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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12434
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy

Flexibility in EU fiscal rules could help relieve economies affected by COVID-19

The European Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, said on Wednesday 26 February that “discussions” would begin “in the coming months” on the possible use of the flexibility of the Stability and Growth Pact to help Member States whose economies are affected by the COVID-19 virus epidemic and who are struggling to meet their fiscal commitments.

“There are flexibility clauses in the Pact that deal with exceptional circumstances. How these exceptional circumstances can be...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: CFP 2021-2027, the mismatch trap (1)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: action plan and new EU blacklist, March promises to be a busy month for Commission
ECONOMY: flexibility in EU fiscal rules could help relieve economies affected by COVID-19
ECONOMY/SOCIAL: environmental sustainability is now an integral part of ‘European Semester’ budget process
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: Commission presents provisional list of regions eligible under Just Transition Fund
HEALTH: fearing a further spread of Covid-19 in EU, European health authorities draw up their recommendations
CONSUMERS: class actions, Croatian Presidency obtains a revised mandate to negotiate with European Parliament on 2 March
TRANSPORT: rail passenger rights, Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU proposes compromise on bicycle spaces
COMPETITIVENESS: ministers to discuss industrial issues in context of green transition
CLIMATE: Environment Council will adopt decision on 5 March required for EU to submit its long-term strategy to UN
HOME AFFAIRS: 23 countries set up a ‘European Intelligence College’
MIGRATION: asylum claims up again in 2019, according to EASO
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: military component of EMASOH initiative is fully operational
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: fourteen EU foreign ministers call for immediate cessation of hostilities
IRAN: experts to continue discussions on nuclear agreement
BURKINA FASO: EU announces 11.45 million euros in emergency aid in response to humanitarian and security crisis
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: we risk 'serious problems' if states are inflexible on the MFF 2021-2027, according to Gert Jan Koopman
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Council of Europe experts say Polish judges are in 'impossible situation'
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU condemns conviction of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai
COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of EDPR Offshore España by ENGIE and EDP Renovaveis
COMPETITION: Commission approves Apollo and Elliott’s acquisition of EP Energy
CSDP: seven challenges facing EUTM Mali, according to IRSEM
SUDAN: Josep Borrell to visit Khartoum after EU/AU Colleges of Commissioners meeting in Ethiopia
TRANSPORT: NGO Environmental Defense Fund calls on Member States to unite to make CORSIA system operational
VIETNAM: member States' ambassadors give green light to EU/Vietnam trade agreements