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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12437

3 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
Cybersecurity, final push in EU Council on Competence Centre
Brussels, 02/03/2020 (Agence Europe)

The Croatian Presidency of the EU Council has embarked on a real race against time on the Cybersecurity Competence Centre. After the interruption of negotiations with the European Parliament, Zagreb is seeking to obtain a new negotiating mandate from the Member States as soon as possible in order to bond it to the next Multiannual Financial Framework. This is due to start in 2021, if European leaders can agree. 

According to our information, while Member States can still submit comments...

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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