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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12482
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

State of play of bilateral negotiations in times of pandemic

How are the European Union’s bilateral trade negotiations progressing during the Covid-19 crisis? A brief overview of the most high-profile talks.

Australia: Negotiating rounds have been going steadily since the launch of negotiations in 2018. One round is taking place from 4 to 15 May (see EUROPE B12406A3). The ambition, according to a recent document of the three-Presidency team of the EU Council, is to conclude the agreement in 2021 (see EUROPE B12481A9). The summary of the last...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: MEP Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé's leads in addressing shortages of medicines
HEALTH: EU mechanism for joint procurement of equipment against Covid-19 is under-utilised, says Stella Kyriakides
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission wants to facilitate recognition of professional qualifications in field of health care
SOCIAL: EU Member States invited to approve SURE instrument on 13 May
SOCIAL: MEPs call for reconsideration of increased Covid-19 risk for workers
STATE AID: Commission clears Hungarian, Czech and Finnish business support schemes during Covid-19 pandemic
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: joint Council of Europe/EU initiative to help Roma communities tackle Covid-19 pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission proposes a European supervisor for 2021, without choosing between EBA and a new body
EUROGROUP: Commission specifies monitoring envisaged in event of activation of ESM credit lines by a euro area country
ECB: Frankfurt Institute does not operate in an 'ivory tower', says Luis de Guindos
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Frans Timmermans hopes that ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy will be presented on 20 May
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for additional support for wine, veal, fruit and vegetables
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for one-year postponement of new organic rules due to Covid-19
FISHERIES: EU Scientific Committee notes progress in safeguarding fish stocks
COHESION: Commission approves 18 national requests for technical assistance to prepare green transition plans
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission will propose to strengthen Schengen area after lifting of internal border restrictions
DIGITAL: Digital Services Act, Tiemo Wölken confirms his preference for a regulation
CLIMATE: long-term green economic stimulus packages are often best for economy, according to Joseph Stiglitz and Nicholas Stern
CLIMATE: Carbon Market Watch denounces attempts to use Covid-19 to undermine Green Deal
ENERGY: a group of energy poverty academics and experts argue for a right to energy
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: MEPs disappointed that Zagreb Declaration does not clearly mention enlargement
TRADE: state of play of bilateral negotiations in times of pandemic
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Operation Irini began its activities at sea
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Conference on Future of Europe, European Parliament keeps up pressure on Europe Day
BUDGET: EPP Group threatens to veto CFP if European Parliament is 'sidelined' on post-Covid-19 recovery plan
BUDGET: Czech Prime Minister should urgently resolve conflict of interest, say MEPs
POLAND: Polish government finally agrees to postpone presidential election
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Italian companies which certified a sinking Panamanian vessel may be brought to justice, Court confirms
COMPETITION: Advocate General rules in favour of Canal+ in its appeal to Court of Justice against a General Court judgment
STATE AID: UK support for Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant complies with EU rules, says Advocate General
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
ECONOMY: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly discusses roadmap for post-Covid-19 economic recovery
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: Commission is preparing a dialogue with stakeholders on 28 May to better address crisis
BIODIVERSITY: high-level segment of European Green Week on Biodiversity will take place from 20 to 22 October
CLIMATE: Tilly Metz appointed rapporteur for opinion on Climate law for European Parliament’s Committee on Transport
ENVIRONMENT: European hunters accuse Commission of undue influence on national experts over REACH Regulation
FINANCE: MEPs give green light for Interinstitutional Agreement on crowdfunding regulation
FINANCE: ESMA warns retail investors about financial risks during pandemic
TAXATION: Belgium excludes companies linked to tax havens from its public aid programme
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament wants to be involved in high-level EU-London conference on state of play of post-Brexit negotiations