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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12477

30 April 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 35
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation
Olaf Scholz sees an agreement on financial transaction tax in 'near future'
Brussels, 29/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

While Germany recently announced that the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) would be a key topic of its future EU Council Presidency, negotiations between the ten participants in the enhanced cooperation - namely Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Italy and Slovakia - seem to have resumed.

In a letter sent in early April to EU Taxation Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz considers that "significant progress has been made in...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: new infringement proceeding against Warsaw and its latest law reforming judicial system
HUNGARY: at this stage, Hungarian emergency law does not violate European law, confirms Commission
EU2020DE: future German EU Council Presidency is “radically” shifting its priorities to deal with consequences of the pandemic
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TOURISM: Commission announces new measures on resumption of mobility and a communication on tourism for mid-May
TRANSPORT: European Commission submits immediate support measures for air, rail, road and maritime sectors
BUDGET: 1 January 2021 is a “very ambitious” date for setting up Post-Covid-19 Recovery Fund, according to Vera Jourova
STATE AID: Commission approves €5 billion pandemic support for French group Renault
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Commission proposes immediate additional financial assistance and plan for future
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU welcomes commitment of Bosnian Presidency to make progress on European priority reforms
CHINA: ETNC believes Covid-19 crisis will play defining role in Europe-China relations
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: operation EunavforMed Irini will be able to begin, according to EEAS
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Parliament ready to dive into debate on Digital Services Act
CLIMATE: Petersberg Dialogue, Angela Merkel and EU call for recovery plans in line with climate ambitions
CLIMATE: Covid-19 crisis must be an opportunity to strengthen scope of Green Deal, says a FEPS report
FOOD: MEPs want Commission to tackle problem of over-consumption of meat and milk
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA’s pilot assessments on risks of pesticide cocktails in food finally published
MIGRATION: Frontex calls on Member States to remain vigilant despite fall in number of arrivals in 2019
TRANSPORT: ‘mobility package I’, rapporteurs call on European Parliament’s Committee on Transport to support three texts as they stand
ENERGY: EU spending on energy efficiency in buildings needs to be better targeted, says European Court of Auditors
ENERGY: five NGOs call on Commission to exclude fossil fuels from EU's energy infrastructure
FISHERIES: new report shows worrying levels of overfishing in EU over twenty years
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament hopes to resume negotiations on coordination of social security systems as soon as possible
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Olaf Scholz sees an agreement on financial transaction tax in 'near future'
COMPANIES: Didier Reynders promises legislative initiative in 2021 on mandatory due diligence in supply chains
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: pandemic increases risks of press freedom violations, says 2020 report of Platform for Protection of Journalists
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: debate on response to Covid-19 and decision on keeping summer session on agenda of European Parliamentary assembly bodies
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Committee of the Regions calls for a tool to reduce milk volumes at EU level
AGRICULTURE: EU poultry and egg sectors call on Commission to manage import surges
ARGENTINA: EU relieved after renewed commitment in Buenos Aires to respect EU/Mercosur trade agreement
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Antonio Parenti will take up post of Head of EU Permanent Representation in Italy at beginning of June
ENERGY: MEPs approve tyre labelling agreement at second reading
FINANCE: ninety-two civil society organisations call on Commission to cancel its contract with BlackRock on sustainable finance
OECD: Colombia has become 37th member country
SOCIAL: Age Platform calls on Commission not to delay its initiatives on ageing populations
TRANSPORT: Covid-19 – ECA concerned over consequences of crisis for crew on precarious contracts