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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12462

7 April 2020
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Social
COVID-19, temporary emergency assistance instrument SURE may take some time to become operational
Brussels, 06/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

Member States' Ambassadors to the European Union have welcomed the new instrument to support national short-time working schemes (SURE) proposed by the European Commission in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic at the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives II (Coreper II) on Friday 3 April. 

However, Italy and Spain pointed out that the funding of EUR 100 billion would not be high enough. Some Member States' delegations insisted that the instrument should be intended for all...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS