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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13645
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Health

EU Member States fail to reach a common position on pharmaceutical package

On Wednesday 21 May, the EU Member States failed to adopt a common position on proposals concerning the pharmaceutical package (see EUROPE B13625A8).

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) failed to approve a mandate to begin negotiations with the European Parliament on this issue.

At the Coreper meeting, a group of countries (Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden and Finland) called for maintaining the eight-year regulatory data protection...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission intends to remove most barriers in single market over next two years
COMPETITIVENESS: Commission continues its regulatory simplification efforts with a fourth ‘omnibus’ and creates ‘small midcaps’ status
COMPETITIVENESS: industrial policy and simplification on agenda for EU Member States’ industry ministers, Thursday 22 May
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: EU countries to be consulted on how to use public procurement for strategic purposes
COHESION: management of cohesion policy after 2027 must not be centralised, warns Polish Presidency of EU Council
ENERGY: in its conclusions, Polish Presidency of EU Council makes a more cautious reference to Russian fossil fuel phase-out plan
ENERGY: Spain and Portugal call for “renewed political impetus” to strengthen electricity interconnections with Iberian Peninsula
ENERGY: International Energy Agency highlights risk of “painful disruptions” to supply of critical raw materials
HEALTH: EU Member States fail to reach a common position on pharmaceutical package
HEALTH : EU joins Global Coalition on neglected diseases
AGRICULTURE: EU’s agricultural sector loses more than €28 billion a year due to adverse weather conditions, according to EIB
DIGITAL: Christel Schaldemose wants to see a stricter ‘Digital Fairness Act’ to regulate toxic practices of platforms
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: fifty-eight Wi-Fi providers call on European Commission to guarantee free access to 6 GHz band in order to “fulfil Europe’s promise of competitiveness”
TOURISM/CONSUMERS: Package Travel Directive - MEPs work on definition and limitation of advance payments
TRANSPORT: Spain and BEUC unite against unfair hand luggage charges imposed by seven low-cost airlines
TRANSPORT: electric vehicle charging sector adds €15 billion to EU economy in 2024, according to a study by ChargeUp
SEA: European Ocean Pact - modernising fishing fleet is a priority for European Parliament’s EPP Group
MIGRATION: Safe Third Country - NGOs concerned about European Commission’s latest proposals
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: EU and African Union pledge to strengthen their cooperation with a view to a seventh summit
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission is mobilising over €160 million for Yemen, Gaza, Syria and Lebanon
YEMEN: EU calls for renewed momentum in Yemen peace efforts
SWITZERLAND: EU and Bern initial draft agreements to strengthen bilateral relations
TRADE/CLIMATE: EU Member States give green light to ‘omnibus’ simplifying Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: just, comprehensive and lasting peace must include liberation of prisoners emphasises Valérie Hayer and Petras Auštrevičius
NORTH KOREA: EU denounces forced labour in country and aid provided to Russia
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUTURE OF EU: Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar tells European Parliament that “what we are witnessing in Gaza is genocide”
MIDDLE EAST: several political groups in European Parliament welcome review of EU/Israel Association Agreement, but say it has come too late
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: agreement in principle by EU Council on ‘SAFE’ instrument for loans to Member States to increase their military spending
FINANCE: European Court of Auditors highlights EU’s shortcomings in developing supplementary pension products
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: adoption of new own resources is a sine qua non of post-2027 MFF, according to Benjamin Haddad
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: co-legislators agree to strengthen existing rules on consulting and informing employees under European Works Council
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: twenty-six MEPs again call on European Commission to freeze all funding to Hungary
GENDER EQUALITY: Marko Vešligaj’s own-initiative report on EU’s future strategy crystallises ideological tensions between MEPs
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Pramila Patten urges EU to take action against sexual violence in wartime
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Disability Forum publishes a guide to support transposing directive on combating gender-based and domestic violence
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION : European University Association maintains that strengtheningErasmus+ is essential to EU’s competitiveness and leadership
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Commission consults on requirements for access to data for switching electricity suppliers
ENERGY: Dan Jørgensen talks to Hungarian Minister for European Affairs, Bóka János, about ‘REPowerEU’ roadmap
MEDIA: European Union to support Radio Free Europe with short-term emergency funding
MIDDLE EAST: Kaja Kallas calls for an investigation into Israeli warning shots fired at European diplomats visiting West Bank
CSDP: EU extends its partnership mission in Moldova