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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12833

17 November 2021
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BEACONS
Beacons: The future of the media under debate in Madrid
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: ‘Strategic Compass’ welcomed by EU ministers
DEFENCE: fourteen new projects will be launched under PESCO
SPACE: ‘Strategic Compass’, a new space strategy for defence and security to be launched in late 2023
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: ‘ePrivacy’, further discussions between EU Council and Parliament scheduled for 18 November
TRANSPORT: ‘Single European Sky’, next interinstitutional negotiations are going to be complicated
ENERGY: energy price rises, ACER finds no manipulation of wholesale electricity market
ENERGY: German regulator suspends Nord Stream 2 pipeline certification on regulatory grounds
CLIMATE/FINANCE: over 20 MEPs urge Commission to keep fossil gas and nuclear out of EU taxonomy
COHESION: consequences of slow implementation of 2021-2027 cohesion policy are to be put into perspective, according to European Commission
ENVIRONMENT: almost 60% of EU premature deaths due to fine particulate matter in 2019 were avoidable, according to EEA
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Parliament and EU Council reach agreement on EU 2022 budget
BUDGET: auditors give mixed picture of EU spending programme performance
TRANSPARENCY: European Ombudsman calls for revision of regulation on access to EU institution documents
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
POLAND: ability of Minister of Justice to appoint and terminate judges without predefined criteria threatens judicial independence, Court says
HUNGARY: Hungary has violated EU law by criminalising assistance provided by associations to asylum seekers
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: pay transparency, co-legislators reflect on company disclosures and workers’ legal rights
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Slovenian EU Council Presidency seems to want to take step towards European Parliament on coordination of social security systems
EXTERNAL ACTION
UZBEKISTAN: work progresses on agreement for an enhanced cooperation partnership with EU
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: EU reaffirms its strong commitment to region
SWITZERLAND: Commission and Berne will take stock in January on how to address outstanding issues
TRADE: world merchandise trade slows in second half of 2021
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Fiscal Board recommends streamlining use of EU fiscal rules escape clause
TAXATION: Tax Justice Network says OECD countries foster majority of tax evasion
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: European Banking Authority identifies priorities for banking supervision and resolution in 2022
CHINA: Beijing again calls on EU to lift sanctions if it wants to make progress on investment agreement
DEFENCE: EU Defence Ministers agree to strengthen cooperation with USA
DEVELOPMENT: EU external action on water to be discussed at ministerial level on 19 November
ENERGY: dispute continues between Czech Republic and Poland over Turów mine
ETHIOPIA: increasingly concerned about armed conflict in Tigray, EU fully supports African Union mediation
SECURITY: EU prepares sanctions against Wagner Group
TRANSPORT: interim agreement on hiring of vehicles without drivers approved in European Parliament committee
TRANSPORT: EU and Armenia sign agreement on a Common Aviation Area
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