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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13849
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT / Employment

Psychosocial risks at work - MEPs agree with Estelle Ceulemans’s findings, but point to risk of a regulatory burden

The draft report by Estelle Ceulemans (S&D, Belgian) on taking account of psychosocial risks at work and calling for a European directive on the subject(see EUROPE B13836A16) was relatively well received on Wednesday 15 April by the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL).

At a time when the European Commission is considering whether to include psychosocial risks in the workplace in its future legislation on high-quality jobs, scheduled for...

Contents

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EAST: on a visit to Gulf region, António Costa reiterates EU’s support for ceasefire and reopening of Strait of Hormuz
ENERGY: European Commission fine-tuning series of measures to help EU businesses impacted by soaring prices and accelerate decarbonisation
TRANSPORT: war in Middle East - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council calls extraordinary meeting for 21 April
FISHERIES: targeted support for fisheries and aquaculture operators available from Thursday 16 April, announces European Commission
STATE AID: European Commission suggests relaxing European framework to support sectors directly affected by war in Middle East
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European age verification app is “technically ready” for release
DIGITAL: European Commission cracks down on Meta, accused of blocking access to WhatsApp for rival AI developers
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs call for modernisation of structure of European Chemicals Agency
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs propose to simplify rules on chemicals even further
FISHERIES: MEPs call for review of multiannual management plan for Baltic Sea stocks
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA Executive Director supports more targeted, risk-based approach to pesticides
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to debate direct aid arrangements after 2027 on 27 April
MIGRATION: like European Commission, Cyprus Presidency of EU Council wants to use visas as leverage for cooperation with third countries
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs vote for 2028-2034 budget of 1.27% of EU GNI
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: European Parliament negotiators find common ground on compensation framework for a future digital euro
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: members of Ukraine Defence Contact Group step up their military support
RUSSIA: transatlantic countries must do more to restore credible deterrence against Russian hybrid activities, says CEPA
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Europeans will have to produce more to replace American equipment, warns Andrius Kubilius
EXTERNAL ACTION
SUDAN: International Sudan Conference – EU and its Member States pledge €812 million to support humanitarian effort
MEXICO: modernised free trade agreement is widely supported in European Parliament, but concerns remain
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: psychosocial risks at work - MEPs agree with Estelle Ceulemans’s findings, but point to risk of a regulatory burden
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs adopt their position on revision of Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Reprotoxic substances Directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe’s Committee against Torture warns of deterioration in prison conditions and calls for prevention of police violence
NEWS BRIEFS
ISRAEL: more than 350 former European ministers, ambassadors and senior officials once again call for suspension of Association Agreement
UNITED KINGDOM: European Union and United Kingdom formalise latter’s membership of Erasmus+ programme in 2027