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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12348
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid

Commission authorises €380 million German rescue aid for Condor

On Monday 14 October, the European Commission authorised Germany's plan to grant a temporary loan of €380 million to the charter airline Condor.

Germany has notified the Commission of its intention to grant Condor a rescue loan of €380 million through the German public development bank KfW. This airline is experiencing a severe liquidity shortage after the liquidation of its parent company, the Thomas Cook Group. In addition, Condor has had to waive significant receivables, which it...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: Europe agrees to control arms exports to Turkey
TURKEY: illegal drilling activities in Cyprus, EU agrees on regulatory framework that can lead to targeted sanctions
NICARAGUA: formal adoption of regulatory framework that could lead to targeted EU sanctions
CAMEROON: EU calls for continuation of national dialogue for a sustainable way out of crisis
THAILAND: EU will broaden its bilateral relations
DEVELOPMENT: at FAO, Neven Mimica announces €20 million for Global Network against Food Crises
UNITED STATES: for Washington, no negotiated solution without terminating European subsidies for Airbus
CANADA: Commission is finalising investor-state jurisdictional arrangements provided for in Trade Agreement
COLOMBIA: EU will initiate WTO proceedings against 'unjustified' anti-dumping duties on its potato fries
TRADE: according to Cecilia Malmström, 'there is still work to be done' to better implement EU free trade agreements
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU Council confirms its readiness to maintain executive mandate of Operation Althea
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU Council still has everything to negotiate on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU Agriculture Ministers call for more intensive fight against global deforestation
AGRICULTURE: European Commission plans to unblock private storage aid for olive oil
DIGITAL: the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU is seeking a new negotiating mandate on cybersecurity competence centres
JUSTICE: European Data Protection Supervisor, EU Council invites Commission to present a list of candidates promptly
JUSTICE: next negotiation meeting on 6 November on transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence
JUSTICE: EU Council formally notes appointment of Laura Codruţa Kövesi as Head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
CLIMATE: CAN Europe urges EU to allocate 40% of its budget to finance Green Deal after 2020
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc highlights potential of micromobility, but also challenges associated with it
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: little doubt of a postponement of von der Leyen Commission taking office
UNITED KINGDOM: agreement still possible by 31 October, according to Dublin
CATALONIA: Greens/EFA in European Parliament denounce sentences against Catalan separatists
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: investigation into a €108 million aid project for a Samsung facility in Hungary
STATE AID: Commission authorises €380 million German rescue aid for Condor
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: Istanbul Convention is not Trojan horse of gender ideology, say Council of Europe experts
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU renews its commitment to democracy in world
WEAPONS: EU Council extends chemical weapons sanctions until mid-2020
BUDGET: MEPs increase EU budget for 2020 to €171 billion
BUDGET: BusinessEurope urges EU leaders to reach an early agreement on 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework
TRADE: EU's charm offensive in favour of a Multilateral Investment Court continues
ITALY: Matteo Salvini acknowledges that euro is “irreversible”
DIGITAL: 5G, Berlin confirms its approach to Huawei
SOCIAL: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on coordination of security systems could resume as early as 22 October