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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12446
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INSTITUTIONAL / United kingdom

EU publishes its draft agreement on future relationship and maintains initial expectations

The EU negotiator for the future relationship with the United Kingdom, Michel Barnier, sent his draft agreement on the future relationship to Member States on Friday 13 March, as he indicated on his Twitter account.

This 441-page document outlines some elements on the general frameworks of the future relationship, such as a level playing field and governance.

Without containing any surprises, it spells out in detail, as far as the economic partnership is concerned, the EU’s expectations on...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY/COMPETITION: European Commission pledges to do all it can to help Member States cope with impact of COVID-19
BUDGET: Commission proposes to allocate €37 billion under Cohesion Policy to fight coronavirus crisis
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States requested to consult each other before re-establishing controls at internal borders of Schengen area
TRANSPORT: airlines should be able to derogate until end of June and retroactively from EU slot rules
AGRICULTURE: COVID-19 pandemic, Italy authorised to extend deadline for direct aid applications
TRADE: trade defence investigations to continue during pandemic
G7: extraordinary meeting to coordinate global response to COVID-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission satisfied with willingness of a dozen countries to take in unaccompanied minors in Greek islands
BIODIVERSITY: commission refines EU strategy for 2030
AGRICULTURE: work in EU Council and European Parliament on transitional measures for CAP is behind schedule
AGRICULTURE: 75 MEPs say EU should support all sectors affected by US sanctions
CLIMATE: Environmental Defense Fund calls on ICAO not to use COVID-19 as a pretext for weakening CORSIA
ENVIRONMENT: EU meat consumption should be reduced by 71% by 2030 to contain global warming, according to Greenpeace
ENERGY: six Member States call for a 100% renewable energy scenario by 2050
ENERGY: Commission releases €980 million for cross-border energy infrastructure
JUSTICE: wastewater data in 68 European cities show an increase in drug use in 2019
JUSTICE: no agreement among EU Home Affairs Ministers on strategic guidelines for future policies
TRANSPORT: road transport industry concerned about impact of Covid-19 on supply chains
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU publishes its draft agreement on future relationship and maintains initial expectations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Raytheon by UTC, subject to conditions
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAQ: after attack on a coalition base, EU calls for restraint
SECURITY - DEFENCE
AFRICA: Europeans must do more in Sahel, says AFRICOM commander
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Dorothe Dalheimer appointed Hearing Officer in competition cases 
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU Action Plan 2.0, SMEs fear soaring costs and bureaucratic burden
JUSTICE: EPP, S&D and RE groups call on Commission to increase budget of European Public Prosecutor's Office for 2020
UKRAINE: EU extends targeted sanctions related to violations of territorial integrity
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: FROM 16/03 TO 22/03/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 27 March 2020