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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12438

4 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Parliament
Greta Thunberg's visit to European Parliament despite coronavirus restrictions concerns several MEPs

03/03/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 3 March several MEPs demanded an explanation from the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, as to why Greta Thunberg is still due to visit Parliament on Wednesday 4 March, when all other visits have been banned due to the coronavirus outbreak (see EUROPE B12437A24). “On Tuesday at 11.52am, all MEPs received an email in their inbox [...] telling them that the extraordinary meeting of the [ENVI] Committee in the presence of Greta...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European leaders rescue Athens to strengthen Greek “shield”
JUSTICE: e-Evidence Digital Exchange System soon to be operational
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: by changing how EU sets its climate targets, ‘climate law’ has real added value, says Pascal Canfin
HEALTH: COVID-19 virus, enhanced political crisis coordination mechanism
CONSUMERS: European Parliament and EU Council to continue negotiations on collective redress in early April
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission plans 26 actions to strengthen Single Market
INTERNAL MARKET: fifteen Member States call for strict compliance with competition rules ahead of March European Council
TRANSPORT: European Court of Auditors notes that radical change announced by Commission on sustainable urban mobility “has not taken place”
FISHERIES: EU Council and European Parliament cut to the chase regarding fleet aid in 2021–2027 EMFF
FISHERIES: Oceana calls for fight against overfishing to be guaranteed in future agreement with United Kingdom
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: fall in inflation and negative impact of Covid-19 epidemic could force central bank to act
ECONOMY: socio-economic policy in EU in 2020 continues to divide MEPs
FINANCE: Finance Watch calls on Commission to act on financial exclusion
COMPETITION: Vestager announces initiatives to tackle foreign companies receiving support from their State of origin by the summer
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Turkey and Russia on EU ministers’ agenda in Zagreb on Thursday 5 March
UNITED KINGDOM: for CER, an ambitious agreement is possible before end of year
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: CSDP operations, PESCO and strategic compass discussed at informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Zagreb
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: Věra Jourová assesses extent of disinformation surrounding COVID-19 with online platform representatives
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: EU Court of Justice clarifies concept of unfair terms in mortgage loan agreements
INTERNAL MARKET: system of penalties laid down by Hungarian Law on Advertising is contrary to EU law, Court rules
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Rik Daems advocates a strong legal link between environmental protection and fundamental rights
NEWS BRIEFS
ASIA: Commission allocates further €31 million to help Rohingyas in Burma and Bangladesh
CATALONIA: General Court Vice-President rejects interim procedure for Catalan separatist Junqueras
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches consultation on postal services
PARLIAMENT: Greta Thunberg's visit to European Parliament despite coronavirus restrictions concerns several MEPs
TRANSPORT: more than 40 MEPs call for rights of disabled people to be respected in rail sector