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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13553

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SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Polish Presidency of EU Council presents compromise text on new genomic techniques

In view of the meeting of the Council Working Party on Genetic Resources and Innovation in Agriculture scheduled for 20 January, on Tuesday 7 January the Polish Presidency of the EU Council drafted a compromise text on the proposal governing the use of new genomic techniques (NGT). This text aims to resolve the problem of patents on these plants.

“The aim is to find a qualified majority”, according to a note from the Polish Presidency. The EU Council has still not managed to find a...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Polish Presidency of EU Council presents compromise text on new genomic techniques
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission proposes further harmonisation of pesticide labelling
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: EDPS reprimands Frontex for automatically transferring migrant data to Europol without assessing need to do so
MIGRATION: ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ - 23 Member States have submitted their national implementation plans
DIGITAL: if Meta platform changes its content management policy in EU, it must send “prior risk assessment analysis” to European Commission
CLIMATE/RESEARCH: Green Deal Projects Support Office presents its progress on 17 European initiatives
ENERGY: ACER presents its recommendations for updating network code for gas capacity allocation mechanisms
ENERGY: sector calls for harnessing benefits of bioenergy for EU competitiveness
TRANSPORT: T&E recommends that EU Member States encourage installation of electric vehicle home chargers
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Donald Trump believes Allies should spend 5% of their GDP on defence
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE/DIGITAL: conference on future of Europe - European Commission found to have breached EU rules on personal data protection
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: a new report recommends increasing capacity of EU budget to prepare for responses to crises
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: European Youth Information and Counselling Agency publishes recommendations for greater fairness and reliability in a changing world
EDUCATION: European Commission assesses cooperation on quality assurance and proposes ways of recognising diplomas in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Romania to join US Visa Waiver Program for nationals of EU Member States
CULTURE: Chemnitz in Germany and Nova Gorica in Slovenia, European Capitals of Culture 2025
YOUTH: DiscoverEU, European Commission offers almost 36,000 young people chance to discover Europe with free travel pass
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office dismantles transnational VAT fraud network
CSDP: Gulf of Guinea, Francisco Javier López Fuster to become head of EU initiative’s military command and support cell