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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12484

12 May 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 30
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / State aid
Commission sets ban on paying dividends or bonuses as a condition for recapitalising companies in Covid-19 crisis
Brussels, 11/05/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission temporarily relaxed its state aid rules again on Friday 8 May: subject to strict conditions, it is now allowing European countries to recapitalise companies that are in difficulty because of the coronavirus crisis. The conditions include a ban paying dividends or bonuses to senior managers.

The update to the framework for State aid has been published (https://bit.ly/3fDi139) at the same time as the German air transport group, Lufthansa, which is Europe’s largest, is...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission proposes a gradual and controlled opening of EU's internal borders
TRANSPORT: There is no contradiction between necessary economic revival of sector and Green Deal, says Frans Timmermans
HEALTH: After Covid-19 medicine shortage, EU ministers’ backs are against wall
HEALTH: drawing lessons from Covid-19, several MEPs call for creation of a specific organisation within European Parliament
DEFENCE: response to Covid-19 back on agenda of meeting of European ministers
STATE AID: Commission sets ban on paying dividends or bonuses as a condition for recapitalising companies in Covid-19 crisis
STATE AID: Commission endorses several national schemes under Temporary Framework in context of Covid-19
REGIONS: Committee of the Regions maps out local and regional initiatives to combat Covid-19
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU delivers FFP2 masks from RescEU reserve to help Macedonia and Montenegro tackle Covid-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Stella Kyriakides advocates reduction in use of pesticides, fertilisers and antibiotics
GMO: European Parliament is expected to oppose approval of a glyphosate- and dicamba-tolerant soybean on 13 May
CLIMATE: implementation of CORSIA by EU, Adina Vălean tells worried MEPs that they will only be informed and not consulted
ENVIRONMENT: commission launches public consultation on its 'Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability'
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission opens public consultation on revised waste shipment rules
ENERGY: energy storage is essential to integrate renewables into EU grid, according to Commission study
ENERGY: public consultation on Renovation Wave roadmap initiative
JUSTICE: EDPB closely reviewing Hungarian data protection measures
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: judgment by Court in Karlsruhe - Commission analyses pros and cons of infringement proceedings against Germany
FINANCE: EBA should have prohibited transfer of Adam Farkas to AFME, says Ombudsman
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Warsaw to comply with Court of Justice of EU request to suspend activities of its controversial new disciplinary chamber
FUTURE OF EU: Cohesion Alliance is back on track to secure cohesion policy
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA: MEPs Fajon and Bilčík call for calm
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Commissioner for Human Rights urges Malta to fulfil its sea rescue obligations by ensuring safe disembarkation excluding Libya
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Commission approves compensation to energy-intensive companies in Romania for indirect emission costs
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe warns about forced national displacement of children
IMPROVED REGULATION: European Commission launches platform to simplify European legislation
MIGRATION: 50 asylum seekers leave Greek camps for UK
WTO: to multilateral organisation, virtual meetings without decision-making
UNITED KINGDOM: resumption of talks between London and EU on future relationship
SOCIAL: Portugal, Spain and Italy call for an ambitious European minimum income