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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12463

8 April 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 34
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Justice
Europol participates in arrest of man implicated in scam involving masks and hand sanitisers

07/04/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 6 April, Europol announced the arrest of a 39-year-old man in Singapore on suspicion of involvement in money laundering offences linked to several scams exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspect was impersonating an existing business and advertising, via e-mail, the prompt delivery of protective masks and hand sanitisers. A European pharmaceutical company, not named by Europol, was defrauded of EUR 6.6 million by this individual. Once the company...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EUROGROUP: difficult negotiations on new measures to complete pandemic crisis arsenal
EMU: excluded from decision-making core, European Parliament is trying to protect Community method in EU’s response to pandemic crisis
FINANCE: EU ministers to call on banking sector to play its part in supporting businesses affected by crisis
STATE AID: Commission approves Croatian guarantee scheme for companies affected by coronavirus outbreak
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU deploys European Medical Corps to Italy, a sign of growing solidarity
HEALTH: seat of European Parliament will be used for fight against Covid-19
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: COVID-19, EU ready to mobilise more than €15 billion in aid for non-Member States
TRADE: eight European measures likely to affect international trade are notified to WTO
AGRICULTURE: Commission extends deadline for submitting CAP aid applications by one month
FISHERIES: MEPs call for improvements in measures proposed to help sector in context of COVID-19
CULTURE: Ministers to reflect on idea of adapting Creative Europe to support activities affected by COVID-19 crisis
RESEARCH: MEPs urge EU to use 'new methods' to develop treatment for COVID-19 in short term
TRANSPORT: EASA recommendations on safety of helicopter operations during a pandemic
JUSTICE: COVID-19, more than 40 NGOs launch a joint appeal to protect whistleblowers
JUSTICE: Europol participates in arrest of man implicated in scam involving masks and hand sanitisers
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2020HR: postponement of EU/Western Balkans summit
HUNGARY: thirteen EPP Group delegations in European Parliament call for action against Fidesz MEPs
PARLIAMENT: COVID-19, more than 150 MEPs take action to protect rights of their assistants
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Twenty-four former NATO ministers, secretaries-general and diplomats call for easing humanitarian trade with Iran
UNITED KINGDOM: EU and UK government will try to redesign timetable for negotiations on post-Brexit relationship
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Eurocontrol agrees to temporarily defer payment of fees due from airlines
CLIMATE: WWF calls on EU to align economic recovery plans with the European Green Deal
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Ms Pejčinović Burić calls for measures to combat prison overcrowding in times of pandemic
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: EU Commissioner Helena Dalli announces EU 'Strategy' to address Europe's concern about plight of Roma in face of COVID-19
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: no meeting of European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties before 23 April
ENERGY: G20 energy ministers to meet via videoconference on April 10
ENVIRONMENT: Council of EU adopted its final position on reuse of waste water for agricultural irrigation purposes
COMPANIES: According to Marc Tarabella, European Commission should suspend consultations with SMEs during COVID-19
MIGRATION: Luxembourg to take responsibility for 12 unaccompanied minors from Greek camps
DIGITAL: Facebook makes user data available to researchers
TRANSPORT: Council gives green light to 'mobility package I'
TRANSPORT: Council adopts Regulation on electronic cargo information
FOOD SAFETY: PAN Europe calls on EU to combat 'pesticide cocktails' in food
Op-Ed
FUTURE OF EU: Now, we are either a Union or we are nothing. By Luca Jahier, President of the EESC