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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Council of europe

In face of coronavirus pandemic, ECHR and Parliamentary Assembly are taking exceptional measures

Faced with the global health crisis, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Monday 16 March aligned itself with the decisions of the French authorities and those of the Council of Europe.

Only essential activities such as the processing of priority cases will, in principle, continue to be carried out by teleworking. Urgent requests for interim measures under Article 39 (risk of irreparable damage) will be dealt with through procedures established for this purpose.

The six-month period...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU seeks to coordinate national measures to combat coronavirus pandemic
HEALTH: roadmap on pharmaceutical strategy is lacking
RESEARCH: European Commission intends to speed up funding for innovations to combat Coronavirus
ECONOMY: coronavirus, G7 and Eurogroup mobilised to avoid economic collapse
BUDGET: European Parliament Committee on Budgets calls for “new means” to fight pandemic
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to restrict leisure travel to EU for 30 days
TRADE: EU restricts exports of virus protection equipment until end of April
SOCIAL: Covid-19, social partners urge Member States to endorse measures announced by Commission
SPACE: European space sector disrupted by coronavirus
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: coronavirus, Frans Timmermans is quarantined until 20 March as a precautionary measure
EU INSTITUTIONS: coronavirus disrupts institutional operations
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: in face of coronavirus pandemic, ECHR and Parliamentary Assembly are taking exceptional measures
FUTURE OF EU: over 400 personalities call for a European response to coronavirus threat
FINANCE: coronavirus, ESMA takes further step to increase transparency on short selling
DIGITAL: data protection must be guaranteed even in times of a pandemic, says Andrea Jelinek
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: situation at Greek-Turkish border reportedly has returned to normal, Commission says
CLIMATE: ICAO's decision on CORSIA offsetting credits is struggling to convince environmentalists
AGRICULTURE: Coceral expects a 1.7% drop in EU cereals harvest in 2020
ENERGY: coronavirus, government stimulus packages must focus on ‘clean energy’, says IEA
TRANSPORT: European Aviation Safety Agency presents a regulatory framework to better regulate UAV flights
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: postponement of Commission’s action plan on money laundering
EXTERNAL ACTION
CRIMEA: EU continues to condemn annexation of Crimea 6 years on
SOMALIA:  concerned about border fighting, EU calls for lasting solutions for regional stability
NEWS BRIEFS
RUSSIA: EU condemns decision to label EED as an undesirable organisation
UKRAINE: High Representative postpones his visit to country
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