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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12846

4 December 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament over common high level of cyber security
HOME AFFAIRS: in absence of an agreement, Member States asked to adopt a progress report on resilience of critical entities
HOME AFFAIRS: 86 NGOs call on Commission to take action against Pegasus spyware
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament rapporteurs generally satisfied with outcome of vote in committee of inquiry on animal transport
ENERGY: Member States call for more flexibility in revision of RED II and EED directives
MIGRATION: marked increase in asylum applications by Afghan nationals in EU+ in September, says EASO
CONSUMERS: motor vehicles and toys top list of dangerous products notified in 2021 via Safety Gate rapid alert system
CLIMATE: F-gas use increased slightly in 2020 in EU, according to European Environment Agency
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: draft budget plan 2022 and Banking Union on agenda of Eurozone Finance Ministers
BANKS: banking sector remains strong despite uncertainties related to impact of Covid-19 pandemic
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs to call for new measures to combat sexual harassment and assault in European Parliament
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: a new EU ‘Health’ Council for more coordination in dealing with Covid-19 pandemic and possible future health crises
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: minimum wages and pay transparency will be two key issues at next EU Council meeting
EXTERNAL ACTION
LATIN AMERICA: Europeans and Latin Americans renew dialogue at highest level
CHINA: EU and US want to work together on Chinese disinformation
TRADE: environmental component of EU trade agreements is insufficient, according to Europe Jacques Delors institute
BREACHES OF EU LAW
EU LAW: Karlsruhe Court ruling on ECB ‘quantitative easing’, Commission closes infringement procedure against Germany
INDUSTRY: Dieselgate, European Commission asks for application of rules on penalties for use of defeat devices
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe publishes damning report on treatment of migrants by Croatian law enforcement agencies
TURKEY: Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers takes a tougher line on Turkey’s failure to comply with European Court of Human Rights judgments
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises additional €2.5 million for vulnerable refugees and migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina
TRADE: European Commission extends framework for screening foreign direct investments into EU
TRADE: Vanuatu is no longer a beneficiary of “Everything But Arms” tariff preference system
DEMOCRACY: Hungary persona non grata at US-organised summit
ENVIRONMENT: EU partner FAO urged to abandon partnership with pesticide industry
MONTENEGRO: Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee calls for acceleration of Podgorica's EU accession process
SOCIAL: David Casa appointed European Parliament rapporteur on Social Climate Fund
TERRORISM: Global Coalition against Daesh launches Africa think tank
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