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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13555
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Patents

Why EU Council will not adopt a position on standard essential patents under Polish presidency

Within the ‘patent package’ proposed by the European Commission in April 2023 (see EUROPE B13171A1), the regulation on standard essential patents (SEPs) poses a problem. SEPs protect a technology that is essential for compliance with a certain standard. In particular, they apply to connected objects. While the European Parliament adopted its position last year (see EUROPE 13360A10), the EU Council is not ready to follow suit. Several Member States, including Finland, the Netherlands and...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Copernicus reports 2024 as first year with average temperatures 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
ENERGY: ACER launches virtual hub price correlation simulator for electricity futures market
ENVIRONMENT: negotiations to begin end January on green claims, detergents, groundwater protection and plastic granules
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs begin discussions on revision of ‘End-of-Life Vehicles’ regulation
FISHERIES: Netherlands faces national courts over bottom trawling in marine protected areas
PATENTS: why EU Council will not adopt a position on standard essential patents under Polish presidency
MIGRATION: personal data of migrants, several NGOs are concerned about Commission’s plan to conclude a working agreement between Europol and Egypt
HEALTH: EU Council due to adopt text regarding European Health Data Space on 21 January
HEALTH: 2021 Community Regulation on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) comes into force on 12 January
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: establishment of fourteen working groups responsible for political oversight of specific projects
EXTERNAL ACTION
VENEZUELA: EU sanctions additional fifteen dignitaries of Maduro regime
SYRIA: European Union could ease sanctions, subject to conditions, according to High Representative, Kaja Kallas
LEBANON: Joseph Aoun’s election marks a moment of hope and renewal, according to EU
INDONESIA: WTO partially upholds EU’s ‘RED II’ dispute with Jakarta
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DIGITAL: human rights commissioner calls on European governments to “demonstrate principled leadership” in combating disinformation online
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: putting persons with disabilities at heart of fight against poverty and exclusion is a priority, according to a report commissioned by European Commission
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE/DIGITAL: two years after its launch, common European data space for cultural heritage is bearing fruit with educational communities
NEWS BRIEFS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU calls on all political actors in Bosnia-Herzegovina to respect territorial integrity and constitutional order of country
CLIMATE: richest 1% use up their annual carbon quota in first ten days of 2025, says Oxfam
ECONOMY: EU provides Ukraine with €3 billion tranche of aid under preferential loans granted by G7 countries
ECONOMY: dinner of European finance ministers on Monday 20 January, devoted to transatlantic relations and energy prices
ENERGY: fall in German greenhouse gas emissions slowed significantly in 2024
UNITED STATES: Europe’s leaders say they are determined to strengthen transatlantic bond
ISRAEL: Netanyahu’s “safe” participation in Auschwitz liberation celebrations, EEAS calls on Poland to comply with its obligations
JORDAN: EU and Amman to sign strategic partnership at end of month