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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13294

17 November 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission to authorise glyphosate for a further 10 years
ENVIRONMENT: EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, tempers flare ahead of European Parliament vote
ENVIRONMENT: revision of air quality directives, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations begin
JUSTICE/ENVIRONMENT : agreement between EU institutions on protecting environment through criminal law
ENERGY: reform of electricity market, European co-legislators agree on REMIT regulation
ENERGY: first High-Level Energy Dialogue between EU and Georgia, on track for EU membership
ENERGY: ACER to consult on strategies to overcome barriers to electricity demand response
DIGITAL: EU Council and European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on data collection and sharing for short-term rentals
DIGITAL: Max Schrems’ association files a complaint accusing European Commission of violating GDPR rules
DIGITAL: after Meta, TikTok announces it will challenge designation as gatekeeper under DMA before European courts
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt their position on revision of rules for occasional passenger transport sector
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt their position on maritime pollution
TRANSPORT: twelve Member States block negotiations with European Parliament on ‘Single European Sky’
AGRICULTURE: MEPs criticise methods of allocating agricultural crisis reserve funds
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament committee suggests comprehensive honey origin labelling
CHINA/CLIMATE: in China, Wopke Hoekstra points out that CBAM is not a penalty, but an encouragement to adopt sustainable practices
COHESION: European Commission awards 2023 REGIOSTARS prizes for ground-breaking projects
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: “One horror does not justify another”, warns Josep Borrell
CHINA: “Our relationship with China is a determining factor for our future economic prosperity and national security”, says Ursula von der Leyen
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, Spanish Presidency of EU Council to sound out Member States on latest chances of agreement with European Parliament
SOCIAL: European Trade Union Confederation launches Manifesto for European elections focusing on quality jobs and improving social rights
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: EU Member States refine their position on European ethics body
EUROPEAN PARTIES: individuals wishing to lead European environmentalists in June 2024 invited to come forward before 28 November
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, Member States refuse to include financial sectors
ECONOMY: European Commission gives green light to revised recovery plans of four EU countries
ECB: study identifies risks to financial stability and work of central banks in euro area from nature degradation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: EU Court of Justice clarifies conditions for maintaining identity of a notary’s practice in event of a change of holder
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission takes Greece and Croatia to European Court of Justice for failing to fulfil their obligations under three pieces of environmental legislation
ENERGY: European Commission refers Poland to Court of Justice of EU for imposing restrictive requirements on cross-border trade in natural gas
COMPANIES: EU takes Greece, Belgium and Italy to Court of Justice of EU for non-compliance with Payment Periods Directive
TAXATION: European Commission takes Belgium to court for failing to comply with free movement of workers
JUSTICE: European Commission takes Bulgaria to court for non-compliance with directive on victims’ rights
JUSTICE: European Commission takes legal action against Poland for failure to transpose directive on right of access to lawyer
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: work-life balance, Commission refers Belgium, Ireland and Spain to Court of Justice of EU
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU releases €10.5 million to help people in Myanmar and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
ENLARGEMENT: Hungary will not agree to opening of negotiations before strategic discussion on EU’s policy towards Ukraine, warns Janos Boka
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Chiara Martinelli warns of Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels and calls for an urgent energy transition
MIDDLE EAST: European Commission considers paragliding action in Gaza by former EU ambassador to Palestinians to be regrettable and inappropriate
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