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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12940

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: European Commission finds Russian gas cut-off to Poland and Bulgaria “unacceptable” and prepares coordinated EU response
ENERGY: Member States close to agreement on EU Gas Storage Regulation
TRADE: European Commission proposes suspension of all tariffs on imports from Ukraine
REGIONS: regions call for a mechanism to facilitate use of EU funds to host refugees
MONEY LAUNDERING: EBA calls on financial institutions and supervisors to give Ukrainian refugees access to EU financial system
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European trade unions call for guaranteed access to sexual health care for Ukrainian refugees
TOURISM: Russia announces its withdrawal from World Tourism Organization
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European Commission proposes to improve lives of migrant workers and probes Member States on new legal channels
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to lift visa requirements for Qatar and Kuwait
FISHERIES: total allowable catch of cod in Svalbard waters set at 19,600 tonnes in 2022 for EU
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults public to evaluate performance of EEA and its EIONET network
ENVIRONMENT: EEA’s first exploratory study to classify European habitats according to their carbon storage
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults to update slot allocation rules
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission initiates ‘Rule of law conditionality’ procedure against Hungary
FUTURE OF THE EU: MEPs could call in June for a Convention leading to EU institutional reform
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: fight against SLAPPs at EU level will be limited to cross-border cases
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament and EU Council stall in negotiations over minimum wages
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission proposes to transform European emergency response to pandemics into a sustainable approach
HEALTH: Member States endorse practical organisation for EU to negotiate an international agreement on future pandemics
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Bernd Lange presents his vision for EU’s future anti-coercion tool
FOOD SECURITY: EU increases its emergency aid to Horn of Africa by €32 million
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: transparency of tourist accommodation transactions for tax purposes, Court of Justice dismisses intermediation platform Airbnb
EU INSTITUTIONS: European Parliament could require presentation of Covid-19 certificate to access its buildings, according to EU General Court
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: decline in respect for human rights and increasing challenge to rule of law in 2021 are “alarming”, warns Dunja Mijatović
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States endorse reform of Schengen evaluation mechanism
STATE AID: green light for €700 million in French support for research projects in all sectors
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers ECI to end cattle slaughter
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: extraordinary European Summit on 30-31 May in Brussels
COMPANIES: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations continue
COMPANIES: SMEs call for simplified regulation for sustainable products
SPACE: European Commission and EU SST Partnership launch Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management
SINGAPORE: EU calls on Singaporean authorities to not execute Malaysian national
TRANSPORT: Feport calls on European Commission to find solutions for massive return of ships waiting in port of Shanghai to EU
TRANSPORT: hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, 100 companies call on Member States not to ‘water down’ European Commission proposal

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