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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12851

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SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen area, towards a targeted revision to draw lessons from Belarusian crisis and pandemic
JUSTICE: interinstitutional negotiations on electronic evidence are “deadlocked”, admits Marjan Dikaučič
ENERGY: revision of Energy Efficiency Directive, Slovenian Presidency of EU Council proposes a first draft compromise
ENERGY: Slovenian Presidency’s first draft compromise on revision of ‘RED II’ Directive
FISHERIES: 95% of fishing licences requested by France have been granted by UK, according to European Commission
FISHERIES: EU ministers hope to agree on 13 December on 2022 catch limits in Atlantic, North Sea and Mediterranean
AGRICULTURE: EU Council to discuss unfair trade practices and national strategy plans for CAP
ENVIRONMENT: EU Member States endorse European Parliament/EU Council interim agreement on the 8th Environmental Action Programme
CONSUMERS: MEPs want to strengthen EU rules to protect children from dangerous toys
DIGITAL: European Agency for Operational Management of IT Systems is working on data standardisation
COHESION: CPMR concerned about “centrifugal trends” that threaten to fragment cohesion policy
COMPANIES: trade unions and civil society are rather satisfied with Social Economy Action Plan
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
EDUCATION: European Commission invites EU27 to create “individual learning accounts” and to define a European model of micro-credentials
SOCIAL: Social Climate Fund, Member States remain confused
SOCIAL: platforms directive welcomed, except by employers
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: member States want to know more about effects of Omicron variant before deciding on non-essential travel to and within EU
HOME AFFAIRS: certificates from three new third countries recognised as equivalent to EU Covid certificate
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Afghanistan, relations with Africa, Venezuela, Ukraine, sanctions against Mali and Wagner Group on agenda of EU Council on 13 December
ENLARGEMENT: EU Member States still divided on text of conclusions
TRADE/CLIMATE: approval of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism goes up
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: digital markets, upcoming European Summit, Ukraine and human rights on 13-16 December plenary agenda
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission fines former ethanol producer Abengoa €20 million for cartel participation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs support stronger in-house measures against sexual harassment and assault
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Council will adopt two delegated acts on new CAP on 12 December
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Frenchwoman Claire Bazy Mallaurie elected President of Venice Commission
CLIMATE/FINANCE: Luxembourg MEPs call on their government to take legal action if nuclear power is included in EU taxonomy
INDUSTRY: France will invest €8 billion in Important Projects of Common European Interest
JUSTICE: Didier Reynders satisfied with decision of Hungarian Constitutional Court
TRANSPORT: European Commission launches consultation on illegal discharges of waste from ships at sea
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on maximum vehicle weights and dimensions within EU

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