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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12437

3 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Regions
Commission opens applications for RegioStars Awards 2020

02/03/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced, on Monday 2 March, the launch of the 13th edition of the Regiostars competition. From 2 March to 9 May 2020, EU-supported Cohesion Policy projects can apply for one of the awards in the different thematic categories: smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, urban development and the special 2020 'topic of the year' for the 30th anniversary of Interreg. To access the application page: http://bit.ly/2TvrSh9 (PH)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: European mobilisation on all fronts to deal with coronavirus
MIGRATION: European Union is involved alongside Athens in responding to tensions on Greek-Turkish borders
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: Commission’s ‘climate law’ foresees possibility of revising climate targets through delegated acts
DIGITAL: cybersecurity, final push in EU Council on Competence Centre
FISHERIES: European Parliament rapporteur accepts on-board cameras for monitoring ban on dumping at sea
FISHERIES: UK’s current negotiating mandate fails to meet EU objectives, says EUFA
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Commission reiterates its recommendation to open EU accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia
SYRIA: EU Ministers to meet in Zagreb on Friday to discuss worsening situation in Idlib
AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes conclusion of Taliban-U.S. agreement
SUDAN: EU announces €130 million in support of civil transition and Sudanese people
CHINA: after trade deal between Washington and Beijing, is EU left behind?
UNITED STATES: MEPs still in doubt as to benefits of transatlantic 'mini-deal'
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: OECD proposals on allocation of taxing rights are 'unnecessarily complex', according to researchers
FINANCE: IPO Task Force makes its recommendations to Commission on future of Capital Markets Union
STATE AID: European Commission only clears part of aid for Italian company Tirrenia
STATE AID: in-depth investigation into measures in favour of Béziers airport in France and Ryanair
EIB: more risk-taking by EU Bank might help reach European Green Deal goals, say MEPs
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: Commission launches campaign to combat undeclared work
Op-Ed
BUDGET: “Brexit has not been the alarm bell that many expected,” says Apostolos Tzitzikostas
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Croatian Presidency wishes to invite Greta Thunberg to address EU ‘Environment’ Council on 5 March
ENERGY: EU and Japan reaffirm their commitment to work together on fusion energy
DIGITAL: legitimate interest reappears to EU Council on confidentiality of communications
MEDIA: European Commission to provide €5.1 million for European projects supporting media freedom and pluralism
PARLIAMENT: coronavirus, European Parliament will operate in slow motion for 3 weeks
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: CEPS proposes 100 ideas for improving Association and Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
REGIONS: Commission opens applications for RegioStars Awards 2020
UNITED KINGDOM: launch of first round of negotiations to shape future relationship between London and EU
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