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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12860

4 January 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, Commission plans to classify fossil gas and nuclear as ‘transitional activities’
Brussels, 03/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission intends to include fossil gas and nuclear energy in the European Union’s taxonomy as “transitional activities”, reveals the draft complementary delegated act on taxonomy sent to EU Member States for consultation on Friday 31 December, New Year’s Eve. 

This long-awaited legislative text aims to complete the first delegated act relating to the climate component of the EU regulation (2020/852) establishing the taxonomy (see EUROPE B12850A13). 

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Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, Commission plans to classify fossil gas and nuclear as ‘transitional activities’
INTERNAL MARKET: autonomy of European Union at heart of French Presidency of EU Council
AGRICULTURE: mirror clauses, pesticides, imported deforestation and carbon sequestration among priorities of French Presidency of EU Council
ENVIRONMENT: biodiversity restoration, sustainable products, circular economy and reduction of chemical pollution among priorities of French Presidency of EU Council
HOME AFFAIRS: reform of Schengen area, management of migration and strengthening of Europeans’ security will dominate work of French Presidency of EU Council
CONSUMERS: better consumer information, new rules for product safety and consumer credit on agenda of French Presidency of EU Council
DIGITAL: new consumer protection rules for online purchases of content and goods come into force
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EURO: EU Finance Ministers want to modernise euro and governance of euro area
ECONOMY: Next Generation EU, Commission makes first payment to Spain and receives payment requests from Greece and Italy
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Africa, Western Balkans and Indo-Pacific region, international priorities of French Presidency of EU Council
RUSSIA: western countries denounce closure of Memorial
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: directives on minimum wage and on platform work will be main priorities of French Presidency of EU Council
NEWS BRIEFS
MULTILINGUALISM: Irish language achieves full status as an official and working language in EU
UKRAINE: Borrell visits country to reaffirm EU support