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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13397

24 April 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 43
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Internal market/trade
European Parliament gives green light to regulation banning products made using forced labour
Brussels, 23/04/2024 (Agence Europe)

Products made using forced labour will soon be banned from the EU’s internal market. On Tuesday 23 April, MEPs voted by a large majority in favour of the provisional agreement on the regulation that will ban these products (see EUROPE B13364A7) (555 votes in favour, 6 against and 45 abstentions). “There have been many challenges along the way, but the regulation will be groundbreaking and unique”, Samira Rafaela (Renew Europe, Dutch), the European Parliament’s co-rapporteur for...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ECONOMY: European Parliament approves Stability and Growth Pact reform
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament opposes removal of United Arab Emirates from list of high-risk countries
FINANCE: European Parliament adopts its position on Retail Investment Strategy
COMPETITIVENESS: European Parliament’s political groups set out their demands for boosting European competitiveness
MIDDLE EAST: MEPs as divided as ever on Israel
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament adopts its position on Late Payment Regulation
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: European Parliament gives green light to regulation banning products made using forced labour
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament validates delegated regulation relaxing rules on maintaining permanent grassland
BUDGET: European Parliament postpones Council discharge for 2022 financial year
PAYMENTS: European Parliament wants to strengthen protection for users of payment services in EU
INSURANCE: European Parliament ratifies Parliament/EU Council agreement on review of prudential rules regulating insurance sector
UKRAINE: European Parliament approves provisional agreement on autonomous trade measures for Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs approve agreement exempting Kosovo Serbs from short-stay visa requirements
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs approve new European rules to combat human trafficking
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Parliament approves provisional agreement on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament adopts its position on regulation aiming to reduce microplastic pollution
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament validates agreement with EU Council on classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances
DIGITAL: Parliament approves provisional agreement on Gigabit Infrastructure Act
CONSUMERS: Parliament approves provisional agreement on Directive on right to compensation
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves provisional agreement on new regulation for transfer of criminal proceedings between Member States
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: European Commission calls on Member States to strengthen their child protection systems
SOCIAL: four MEPs launch European Public Procurement Alliance
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: assessment required regarding whether ‘professional qualifications’ directive is adapted to challenges facing healthcare workers, says Frank Vandenbroucke
ENERGY: European Commission reaffirms its support for development of fusion energy to meet EU’s climate targets
ENERGY: European Commission launches European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition
CLIMATE: Stephen O’Driscoll shows interdependence between climate data and economic planning through EIB strategy
RESEARCH: European Commission announces series of calls for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, with budget of €1.25 billion
TRANSPORT: Stability and Growth Pact reform, rail and public transport representatives call for financial support
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: MEPs approve Interinstitutional Agreement establishing Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: call for European Parliament to take swift action against staff facilitating interference by third countries hostile to EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: macroeconomic imbalances in six other EU countries scrutinised
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Commission carries out inspections at a company suspected of benefiting from unfair foreign subsidies
GULF: Josep Borrell announces launch of programme for young Gulf diplomats
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Ursula von der Leyen and Joe Biden stress importance of international support for Ukraine
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Commissioner for Human Rights denounces British law on transfer of refugees to Rwanda, which illustrates European trend
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: Positive Money Europe and François Villeroy de Galhau express divergent views on financing green transition
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Jan Dusik appointed Deputy Director-General for ‘Innovation, Adaptation and Resilience, Stakeholder Relations’ at DG Climate
ENERGY: ACER assesses methodology for gas transmission tariffs for Interconnector Limited pipeline linking UK and Belgium
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEP Angelo Ciocca penalised for interrupting European Parliament debates with Christine Lagarde and voting session
RESEARCH: European Commission launches calls for projects worth €112 million, relating to artificial intelligence and quantum research and innovation
SENEGAL: Senegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, calls for “rethought” partnership with EU
FOOD SAFETY : 41% of European fruit and vegetables contain pesticide residues, says PAN Europe
TRANSPORT: European bicycle industry draws up ten proposals to unlock sector’s full potential, aimed at next European Commission