EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES

HEALTH

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €509 million Czech scheme to support the self-employed and partners in small limited liability companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic (SA.101034) - Midday Express

ECONOMY

  • REACT-EU: €206 million for recovery and green and digital transition in Germany, Malta, France and Austria - Midday Express

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • President von der Leyen visited the Institut Pasteur in Dakar and announced an additional contribution of €125 million to advance vaccination against COVID-19 in Africa
  • Speech by Commissioner Kyriakides at the Joint Conference of Foreign Ministers and Health Ministers

COMPETITION

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Commission publishes analysis of trade and sustainable development policies around the world - Midday Express
  • High-level dialogue takes stock of Arab countries’ ongoing WTO accessions
  • French presidency takes first steps toward procurement compromise - Politico.eu

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Judgment of the Court of 10 February 2022 in Case C-199/20, DIMCO Dimovasili M.I.K.E. v Ypourgos Perivallontos kai Energeias
    Re:     Preliminary reference - Approximation of laws - Directive 97/23/EC - Pressure equipment - CE marking - Placing on the market and putting into service - Restrictions intended to ensure the protection of persons - Articles 34 and 36 TFEU - National legislation imposing restrictions on the method of installation of gas pipelines
  • Minutes of Meeting of the EU Experts’ Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally Related Issues of 9 June 2021
  • Public consultation - Fertilising products - technical amendments to the rules - Delegated regulation - Feedback period: 09 February 2022 - 09 March 2022
  • Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH (bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether (diglyme) EC No 203-924-4; CAS No 111-96-6)
  • Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH (bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether (diglyme) EC No 203-924-4; CAS No 111-96-6)
  • Speech by President von der Leyen at the EU Industry Days 2022 

TAXATION

  • Judgment of the Court of 10 February 2022 In Case C-487/20, Philips Orăştie SRL v Direcţia Generală de Administrare a Marilor Contribuabili
    Re:     Reference for a preliminary ruling - Harmonisation of tax laws - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Articles 179 and 183 - Right to deduct VAT - Detailed rules - Offset or refund of excess VAT - Additional payment obligations - Principle of fiscal neutrality - Principles of equivalence and effectiveness
  • Judgment of the Court of 10 February 2022 in Case C-9/20, Grundstücksgemeinschaft Kollaustraße 136 v Finanzamt Hamburg-Oberalster
    Re:     Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - Value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 66(1)(b) - Chargeability of VAT - Collection of the price - Article 167 - Origin and scope of the right to deduct input VAT - Article 167a - Derogation - Cash accounting - Letting and subletting of immovable property used for industrial or commercial purposes
  • Public consultation - Prolongation of the optional reverse charge mechanism and the Quick Reaction Mechanism - Council Directive - Feedback period: 10 February 2022 - 07 April 2022

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

  • A worker with a disability, including a worker doing a traineeship as part of his or her recruitment, who is declared incapable of performing the essential duties of the post that he or she occupies, may benefit from reassignment to another post for which he or she is competent, capable and available (See CPR N° 26/2022  - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-485/20, HR Rail)
  • EU young translator contest ʻJuvenes Translatoresʼ – 27 winners across Europe - IP/22/749

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Sulfoxaflor: Commission committed to protecting pollinators from harmful pesticides - Midday Express
  • Farm to Fork: EU increases the availability of biological pesticides - See QaA
  • EU ministers discuss how agriculture can help fight climate change
  • Public consultation - EU school fruit, vegetables & milk scheme – remote checks in 2021/22 due to COVID-19 - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 10 February 2022 - 10 March 2022

ENERGY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy  of 15 & 16 February 2022

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Meeting of 25th Government Experts Group on Environmental Liability of 14 February 2022
  • Draft - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) /... amending Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the listing of pesticides, industrial chemicals, persistent organic pollutants and mercury and an update of customs codes

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Minutes of: SCCS Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients in Cosmetic Products of 20-21 December 2021
  • Minutes of: SCHEER WG on groundwater quality and Water frame work directive of 15 December 2021
  • Minutes of: SCHEER WG on electromagnetic fields (EMF) of 14 December 2021
  • Draft - Commission Implementing Regulation(EU) /... authorising the placing on the market of cetylated fatty acids as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
  • European Health Union: HERA launches first work plan with €1.3 billion for preparedness and response to health emergencies in 2022 - IP/22/928 & FactSheet
  • Sustainable consumption: Commission launches initiative for voluntary business commitments - Midday Express
  • Public consultation -In vitro diagnostic medical devices - common specifications - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 09 February 2022 - 09 March 2022
  • EFSA - Safety evaluation of glucosylated steviol glycosides as a food additive in different food categories
  • Does Europe need a Health Union? – See Bruegel Contribution 02/2022

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/179 of 8 February 2022 on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for the implementation of wireless access systems including radio local area networks and repealing Decision 2005/513/EC
  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/180 of 8 February 2022 amending Decision 2006/771/EC as regards the update of harmonised technical conditions in the area of radio spectrum use for short-range devices 

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Winter 2022 Economic Forecast: Growth expected to regain traction after winter slowdown - IP/22/926, Remarks by Commissioner Gentiloni
  • ECB - Euro area securities issues statistics: December 2021
  • Rethinking EU economic governance: The foundation for an inclusive, green and digital transition - See EPC Discussion Paper
  • The puzzle of European Union recovery plan assessments - See Bruegel Paper

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • The Maastricht Treaty 30 years on - Time to mainstream QMV into EU foreign policymaking - See CEPS Brief

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Burundi: EU lifts existing restrictions under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement - See Decision (EU) 2022/177 & Decision (EU) 2022/178  
  • Statement by President von der Leyen at the Consortium Jeunesse Sénégal
  • Could EU-endorsed 'coalitions of the willing' strengthen EU security policy? - See CER Insight

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