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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12678

16 March 2021
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EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission formally launches infringement proceedings against London for breach of Northern Ireland Protocol 
SYRIA: conflict far from over, warns EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Stoltenberg calls for a stronger relationship with EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: ministers agree on objectives of social Action Plan, less on means
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: Eurogroup calls for expansionary fiscal stance in 2021 and 2022
HEALTH: a dozen countries have already stopped inoculation of vaccine produced by AstraZeneca
HEALTH: MEP Chrysoula Zacharopoulou EU candidate for Co-Chair of the COVAX Facility Shareholders Council
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU27 ready to offer broader partnerships to third countries to improve cooperation on migration
HOME AFFAIRS: Ireland joins Schengen Information System
AGRICULTURE: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council presents MEPs with compromises on post-2020 direct payments
FISHERIES: no consensus at regional level on protecting yellowfin tuna in Indian Ocean
ENVIRONMENT: 8th Environmental Action Programme, Member States expected to give green light on 17 March to negotiate with European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council conclusions on Sustainable Chemicals Strategy underline urgent need for action
CLIMATE: still no major progress in interinstitutional negotiations on ‘Climate Law’
TRANSPORT: scope, regime and variation of charges on agenda of next inter-institutional meeting on ‘Eurovignette’
ENERGY: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council proposes to amend categories of energy infrastructure in TEN-E Regulation revision
RESEARCH: European Commission adopts first “strategic plan” to focus spending of Horizon Europe budget
CUSTOMS: European Commission launches first stage of its new Import Control System
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Parliament starts its reflection on sustainable tax system in post-Covid-19 economy
COMPANIES: European Commission promises to ensure consistency of future sustainability legislation
COMPANIES: new waves of coronavirus hit SME morale
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: first overview in European Parliament on proposed directive on transparency of remuneration
DEMOGRAPHY: almost 30,000 Britons acquired EU nationality in 2019 
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Council of Europe urges Warsaw to adopt measures to provide access to lawful abortion
NEWS BRIEFS
BOLIVIA: EU concerned about preventive detention of former interim President, Jeanine Añez
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council adopts recommendations on equality and inclusion of Romani
ENERGY: revision of TEN-E Regulation, first exchange of views between MEPs on 25 March
FINANCE: Natasha Cazenave shortlisted for post of Executive Director at ESMA
HONG KONG: G7 Foreign Ministers gravely concerned about electoral reform
INDUSTRY: construction industry calls for better one-stop-shops in ‘Renovation Wave’
INDUSTRY: European Commission consults on acceptance of UNECE approvals of non-road mobile machinery engines
YEMEN: EU calls on government to discuss a ceasefire
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