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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12475
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

EU Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties concerned about worsening situation in Libya

The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties on Monday 27 April invited representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the German NGO Sea-Eye and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to take stock of the situation in Libya.

These representatives all insisted on the need to find solutions for these people stranded in Libya, which can in no way be considered a safe country: the UNHCR has registered more than 48,000 asylum seekers currently in the...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TOURISM: European ministers call on EU to make tourism sector a priority of future recovery plan
COHESION: Italy is first country to apply to EU Solidarity Fund in context of Covid-19 pandemic
ECONOMY: Thinking outside the box is essential when drawing up the EU Recovery Fund, recommends Commission
STATE AID: Commission consults Member States on extension of Temporary Framework to subordinated debt
STATE AID: green MEPs propose a series of quid pro quos for State Aid to airlines
ENERGY: impact of COVID-19 on energy sector and national energy/climate plans on EU ministers' agenda
HOME AFFAIRS: EU ministers to discuss strategy for gradual coordinated lifting of internal border controls
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, rescEU's medical equipment stockpile, has delivered its first masks to Italy
HEALTH: in its latest risk assessment, ECDC warns against a disorganised lifting of restrictive measures
SOCIAL: trade unions are becoming impatient with slow European response to pandemic
COURT OF JUSTICE: resumption of hearings scheduled for May 25
EXTERNAL ACTION
SAHEL: a G5 Sahel/EU summit to strengthen partnership for security, stability and development
LIBYA: Borrell, Le Drian, Maas and Di Maio call for a humanitarian truce during Ramadan
CHINA: new lease of life for negotiations with EU on investment?
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Mr Geoana believes health and safety should not be separated
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties concerned about worsening situation in Libya
MIGRATION: 295,800 people were granted asylum in EU in 2019
JUSTICE: COVID-19 causes further delay to prospect of agreement in EU Council on law applicable to third-party effects of assignments of claims
AGRICULTURE: Covid-19, MEPs criticise aid arrangements for cheese and wine producers
AGRICULTURE: import duties for maize, sorghum and rye set at 5.27 euros per tonne
HEALTH: Commission maintains its objectives to combat cancer despite COVID-19
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: EU rejects allegations of Chinese pressure concerning a report on disinformation
EU2020DE: fight against COVID-19 and its consequences, a priority of future German EU Council Presidency
BUDGET: an agreement on 2021-2027 MFF and EU Recovery Fund is needed by June, according to Cohesion Alliance
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission consults on Broadcom’s commitments on markets for set-top box chipsets
NEWS BRIEFS
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: spiritsEUROPE to boost glass packaging collection to 90% by 2030 to increase recycling
RESEARCH: fifty-five projects will benefit from European grants under Horizon 2020 programme
YEMEN: EU denounces proclamation of autonomy for southern provinces
CORRIGENDUM
PATENTS: clarification on Business Europe's requests for ratification of agreement on unified jurisdiction