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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12446

14 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 28
CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
FROM 16/03 TO 22/03/2020

Monday 16 March

  • Internet. International meeting. G7 Extraordinary Summit on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Brussels. Council of the EU. Eurogroup. *19 participants: - Preparation of international meetings: inflation and exchange rate developments. - Greece: examination of the 5th post-rescue monitoring report. - Miscellaneous: revised draft budget plan for Austria. *Twenty-Seven configuration : - European Stability Mechanism: political agreement is expected on the reform of...

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