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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12473
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NEWS BRIEFS / Transparency

European Ombudsman calls on EU institutions to be transparent in response to COVID-19

23/04/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Ombudsman wrote to Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel on Monday 20 April, asking them to ensure that all EU decisions related to COVID-19, including those carried out under accelerated or emergency procedures, are taken in the most transparent way possible. Emphasising that” tackling the pandemic successfully requires[...]more than ever, high levels of trust in public authorities” to foster citizens' voluntary cooperation, the Ombudsman is...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Twenty-Seven approve a framework for development of a European Recovery Fund backed by EU post-2020 budget
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: Commission draft mentions €2 trillion post-pandemic 'recovery plan'
STATE AID: Commission authorises Polish and Maltese schemes to support economy in face of coronavirus
TRANSPORT: Adina Vălean considers that it is up to States to financially support air sector in order to enable passengers to be reimbursed
COMMERCE/AGRICULTURE: COVID-19, 22 WTO members commit to keep agri-food chains open
DIGITAL: European Union in search of innovative solutions to COVID-19
HEALTH: after European Parliament, EU Council approves postponement of rules for medical devices
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HEALTH: according to Commissioner for Human Rights, lessons of pandemic must be learnt and broad social measures must be included in right to health
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: pandemic or not, situation of rule of law in country remains a major concern for Commission and European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission is asked to go further with aid to sectors affected by COVID-19 crisis
FISHERIES: European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council on aid to Baltic cod fishermen
FISHERIES: MEPs back extension of EU/Mauritania agreement
ENVIRONMENT: NGO coalition urges EU leaders for a green and just economic recovery
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: more than 60 civil society organisations call on EU to make textile industry more sustainable
ENERGY: Gas for Climate presents its recommendations for decarbonising gas
ECONOMY
STATE AID: France and Netherlands provide €12 billion aid to save Air France-KLM
ECB: new measures easing requirements for collateral provided in exchange for liquidity
FINANCE: ESAs consult on their draft technical standards for transparency requirements for sustainable investments
ECONOMY: government deficit and debt at 0.6% and 84.1% of GDP respectively in euro area in 2019
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court specifies elements that an airline must indicate in online price offer
EMPLOYMENT: Court states that not wanting to hire LGBTI persons can constitute discrimination in employment even outside of a recruitment procedure
ENVIRONMENT: Finland and Austria condemned by EU Court of Justice for unlawful authorisation of springtime hunting of wild birds
MIGRATION: asylum seekers in Röszke transit zone are unlawfully 'detained', according to Advocate General
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: COVID-19, EU plans to set up Humanitarian Air Bridge to facilitate delivery of aid to most vulnerable countries
UKRAINE: Borrell promises first trip to non-Member State will be to Ukraine
AFGHANISTAN: EU calls for immediate ceasefire
LIBYA: Borrell calls for increase in international efforts towards a ceasefire
CULTURE
CULTURE: European Court of Auditors presents mixed assessment of ERDF aid to cultural sites
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: European Parliament approves visa facilitation and readmission agreements with EU
CAMBODIA: EU will apply its tariff sanctions for human rights violations from August onwards
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: COVID-19 forces College of Commissioners to review its operations
FINANCE: AGE Europe, BETTER FINANCE and CFA Institute call for measures to protect savers from financial repression
TAXATION: France also excludes companies registered in tax havens from State Aid programme
IRAN: Borrell denounces US opposition to IMF loan
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU to provide Copernicus satellite maps to Poland in wake of devastating fire
REGIONS: President of Tuscany Region calls on European leaders to focus on next multiannual financial framework
SOCIAL: Cedefop estimates there will be a need for 4 million health professionals by 2030
TRANSPARENCY: European Ombudsman calls on EU institutions to be transparent in response to COVID-19
TRANSPORT: Airports Council International calls on European leaders to implement Commission initiatives
CITY: Ten cities offer to host 5,500 unaccompanied minors