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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13747
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Council of EU and European Parliament reach agreement on method for calculating greenhouse gas emissions

Negotiators from the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the draft ‘Count Emission EU’ regulation, which includes a common methodological approach for companies in the transport sector to calculate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, on the evening of Wednesday 5 November. 

Under the agreement, transport companies will not be obliged to calculate their GHG emissions. marketingHowever, if they choose to do so, for example for...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: with its ‘Digital Omnibus’, Commission wants to reopen GDPR and modify application of Artificial Intelligence Act
DIGITAL: France urges European Commission to take action against Shein after sex doll scandal
DIGITAL: European Data Protection Board considers Brazilian framework to be sufficiently protective for transfer of EU data
TRANSPORT: Council of EU and European Parliament reach agreement on method for calculating greenhouse gas emissions
TRANSPORT: MEPs are very pessimistic about possibility of reaching an agreement on air passenger rights before year end
TRANSPORT: WSC and Airlines for Europe welcome action plan for renewable and low-carbon fuels but believe more could be done
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ – co-legislators consider early adoption of total Russian gas ban in 2027
ENERGY: according to European Commission, renewable energies need to be adopted “much faster” to achieve 2030 target
CLIMATE: Climate Summit – at leaders’ meeting ahead of COP30, EU advocates its “clear objectives” and relies on multilateralism
CLIMATE: objective 2040 – civil society relieved that an agreement has been reached before COP30
REGIONS: 140 European regions reject proposal on post-2027 cohesion policy
JUSTICE: monitoring application of EU law – “without reporting, transparency and public confidence are eroded”, says Dainius Žalimas
FISHERIES: MEP Isabella Lövin calls for Baltic Sea multiannual plan to be revised
FISHERIES: sector’s European Social Partners are calling for funding to modernise and decarbonise fleets
HEALTH: EU Council/European Parliament negotiations on pharmaceutical package resume on Tuesday 11 November
MIGRATION: Amnesty International denounces widespread human rights violations against migrants in Tunisia, including rape and torture
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: Arianespace hopes to carry out eight Ariane 6 launches in 2026
DEFENCE: ‘omnibus’ - negotiators from EU Council and European Parliament agree on first simplification package
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU Council on track to approve safeguard clause linked to EU/Mercosur agreement
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: several EU Member States demand additional tariffs on Russian and Belarusian products
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Fernando Navarrete recommends using private solutions to implement digital euro
BANKS: Dominique Laboureix suggests several ways of simplifying regulatory framework for bank resolution
ECONOMY: proportion of multi-country projects supported by Europe’s Technical Support Instrument constantly growing, notes Céline Gauer
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Court of Auditors and MEPs want to ensure that weaknesses in RRF are not reflected in MFF 2028-2034
MEDIA: European Commission “categorically” states it has had no contact with Agenzia Nova following dismissal of Italian journalist
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: an agreement on coordination of social security schemes never closer, assures Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: MEPs lend their support to ‘My Voice, My Choice’ European citizens’ initiative
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Istanbul Convention – according to Commission, EU accession must be translated into effective policies to combat gender-based violence
HOUSING: European Affordable Housing Plan – procedure for adopting EU Council’s conclusions is formally launched
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca welcomes progress in MEPs’ position on wine
TAXATION: revision of European directive on energy taxation will be on next Ecofin Council agenda
RESEARCH: European Research Council awarding €684 million in grants to 66 teams tackling major scientific challenges
CORRIGENDUM
CLIMATE: opinion of Parliamentary Committee on Industry includes possible contribution of international carbon credits under 2040 target