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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12464
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Budget

Member States approve mobilisation of emergency assistance to combat COVID-19

EU ambassadors confirmed their agreement on Wednesday 8 April to proposals to activate €3 billion in 2020 for emergency assistance support to intensify the fight against Coronavirus (see EUROPE 12462/4, 12460/4).

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of Member States to the EU (Coreper) has therefore given the go-ahead on Wednesday 8 April to launch the written procedure for the formal adoption of the texts. The written procedure is expected to be concluded on Tuesday 14 April.

The proposals include a proposal activating emergency aid, a corrigendum draft budget plan No 2 for the 2020 financial year, a proposal to mobilise the ‘contingency margin’ in 2020 and a proposal amending Regulation 1311/2013 laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the 2014–2020 period.

The European Parliament is expected to approve these legislative acts at its dematerialised plenary session on Thursday 16 April.

Link to the rules: https://bit.ly/2xUtf1T (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: for Mike Pompeo, Europeans and Americans will have to work together for economic recovery
TRADE: Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on revision of implementing rules for international trade
WTO: predictions of world trade at half staff, but Mr Azevêdo believes a rapid recovery is possible
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EMU: Eurogroup reconvened to finalise additional measures to combat pandemic crisis
HEALTH: European Commission postpones presentation of its guidelines on lifting lockdown measures
HEALTH: new joint procurement of masks and investigational therapeutics planned
DIGITAL: Commission wants to avoid mobile applications in breach of EU rules
BUDGET: Member States approve mobilisation of emergency assistance to combat COVID-19
COMPETITION: European Commission authorises ‘limited cooperation’ between companies for medicines useful during pandemic
STATE AID: Greek, Portuguese, Hungarian, Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian and Danish schemes to help economy in context of Covid-19 given green light
COHESION: Member States give green light to European Commission’s 2nd package of measures
SOCIAL: COVID-19 – green light from EU Council for new provisions of Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived
DEVELOPMENT: COVID-19, together with its Member States, EIB and EBRD, EU pledges over €20 billion in aid to vulnerable countries
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: COVID-19, Commission details offer of support to EU's third country partners
INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Member States urged to extend restrictions on entry into EU until 15 May
INTERNAL MARKET: launch of new 'SMET' working group on implementation of Single Market
RESEARCH: European Ministers support implementation of a priority action plan to tackle health crisis
RESEARCH: Commission responds to criticism from resigning President of the European Research Council
JUSTICE: Eurojust supports several investigations into online fraud exploiting COVID-19 pandemic
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: climate law – Guteland calls on Member States to prepare for 2030 emission reduction target to be raised to 55%
AGRICULTURE: EU livestock farmers call on Commission to take urgent action
COHESION: EPP Group in European Parliament calls for a third package of measures to combat COVID-19
WOMEN: chairwoman of European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights warns about increase in domestic violence due to confinement
ENERGY: geothermal industry advocates creation of an internal heat market
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission could propose to raise ceilings of EU’s own resources
RULE OF LAW: European Commission is monitoring emergency measures related to COVID-19, but does not have means to launch infringements
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
POLAND: Warsaw ordered by Court of Justice to immediately suspend disciplinary cases against judges
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: financial body relaxes its collateral requirements for banks during Covid-19 pandemic
FINANCE: European Commission consults on its renewed strategy for sustainable finance
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Council of Europe 'toolbox' to ensure respect for fundamental democratic values in managing the health crisis
HEALTH: Council of Europe issues recommendations to combat falsified medical products
AUDIOVISUAL: European Audiovisual Observatory identifies measures taken to support sector during pandemic
Op-Ed
FUTURE OF EU: An ambitious EU budget proposal would kill the ‘germ’ of division, by Vasco Cordeiro, President of the CPMR
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Stephen Quest transferred to Research Services as of 1st May
TAXATION: bilateral agreements of Member States applying FATCA do not infringe EU law, according to Commission
IRAN: EU extends sanctions for human rights violations by one year
MIGRATION: because of COVID-19, Italy no longer wants to receive boats from NGOs that have rescued migrants in its ports
MIGRATION: Germany is ready to take up to 500 unaccompanied minors from migrant camps in coming weeks
PARLIAMENT: COVID-19, European Parliament will cook 1,000 meals per day for people in need and for health workers
CSDP: EU Council extends mandate of EUAM Iraq