State of the Union 2022

• Revision of EU’s internal electricity market rules
• Proposal to create EU Hydrogen Bank
• Revision of waste framework to reduce waste, including food waste, and the environmental impact of waste management *
• Legislative proposal on plants produced by certain new genomic techniques *
• Revision of animal welfare EU legislation *

_{Initiatives that directly follow up or indirectly contribute to a proposal of the Conference on the Future of Europe are marked with an asterisk (*).}

• European critical raw materials act *
• SME Relief Package, including Late Payment Directive
• Initiative on virtual worlds, such as metaverse
• Patent Licensing package
• Legislative proposal on the screening and registration of asbestos in buildings *
• Proposal for European Year of Skills

_{Initiatives that directly follow up or indirectly contribute to a proposal of the Conference on the Future of Europe are marked with an asterisk (*).}

• Mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 *
• Economic Governance Review
• Legislative proposal on a second set of new own resources *
• Legislative proposal on Business in Europe: a framework for income taxation ‘BEFIT’ *
• Data Access in financial services *
• Legislative proposals on establishing the digital euro *

_{Initiatives that directly follow up or indirectly contribute to a proposal of the Conference on the Future of Europe are marked with an asterisk (*).}

• EU space strategy for security and defence *
• New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Update of the EU maritime security strategy
• Updating the human rights sanctions regime

_{Initiatives that directly follow up or indirectly contribute to a proposal of the Conference on the Future of Europe are marked with an asterisk (*).}

• A comprehensive approach to mental health *
• Recognition of qualifications of third country nationals
• Legislative proposal on the digitalisation of travel documents and the facilitation of travel
• Revision of the combating child sexual abuse Directive
• Initiative on Cybersecurity Skills Academy

_{Initiatives that directly follow up or indirectly contribute to a proposal of the Conference on the Future of Europe are marked with an asterisk (*).}

• Defence of democracy package, including an initiative on the protection of the EU democratic sphere from covert foreign influence
• Anti-corruption package
• Legislative proposal on a European disability card *

_{Initiatives that directly follow up or indirectly contribute to a proposal of the Conference on the Future of Europe are marked with an asterisk (*).}