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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13083

14 December 2022
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CORRUPTION: MEPs terminate Eva Kaili’s mandate as Vice-President of European Parliament
Strasbourg, 13/12/2022 (Agence Europe)

MEPs meeting in plenary decided almost unanimously on Tuesday 13 December to end the mandate of European Parliament Vice-President Eva Kaili (S&D, Greek) (625 votes in favour, one against, two abstentions), who is currently imprisoned in Brussels in relation to the suspicions of corruption by Qatar that are shaking the European Parliament (see EUROPE B13082A1).

This procedure was triggered by a decision of the Conference of Presidents (CoP) on the morning of Tuesday 13 December, under...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CORRUPTION: MEPs terminate Eva Kaili’s mandate as Vice-President of European Parliament
CORRUPTION: harmonisation, new legislation and an ethics body - European Commission is considering several ways to fight corruption
FUTURE OF EU: we must make energy transition success for our children, says Robert Golob
ENERGY: Frans Timmermans expresses concern about some MEPs’ REPowerEU amendments
TAXATION: European Parliament adopts its position on administrative cooperation in field of excise duties
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament calls for concrete measures to promote inclusion of people with disabilities
GMO: European Parliament says ‘no’ to renewal of EU authorisation of transgenic soybean grown in Latin America
DIGITAL: MEPs call on European Commission to fight digital divide
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve ‘Tardino’ report on action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail transport
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve repeal of obsolete directive on limitation of noise emissions from civil subsonic jet aeroplanes
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: ministers of EU Member States fail to agree on gas price cap
ENERGY: Czech Presidency of the EU Council sounding out Member States in preparation for negotiations with European Parliament on revision of Energy Efficiency Directive
HOME AFFAIRS: API data collection, Commission extends air carriers’ obligations to intra-EU flights to strengthen terrorism and crime prevention
HOME AFFAIRS: trafficking in cultural goods, European Commission presents an action plan involving Member States, art dealers, private owners and international organisations
FISHERIES: political agreement in EU Council on fishing opportunities for 2023 in Atlantic and Mediterranean
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU ministers divided on scope of 2023 review of animal welfare legislation
AGRICULTURE: negotiations in EU Council on pesticides will continue in first half of 2023
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves €4 billion CAP strategy plan presented by the Netherlands
JUSTICE: provisional agreement between Czech Presidency of EU Council and European Parliament on future platform for Joint Investigation Teams
DIGITAL: EU-US data protection, European Commission launches process for adoption of an adequacy decision
MIGRATION: Committee on Civil Liberties members open negotiations with EU Council on Eurodac database
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament calls for agenda to deepen single market by 2030
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE/CLIMATE: provisional agreement on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism conditional on ETS agreement
ENLARGEMENT: Council agrees to grant EU candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina
ASEAN: EU and ASEAN to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations in Brussels on 14 December
MONTENEGRO: EU calls again for appointment of members of Constitutional Court
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/RULE OF LAW: satisfaction after EU Council agreement on protection of EU’s financial interests in Hungary and three other politically related dossiers
FINANCE: possible European Parliament/EU Council agreement on EU Green Bonds
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY : political agreement in EU Council on framework for political advertising
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : David O’Sullivan appointed International Special Envoy for Implementation of EU Sanctions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers—European Parliament rapporteur comfortably makes it through first step in parliamentary committee
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HUMANITARIAN AID/CIVIL PROTECTION: €1 billion in urgent winter aid promised to Ukrainians at international conference in Paris
JUSTICE: Netherlands offers to host specialised court in The Hague for crime of aggression in Ukraine
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Covid-19 — EU Council updates its recommendations on free movement in EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU Council calls for new impetus to civilian CSDP
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: an additional €73 million for Ireland and France under REACT-EU
INDONESIA: Jakarta appeals WTO ruling in raw materials access dispute with EU
INDUSTRY/RESEARCH: EU industrial investment in research and development increases in 2021
IRAN: Iran sanctions MEP Hannah Neumann
WTO: 13th WTO Ministerial Conference expected to be held in United Arab Emirates
RESEARCH: European Commission signs guarantee agreement with Nordic Investment Bank for green and digital transition
HEALTH/EMPLOYMENT: European Commission supports a large-scale partnership for vocational training in health sector