EU negotiators prepare to close in on Digital Markets Act
The EU institutions have been working towards an agreement on the gatekeeper obligations, scope and governance ahead of what might be the final high-level meeting next week.
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March 19, 2022 EU ministers reach broad consensus on batteries regulation
EU environment ministers adopted on Thursday (17 March) a general approach for the EU batteries regulation, centred on France’s compromise proposal, which had drawn all-around praise for being “balanced” and “ambitious”. The Council and the Parliament will now negotiate to agree on the final draft. EURACTIV France reports.
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March 17, 2022 EU to prioritise evacuation of Ukrainian children in urgent need of care
EU health ministers agreed on Tuesday (15 March) to first evacuate from Ukraine children in urgent need of care, following talks of a coordinated EU approach to the health crisis in the country. EURACTIV France reports.
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March 16, 2022 Global minimum tax hits roadblock as EU states disagree on directive
The finance ministers of EU member states failed to reach a unanimous agreement on the EU directive aimed at implementing the global minimum tax for large corporations when they met in Brussels on Tuesday (15 March).
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March 15, 2022 EU member states agree to extend COVID certificate by one year
The Council of 27 EU member states has agreed to extend the regulation establishing the EU Digital COVID Certificate by one year, until 30 June 2023, but the extension now needs to be negotiated with the European Parliament.
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March 14, 2022 EU supermarkets start rationing foodstuffs amid fears of panic buying
Some European retailers have started taking the drastic step of limiting the amount of sunflower oil per consumer amid ongoing fears that the war in Ukraine will cause food shortages and trigger panic buying.
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March 13, 2022 EU healthcare systems adjusting to arrival of 2.5m Ukrainian refugees
The EU’s healthcare systems, already stretched from the COVID-19 pandemic, are adjusting to deal with the huge influx of new arrivals from Ukraine – numbered over 2.5 million, as of Friday (11 March).
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March 12, 2022 EU leaders tone down Ukraine’s membership plan
After hours of debate, EU leaders on Thursday (10 March) stopped short of concrete commitments on Ukraine’s appeal for rapid accession to the bloc and differed over the reach of sanctions against Moscow.
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March 11, 2022 EU leaders unlikely to agree on Ukraine’s candidate status
EU leaders are to pledge support but are likely to stop short of offering fast-track EU membership to Ukraine when they meet for an informal summit in Paris on Thursday (10 March), according to a draft statement, seen by EURACTIV.
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March 10, 2022 Germany stands against questioning food green goals amid Ukraine war
While calls to reconsider the green goals the EU has set for the food sector have increased since Russia attacked Ukraine, German farm minister Cem Özdemir has stressed sustainability efforts should not be curtailed.
