EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES

HEALTH

  • Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Liability for vaccine side effects – citizens' rights under the Product Liability Directive and the precedent set by the no-fault compensation programme  
  • EMA evaluating data on booster dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen
  • EMA starts review of Paxlovid for treating patients with COVID-19 

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

DIGITAL

  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - Breach of personal and medical data from COVID-19 tests
  • Answer given by Mr Reynders to a MEP written question - Validity of COVID-19 vaccination certificates
     
    ECONOMY
  • Rwanda: EIB and BRD to provide EUR 30 million for business impacted by COVID-19 

COMPETITION

STATE AID

  • Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 December 2021
  • Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2034 of 10 June 2021 on the State aid SA.28599 (C 23/2010) (ex NN 36/2010, ex CP 163/2009)) implemented by Spain for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less urbanised areas (outside Castilla-La Mancha)

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: EP INTA Extraordinary meeting of 29 & 30 November 2021
  • Agenda for: 6th meeting of the Customs Expert Group - TARIC section of 25 November 2021
  • Agenda for: 11th meeting of the Customs Expert Group - Tariff Measures section of 26 November 2021
  • 8th Public Session of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-committee under the EU-Colombia/Ecuador/Peru Trade Agreement: Dialogue with Civil Society - 30 November 2021
  • Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union - See Working Document
  • Report from the Commission on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items
  • WTO - Items proposed for consideration at the next meeting of Dispute Settlement Body of 29 November 2021

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Draft - Commission Regulation (EU) …/… amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH
  • EU Next Generation Innovators Summit Slovenia & Investment Conference (Ljubljana, 26-27 October 2021) - Information from the Presidency
  • Sustainable supplies of critical raw materials crucial for EU industry - See the EP Statement

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/2036 of 19 November 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standard 17
  • EBA publishes its final revised Guidelines on internal governance for investment firms under the Investment Firms Directive
  • EBA publishes its final Guidelines on remuneration for investment firms under the Investment Firms Directive
  • ESMA seeks input on EMIR clearing threshold framework

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • Draft Council Conclusions on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Gender Equality in the Labour Market - Preparation for the Approval

ENERGY

  • The importance of ensuring nuclear safety at the Belarusian NPP in accordance with the EU recognised safety levels - Information from the Lithuanian delegation
  • Germany: EIB supports affordable energy-efficient housing in Erlangen
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Surge in electricity prices
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Unprecedented surge in electricity prices
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Electricity interconnection capacity objectives
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Rise in electricity prices on the wholesale market 
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Sustainability of projects on the fifth projects of common interest list 

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: 7th Meeting of Expert Group/Multi-stakeholder platform with a focus on the Implementation of the EUTR and the FLEGT Regulation of 25 November 2021
  • Fit for 55 Package - Overview of progress of the “Fit for 55” package of legislative proposals
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Collection and recycling of electronic devices in Europe and elsewhere - international dimension
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Discharges of hazardous substances such as FBSA

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Agenda - 10th Plenary meeting of the Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health of 24 November 2021
  • Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement (Tobacco Product Directive)
  • The Countdown is on! One week left to submit your project to the 2021 EU Health Award on cancer prevention and mental health! Deadline: 30 November
  • SCHEER - Preliminary Opinion open for comments on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive"
    - Clothianidin (deadline: 23 December 2021)
    - Acetamiprid (deadline: 23 December 2021)
    - 17-Alpha-Ethinylestradiol (EE2), Beta-Estradiol (E2) and Estrone (E1) (deadline: 23 December 2021)
  • SCHEER - Final Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive"
    - Silver and its compounds
    - Nicosulfuron
  • SCHEER - Minutes of the Working Group meeting on the safety of Cobalt in toys of 14 October 2021
  • SCHEER - Minutes of the Working Group meeting on electromagnetic fields (EMF) of 17 November 2021
  • SCHEER - Minutes of the Working Group meeting on Draft Environmental Quality Standards for the Water Framework Directive Priority Substances & groundwater quality standards of 29 October 2021
  • SCCS - Minutes of the Working Group Meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products of 4 November 2021

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Minutes of the 10th Meeting of the CEF2 Telecom Expert Group of 21 May 2021
  • Minutes of the 3rd virtual Meeting of the 2nd expert group for the observatory on the Online Platform Economy of 15 September 2021
  • Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) - General approach - Joint statement by the Danish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish delegations
  • Digital Markets Act: ending unfair practices of big online platforms - See the EP Statement & DMA: compromise amendments approved in committee 

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • New trends in road freight transport: the inflation of the number of driver attestations for third countries drivers - a challenge for social conditions and modal shift - Information from the Belgian delegation
  • Draft - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... amending Annex IV to Directive (EU) 2017/2397 of the European Parliament and of the Council

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Minutes of Terrorism Working Party (TWP) of 10 November 2021
  • EU law precludes a national supreme court, following an appeal in the interests of the law brought by the Prosecutor General, from declaring a request for a preliminary ruling submitted by a lower court unlawful on the ground that the questions referred are not relevant and necessary for the resolution of the dispute in the main proceedings (See CPR Nº 207/2021 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-564/19 - IS (Illégalité de l’ordonnance de renvoi)) 
  • Draft - Commission Delegated Decision on further defining security, illegal immigration or high epidemic risks

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1) of 24 November 2021
  • Agenda for: EP Plenary Session of 22 to 25 November 2021

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • The Court of Justice upholds the acts of the Council maintaining Hamas on the European list of terrorist organisations (See CPR Nº 208/2021 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-833/19 P Council Vs Hamas)
  • 17th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting – Turning Challenges into Opportunities - IP/21/6219
  • Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - Absence of the cement sector in the list of EU targeted economic sanctions against the Belarusian regime 
  • China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the deteriorating health situation of Zhang Zhan
  • EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell

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