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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12440

6 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 32
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / State aid
Reductions in employee contributions granted to Compagnie des pêches de Saint-Malo are compatible with EU law, in Advocate General’s view
Brussels, 05/03/2020 (Agence Europe)

The reductions in employee contributions granted between April and October 2000 to the Compagnie des pêches de Saint-Malo in response to the sinking of the vessel Erika off the coast of Brittany are compatible with European Union law, said Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella in his Opinion delivered on Thursday 5 March (Case C-212/19).

Following an infringement action, the EU Court of Justice found in October 2011 that France had failed to fulfil its obligations to recover this aid, which...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Member States welcome ‘climate law’ but disagree on 2030 target
CLIMATE: submission of EU's long-term climate strategy to UN is imminent
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Environment Council wants an optimal Action Plan 2.0 for planet and all stakeholders
ENVIRONMENT: EU ministers call for stronger EU action to combat air pollution
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament Environment Committee sets out its vision for tackling pharmaceutical pollution
HEALTH: MEPs highlight risk of medicines shortage caused by coronavirus
GENDER EQUALITY: Commission unveils its strategy for 2020-2025 with a focus on equal pay
CIVIL PROTECTION: MEPs call for €1.4 billion to be allocated to RescEU mechanism for 2021-2027 period
JUSTICE: EU Council soon ready to adopt strategic guidelines for future policies
FISHERIES: Commission authorises scientific fishing during ban on cod catches in Baltic Sea
FISHERIES: EU Council endorses EU/Gambia agreement
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission concludes agreement with major short-term property rental platforms
INDUSTRY: latest pressure from business community on eve of industrial and SME strategies
COHESION: Committee of the Regions rapporteur suggests introducing more flexibility in transfers from Cohesion Fund to Just Transition Fund
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: Mr Borrell supports idea of a no-fly zone, all while recognising EU's lack of power in this area
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Interparliamentary Conference for CFSP/CSDP calls for strengthening of EU’s international role
UNITED KINGDOM: a start to negotiations between London and EU marked by a fragile level of confidence and “serious” differences of opinion
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: High Representative believes EU needs a common strategic culture
CSDP: EUNAVFOR Med Operation Sophia was a 'resounding success', according to Borrell
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Commission outlines main lines of its initiative on how to better fight tax fraud
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HUNGARY: Advocate General of the Court rules in favour of Commission in dispute with Budapest over Central European University
MONEY LAUNDERING: Advocate General recommends a fine of €3 million for Romania and €1.5 million for Ireland for failure to comply with anti-money laundering directive
STATE AID: reductions in employee contributions granted to Compagnie des pêches de Saint-Malo are compatible with EU law, in Advocate General’s view
AGRICULTURE: General Court to re-examine dispute over Cypriot HALLOUMI cheese
ENVIRONMENT: Cyprus condemned for breaching EU rules on urban waste water collection
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: five organisations call on Commission to safeguard competitiveness of European financial services
INDIA: EU/India Summit postponed sine die
INDUSTRY: T&E presents recommendations for a successful Battery Alliance
IRAN: EU urges Teheran to cooperate fully with IAEA
NUCLEAR: NATO calls for strengthening NPT
TRANSPORT: Henrik Hololei believes that hydrogen “represents the most promising route to decarbonation”
UKRAINE: EU Council extends freezing of 10 people’s assets in connection with misappropriation of Ukrainian state funds