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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12468

17 April 2020
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Social
Temporary nature of SURE instrument, main stumbling block in negotiations in EU Council
Brussels, 16/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 16 April, the European Finance Ministers examined the legislative proposal establishing the SURE unemployment reinsurance instrument to respond to the socio-economic crisis caused by COVID-19 (see EUROPE B12462A9).

The principle itself and the overall architecture of the instrument in gestation are not controversial, since these main elements were agreed in principle at the recent Eurogroup meeting in inclusive format (see EUROPE B12465A2).

But, according to one European...

Contents

BEACONS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
NEWS BRIEFS