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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12476
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Digital

Covid-19, warning about potential side effects of digital contact tracing applications

In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, 28 April, Alessandra Pierucci, who chairs the ‘Committee of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 on data protection’, and Jean-Philippe Walter, who serves as Data Protection Commissioner of the Council of Europe, warn against the negative effects of using digital contact tracing applications in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Their aim is “to contribute to the reflections currently underway in many countries” by reiterating that...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: EU States call for caution and coordination in lifting internal border controls
TRANSPORT: Adina Vălean promises four new initiatives in response to Covid-19 pandemic
TRANSPORT: EU Ministers invited to vote on restoration of transport services in EU
TRANSPORT: Special Covid-19 guidelines are being prepared for airports
ENERGY: EU Member States agree on role of energy transition for a green recovery
SOCIAL: Croatian Presidency of EU Council clarifies scope of SURE instrument
HEALTH: Commission suggests adapting clinical trials to pandemic context
BANKS: Covid-19, Commission proposes temporarily waiving certain supervisory requirements to facilitate granting loans
STATE AID: European Commission approves Polish support scheme for businesses affected by pandemic
ECONOMY: Dombrovskis confirms work on making financial support conditional on respect for EU policy priorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
SAHEL: leaders of EU and G5 Sahel reaffirm their commitment to regional security, stability and development
LIBYA: EU condemns latest actions by Field Marshal Haftar
MEXICO: conclusion of free trade agreement between European Union and Mexico
TRADE: Bernd Lange calls for binding rules to make international production chains more robust and sustainable
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Dutch and Danish priorities for a ‘green recovery’
FUTURE OF EU: Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament present post-Covid-19 recovery plan based on European Green Deal
POLAND: European Commission reported to be close to opening new infringement proceedings against Warsaw and its reforms of judiciary
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament committee adopts compromise position on CAP transitional measures
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU report criticises live animal transports in Romania
CONSUMERS: Forty stakeholders call for a mandatory European Nutri-Score as part of ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European economy cannot be rebuilt against backdrop of tax evasion, warns Tax Justice Network
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DIGITAL: Covid-19, warning about potential side effects of digital contact tracing applications
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Parliament's rapporteur on ‘climate law’ supports a 65% emissions reduction target for 2030
FINANCE: taxonomy on sustainable finance must be used for economic recovery, insists Technical Expert Group
FINANCE: Covid-19 pandemic puts pressure on auditing firms
JUSTICE: lack of resources of data protection authorities contravenes GDPR, according to Brave
SOCIAL: EASPD denounces lack of means and personnel in services for people with disabilities
SOCIAL: unions ask Commission to revise its recommendation regarding safety at work
TRANSPORT: organisations call for increased cooperation among regional authorities to implement Covid-19 measures