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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12460

3 April 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 36
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Democracy
European Parliament in turn warns against disinformation about Covid-19
Brussels, 02/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament announced on Thursday 2 April that it intends to raise awareness of the dangers of disinformation, which is increasing as the Covid-19 epidemic spreads (see EUROPE B12451A19).

Between 22 January and 25 March, 152 cases were identified by the European External Action Service's (EEAS) working group against disinformation.

“In times like these, lives depend on all of us listening to health authorities”, said European Parliament Vice-President Katarina Barley (S&D,...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EMPLOYMENT: European Commission presents SURE financial assistance instrument for national part-time work schemes
SOCIAL: Commission relaxes rules for European Fund for the most impoverished persons
COHESION: European Commission introduces important flexibilities in structural and investment funds to deal with COVID-19
BUDGET: Commission “empties its pockets” for 2020 to find an additional €3 billion to fight COVID-19
BUDGET: Ursula von der Leyen wants to turn next MFF into a new “Marshall Plan”
EMU: Bruno Le Maire sets out European instruments of solidarity needed to get out of pandemic crisis
STATE AID: Commission approves extension of German subsidised loan scheme in context of pandemic
AGRICULTURE: Commission announces new measures to support agri-food sector in COVID-19 crisis
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca asks to postpone presentation of Farm to Fork strategy because of COVID-19
FISHERIES: COVID-19, Commission proposes a package of measures for fisheries and aquaculture
INTERNAL MARKET: Thierry Breton calls for creation of a European industrial recovery fund
INSURANCE: EIOPA calls on insurers for fair treatment of consumers during COVID-19 pandemic
TRADE: restrictions on exports of medical protective equipment, MEPs urge caution
CIVIL PROTECTION: COVID-19, repatriation flights for European citizens and RescEU equipment reserve in progress
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament in turn warns against disinformation about Covid-19
HEALTH: COVID-19, Ursula von der Leyen says return to normal life will certainly follow different timetable depending on region
HEALTH: demand for certain medicines has increased by 2000%, according to François-Xavier Bellamy
SOCIAL: European Social Partners call for immediate withdrawal of dismissal at will of Social Dialogue Council members in Poland
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: COVID-19, appeal to Parliamentary Assembly for release of political prisoners in Spain and Turkey
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Ursula von der Leyen and 16 Member States openly criticise Hungarian emergency law
PARLIAMENT: extraordinary mini-plenary session Thursday 16 April
FUTURE OF EU: appeal by Italian and German figures for a European response of solidarity to COVID-19 pandemic
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Athens and Commission ensure everything possible is done to avoid health crisis in migrant camps
CLIMATE: European Commission reaffirms its climate commitments after announcement of postponement of COP26
CLIMATE: legal opinion from European Parliament revokes use of delegated acts provided for in climate law
FOOD SAFETY: multiple pesticide residues in food on the rise, according to latest EFSA report
GENDER EQUALITY: gender equality data still lacking in some Member States
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Budapest, Warsaw and Prague could not evade their obligations to relocate asylum seekers, Court confirms
SOCIAL: a Member State may not refuse to pay a family allowance for child of spouse of a frontier worker, according to Court
COPYRIGHT: rental of motor vehicles equipped with radio sets does not constitute a public communication subject to payment of copyright, Court states
INTERNAL MARKET: housing shortages may justify imposition of an authorisation to rent property on a short-term basis, according to Advocate General
CITIZENSHIP: region in which child of a cross-border worker is sent to school must bear cost of school transport, according to Court
COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission closes more than 100 infringement proceedings
NEWS BRIEFS
ENVIRONMENT: Commission and Japan highlight need for 'green recovery'
RULE OF LAW: Human rights under Quarantine, Council of Europe to participate in Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum
RESEARCH: EU to fund €13 million in research activities dedicated to aviation safety