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NEWS BRIEFS / Finance

EU Council gives green light to Interinstitutional Agreement on crowdfunding regulation

18/03/2020 (Agence Europe) – Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) gave their green light on Wednesday 18 March to the final compromise text reached between the co-legislators on the proposed regulation to facilitate crowdfunding. A provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU had been reached as early as December 2019 (see EUROPE B12394A15), but the text took some time to be finalised, a European source told us. It provides for a minimum...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRANSPORT: essential goods must circulate despite health measures, say EU ministers
TRANSPORT: coronavirus, Commission provides guidance to ensure consistent application of passenger rights in EU
TRANSPORT: shipping industry, affected by COVID-19 outbreak, calls on European Ministers
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission continues to urge Member States not to hamper essential movement in Schengen area
CIVIL PROTECTION: 315 EU citizens repatriated by a second Austrian flight co-financed by EU
EU INSTITUTIONS: European Parliament and EU Council are working on remote decision-making arrangements
BUDGET/COHESION: Covid-19, Member States approve emergency measures but expect more
ECB: renewed commitment to use all available monetary instruments to deal with coming recession
ECONOMY: COVID-19, European Parliament committee favours intervention by euro-area rescue fund
TAXATION: coronavirus does not jeopardise timetable for international tax reform, says OECD
INSURANCE: EIOPA will be flexible in its reporting requirements because of Covid-19
HEALTH: medicines agency modifies link between ibuprofen and COVID-19
FISHERIES: EU shipowners call for extraordinary measures for fishers affected by COVID-19 pandemic
AGRICULTURE: Commission called upon to act to avoid a disruption of food supply
MIGRATION: COVID-19, possible impact on relocation plan of unaccompanied minors stranded in Greece
ACP: €25 million from EDF urgently needed to help ACP countries combat Coronavirus
ECOFIN: meeting of EU Finance Ministers postponed again
CLIMATE: COP26 may be postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
COMPETITION: Commission publishes 'notification template' for coronavirus-related aid
RESEARCH: European Commission extends deadline for call for projects aimed at companies likely to speed up fight against COVID-19
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: COVID-19, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities offers itself as a platform for exchange of experiences
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: High Representative proposes extending and reinforcing EUTM RCA’s mandate
EXTERNAL ACTION
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Commission envisages future of Partnership along five main lines
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: resolution for Banco Popular – saga ends without compensation to former shareholders
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: European Data Protection Supervisor rather satisfied with their 2019 assessment
CLIMATE: CO2 from aviation, Commission welcomes ICAO decision on CORSIA eligible emission units
NEWS BRIEFS
UNITED STATES: Airbus dispute, Commission still hopes to obtain a negotiated solution from Washington
FINANCE: EU Council gives green light to Interinstitutional Agreement on crowdfunding regulation