EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES

HEALTH

  • Data on the daily number of new reported COVID-19 cases and deaths by EU/EEA country - ECDC
  • Data on COVID-19 vaccination in the EU/EEA - ECDC
  • Statement by President von der Leyen on vaccine sharing in 2021 and targets for 2022
  • Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU
  • EU health preparedness: A common list of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests; A common standardised set of data to be included in COVID-19 test result certificates; and A common list of COVID-19 laboratory based antigenic assays

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €125,000 Lithuanian tax deferral scheme to support businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.100014) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €25.5 million Flemish scheme to support companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101027) - Midday Express

EMPLOYMENT

  • Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1354 granting temporary support under Regulation (EU) 2020/672 to the Portuguese Republic to mitigate unemployment risks in the emergency following the COVID-19 outbreak

ECONOMY

  • €47 million fund to protect intellectual property of EU SMEs in their COVID-19 recovery and green and digital transitions - IP/22/181

COMPETITION

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €24 million Hungarian investment aid to Volta Energy Solutions' battery copper foil plant (SA.59516) - IP/22/182
  • Commission approves 2022-2027 regional aid map for Greece (SA.100372) - IP/22/42
  • Commission approves €150 million German scheme to support feature films and TV series (SA.100474) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee of 12 January 2022
  • Agenda for: 24th Plenary Meeting of the CLEN of 09 & 10 February 2022
  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Services & Investment) of 12 January 2022
  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)) 11 January 2022
  • Draft Report by MEP Christophe Hansen on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1 of 20 October 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of dual-use items
  • Speech by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at Conference on "EU-Africa Trade Relations"
  • WTO - Ukraine launches safeguard investigation on certain types of cheese (06.01.2022)
  • WTO - Peru launches safeguard investigation on clothing (03.01.2022)

INTERNAL MARKET

  • Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities – 4-column table
  • Chemicals: new EU rules for safer ink tattoos across the EU - Midday Express
  • Minutes of the CPC Committee meeting on 9 December 2021 
  • Space Market - Study for the ITRE Committee

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • ESAs publish list of financial conglomerates for 2021
  • EBA alerts on the detrimental impact of unwarranted de-risking and ineffective management of money laundering and terrorist financing risks
  • ESMA seeks investor protection and intermediaries experts for stakeholder panel
  • SMSG response to ESAs on their joint Call for evidence on the European Commission mandate regarding the PRIIPs Regulation
  • EU’s ‘green finance’ plans amount to unacceptable institutional greenwashing - See Beuc Statement

TAXATION

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

ENERGY

  • Haldor Topsøe signs €45 million funding deal with European Investment Bank to drive green energy transition - IP/22/281
  • Review of ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode electric power consumption - Regulation - Feedback period: 07 January 2022 - 04 February 2022
  • Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Impact of the gas crisis on fertiliser production in the European Union
  • EU energy consumption plummeted in 2020 - Eurostat Statement

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Environment International Group (Chemicals/Synergy) - WPIEI (Chemicals/Synergy) of 13January 2022
  • Outcome of the 41st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) (Online meeting, 29 November - 3 December 2021) - Report by the Presidency and the Commission & - Statements by the EU and its Member States
  • Minutes of Meeting of the EU Ecolabelling Board of 17-18 November 2021
  • Space: the trend of rising global temperatures persists - Midday Express

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Minutes - Subgroup on Ingredients established by the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy (24 November 2021)
  • European pharmaceutical research and development: Could public infrastructure overcome market failures? - Study for the ENVI & ITRE Committee

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY 

  • European Media Freedom Act: Commission launches public consultation - IP/22/85 (Consultation period: 10 January 2022 - 21 March 2022)

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • EDPB - Guidelines 01/2021 on Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • EU-Moldova: Commission proposes €150 million in Macro-Financial Assistance - IP/21/7101
  • President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to Germany, Latvia and Lithuania
  • Speech by ECB's Isabel Schnabel: Looking through higher energy prices? Monetary policy and the green transition
  • The US and UK labour markets in the post-pandemic recovery - ECB Economic Bulletin Issue 8, 2021

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.2) of 12 & 14 January 2022
  • Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Macron on the presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU
  • Conference on the Future of Europe: Citizens finalise their deliberations on climate change, environment and health – Midday Express

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Action brought on 5 November 2021 - Haidukevich (T-580/21), Gusachenka (T-579/21), Omelyanyuk (T-557/21), Lyubetskaya (T-556/21), Skryba (T-581/21), Rubnikovich (T-582/21), Bakhanovich (T-583/21) Vs. Council
    Re: annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/997 and of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/8 of 6 January 2022 amending for the 326th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/5 of 4 January 2022 amending for the 325th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
  • Kazakhstan: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the situation
  • Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - Gas crisis in the EU neighborhood – EU response to geopolitical blackmailing by Russia

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