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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13746
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT / Social/climate

Postponement of ETS 2 – money from Social Climate Fund has already been secured

The postponement by one year of ETS 2 – the new emissions trading system for transport and space heating – agreed on Wednesday, 5 November, by the environment ministers of the EU Member States (see other news), will have no impact on the Social Climate Fund (SCF) (see EUROPE B13169A41).

The funds for this mechanism, designed to cushion the social impact of extending the ETS, have already been “secured”, said Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.

ETS 1 was already intended to fund...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: after lengthy negotiations, EU Council adopts 2040 target leaving room for more decarbonisation efforts abroad
CLIMATE: 2040 target – European Parliament’s Industry Committee adopts its opinion, Transport Committee rejects its own
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council adopts its negotiating mandate for three ‘omnibus’ texts on chemicals
ENVIRONMENT: majority of EU Member States want to suspend application of ‘anti-imported deforestation’ regulation for one year
TRANSPORT: European Commission presents an action plan for high-speed rail and for renewable and low-carbon fuels
TRANSPORT/ENERGY: MEPs question next ‘Connecting Europe Facility’
ENERGY: European electricity market – ACER calls for greater flexibility to deal with price peaks
AGRICULTURE: Christophe Hansen believes there will be “necessary movement” to address European Parliament’s priorities on post-2027 CAP
AGRICULTURE: MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council on measures to support wine sector
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want to speed up authorisation procedures for biopesticides in EU
HEALTH: MEPs hope to adopt their position regarding critical medicinal products on 2 December
HOME AFFAIRS: online child abuse content – Danish Presidency of EU Council gets green light to move forward on text without mandatory detection
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission explains to Armenian authorities criteria to be met for their nationals to benefit from ‘visa-free’ regime
REGIONS: we have to acknowledge need to ask for additional resources for EU budget, says Loïg Chesnais-Girard
RESEARCH: European Commission launches ‘RAISE’ to promote use of artificial intelligence in science
DIGITAL: some forty MEPs want Commission to open investigation against Shein following sex doll scandal
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Maria Albuquerque announces presentation of two key legislative packages for Savings and Investment Union
FINANCE: Valdis Dombrovskis notes European Parliament rapporteur’s “cautious“ approach to digital euro
COMPANIES: ‘von der Leyen’ majority in Parliament still unable to agree on ‘omnibus I’ simplifying CSDDD and CSRD directives
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: MEPs welcome safeguard proposal on steel, but want to take time to examine it
TRADE: unfair foreign subsidies – European Commission opens new investigation against Chinese company CRRC
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: successful launch of Copernicus new Sentinel 1D satellite
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs expect European Commission to amend initial proposals at European Parliament mini-plenary session on EU budget 2028–2034
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs suggest granting proxy vote to MEPs who are pregnant or have just given birth
FUTURE OF THE EU: MEPs reaffirm importance of principle of subsidiarity in European political and legislative action
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: MEPs once again condemn breaches in Hungary and inaction of EU Council and Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: postponement of ETS 2 – money from Social Climate Fund has already been secured
NEWS BRIEFS
BRAZIL: European Commission imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on Brazilian softwood plywood
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Mr de Gregorio Merino and Mr Klement appointed Directors-General of Legal Service and OLAF respectively
COMPETITIVENESS: European companies call for greater simplification
FINANCE: authorisation, organisational and transparency standards applicable to “consolidated tape” providers published in Official Journal of the European Union
MIGRATION: MEPs approve new duties for Europol in fight against migrant smuggling
TRANSPORT: MEPs back agreement with Council of EU on new EMSA mandate