-State Solution
SUDAN: Germany, France, United States and EU again call on warring parties to cease hostilities and ensure humanitarian access
THAILAND: EU welcomes adoption of Marriage Equality Act
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: ten potential candidates vying to succeed Emily O’Reilly
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: European Commission welcomes international declaration on combating antimicrobial resistance
AGRICULTURE/TRADE: EU’s agri-food surplus increased in first half of 2024
AGRICULTURE : some fifteen European ministers call for postponement of electronic register of pesticides
DIGITAL: €91 million fine imposed on Meta for infringement of EU personal data protection law
ENERGY: European Commission introduces a new “resilience” criterion for second European Hydrogen Bank auction
ENERGY: Claude Turmes believes “reopening” regulation on Energy Union governance must be avoided at all costs
ENERGY: European Commission seeks stakeholder comments on draft delegated act on ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Infrastructure Map: stakeholders have until 16 October to submit new information
ENERGY: EU countries could save €9 billion on gas costs by harnessing surplus wind and solar energy
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Bruegel calls for closer EU-UK cooperation despite post-Brexit tensions
ENVIRONMENT: draft opinion of Committee of Regions considers implementation of ‘European Green Deal’ to be inadequate
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Finance Watch makes recommendations to improve banking prudential framework
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: European Institute for Gender Equality publishes guidelines on best practice for data collection
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ursula von der Leyen to meet leaders of Switzerland and United Kingdom on 1 and 2 October
AFRICA: EU to support development of African Union counterterrorism plan
AGRICULTURE : COPA elects Italy’s Massimiliano Giansanti as its new president for next two years
STATE AID: European Commission authorises a Portuguese aid scheme to support transition of businesses to a net zero emissions economy
FUTURE OF EU: federalist MEPs regret that mission statements of European Commissioners-designate make no mention of possible treaty reform
CLIMATE: European Commission has adopted two delegated acts for extension of ‘EU ETS 2’ in Austria and Netherlands
ENERGY: ACER clarifies new REMIT obligations for non-EU market participants
IRAQ: EU concerned by increase in executions
NORTH MACEDONIA: Viktor Orbán sees himself as a mediator to resolve dispute between Skopje and Bulgaria
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults on recognition of professional qualifications for veterinary surgeons