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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13963

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Quality Jobs Act, due on 3 December, will be a single, targeted text, not “a comprehensive package”, Roxana Mînzatu says

A new European Commission initiative to improve job quality and adapt work to the realities of the 21st century is welcome, provided it is targeted, delivers genuine added value and does not impose new obligations on businesses.

That was the message the EU27 ministers or their representatives responsible for employment and social affairs conveyed to Commission Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu on Monday 19 October, a few weeks before the presentation of the Quality Jobs Act.

The ministers...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Quality Jobs Act, due on 3 December, will be a single, targeted text, not “a comprehensive package”, Roxana Mînzatu says
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: early detection, social support and eviction prevention - EU Council adopts recommendation to fight homelessness
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: to achieve EU’ equality goals, several Member States call for adoption of ‘anti-discrimination’ directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council recognises equality as driver of economic growth and competitiveness
EXTERNAL ACTION
ARCTIC: icebreakers, pan-Arctic cable, stronger defence capabilities… European Commission sets out renewed ambition for EU Arctic policy
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Andorra and San Marino strengthen cooperation with European Union
ALBANIA: European Commission condemns violence by protesters and welcomes government response
MONTENEGRO: part of political class denounces Croatia’s “obstruction” of EU accession process
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States make progress on post-2027 CAP regulation
AGRICULTURE: EU Council agrees position on post-2027 common market organisation
TRANSPORT: Irish Presidency of EU Council revises definition of providers with “significant market presence” regarding multimodal bookings
TRANSPORT: military mobility – negotiations between EU Council and European Parliament on 20 October, ahead of further trilogue in December on contentious issues
ENERGY: falling demand, further releases from emergency reserves – Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU’s options for tackling price crisis
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission proposes easing rules on use of liquid digestates
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission and Belgian regions pledge to strengthen enforcement of water legislation
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: €390 million in EU funding for 135 projects under LIFE programme
CLIMATE/ENERGY: European Commission to allocate €3.4 billion from Innovation Fund to 77 decarbonisation projects across 23 countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: investment firm KKR may have provided inaccurate information during investigation leading to its acquisition of Italian company NetCo
FINANCE: MISP - Federation of European Securities Exchanges calls on European Parliament to review several provisions of EU Council compromise
ECB: “measured” monetary response remains appropriate, says Christine Lagarde in Bangkok despite continued rise in euro area prices
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European summit in late March in Eternal City to mark Treaty of Rome’s 70th anniversary
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: social mobilisations – European Commission calls for distinction between peaceful demonstrators and those who “commit violence”
DEFENCE: EU grants €20 million in aid to Nigerian armed forces
HUMAN RIGHTS: Ilze Brands Kehris appointed EU Special Representative for Human Rights
EMPLOYMENT: EU Council gives final approval to new rules on occupational exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic substances
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office announces five arrests in €114 million VAT fraud investigation
MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns attacks on European political leaders and diplomats in West Bank
SERBIA: seven MEPs to take part in observation mission for 25 October snap parliamentary elections