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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12455

27 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 37
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Hungary
Viktor Orbán sweeps aside Council of Europe criticisms of state of emergency
Strasbourg, 26/03/2020 (Agence Europe)

The letter on the draft law validating a state of emergency of indefinite duration in Hungary in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, sent on 24 March by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, was clear but courteous (see EUROPE B12453A27). The reply of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, dated Wednesday 25 March, is brief and scathing.

Referring to Ms Pejčinović Burić's warnings, Mr. Orbán asked the speaker to "study the exact text of...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: despite divisions, Twenty-Seven already want to think about how to get out of pandemic
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH: European solidarity at issue in European Parliament over Covid-19
TRANSPORT: MEPs support Council's position allowing airlines to derogate from slot regulation
COHESION: European Parliament united behind emergency measures to combat COVID-19
PARLIAMENT: revised calendar of European Parliament plenary sessions up to July
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
STATE AID: Commission approves Italian State guarantee scheme to support SMEs affected by coronavirus outbreak
ECB: operation PEPP, monetary institute gives itself a free hand to repurchase sovereign bonds
BUDGET: European Parliament Budgets Committee calls for €7 billion more to be mobilised in response to COVID-19 crisis
FISHERIES: new aid for fishermen and women should be released quickly because of COVID-19, according to Pierre Karleskind
AGRICULTURE: Commission prepares new measures to help farmers whose activities are affected by COVID-19
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission seeks to increase production of medical equipment
DIGITAL: European Commission pledges to respect confidentiality of mobile data extracted to combat COVID-19
DIGITAL: Commission closely monitoring cyberattacks on hospitals in midst of coronavirus crisis
CIVIL PROTECTION: European Commission in contact with Beijing about shipping of COVID-19 assistance pledged by China
WESTERN BALKANS: European Commission announces more than €400 million for countries in region to deal with COVID-19
MIGRATION: three European Parliament groups call on Commission to investigate Greece’s actions towards migrants
FINANCE: COVID-19, industry is calling for a delay in application of initial margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives
FINANCE: Covid-19, ESMA updates position on supervision of securities finance transactions
DEMOCRACY: “nearly half of this week's disinformation” relates to Covid-19 outbreak
EXTERNAL ACTION
G20: COVID-19, G20 leaders ready to mobilise $5 trillion for a robust global response
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: High Representative of Union calls for international coordination on COVID-19 pandemic
TRADE: EU learns to be cautious of global dependency
WTO: Azevêdo believes that looming economic recession will be worse than financial crisis of 2008
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU Council agreement on launch of Irini mission
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
POLAND: even if their applications are inadmissible, Polish judges who have appealed to EU Court of Justice should not suffer consequences
CONSUMERS: credit agreement must clearly state how withdrawal period is to be calculated according to Court
CONSUMERS: Court clarifies concept of ‘matters relating to a contract’ within meaning of rules on jurisdiction
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Viktor Orbán sweeps aside Council of Europe criticisms of state of emergency
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Jean Asselborn hopes for rapid re-establishment of Schengen area, celebrating its 25th anniversary
ALGERIA: Ms Arena and Mr Cozzolini denounce judicial harassment of Karim Tabbou
BIODIVERSITY: risks of pesticides for bees, EFSA consults on revision of its guidance document
ENLARGEMENT: French EPP delegation to European Parliament dissociates itself from its group during opening of EU accession negotiations in Skopje and Tirana
ENERGY: Commission extends public consultation on revision of network codes
FINANCE: Indonesia and Norway join International Platform on Sustainable Finance
KOSOVO: EU laments motion of censure voted against government
UNITED KINGDOM: first meeting of Joint Committee for Northern Ireland Protocol will be held on 30 March by videoconference
VIETNAM: EU Council green light for FTA expected on 30 March