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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12492

26 May 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 35
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / State aid
Commission endorses several national schemes to support businesses in context of pandemic
Brussels, 25/05/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission adopted, between 21 and 25 May, several national support schemes for companies suffering from the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The schemes were authorised under the State Aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020, as amended on 3 April and 8 May 2020.

Italy. On 21 May, the Commission approved a €9 billion Italian ‘umbrella’ scheme to support the Italian economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The Italian...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: The golden age of civil aviation is over (1)
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET/ECONOMICS: Commission is fine-tuning its revised proposal for 2021-2027 MFF and European Recovery Plan
COMPETITION: new solvency instrument will contribute to recapitalisation of companies, according to Margrethe Vestager
STATE AID: Commission endorses several national schemes to support businesses in context of pandemic
TRANSPORT: European Aviation Safety Agency advocates respect for social distancing on board aircraft
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts emergency measures on air services and transposition of fourth railway package
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European countries will have to “put money on the table for the CAP”, according to MEP Jeremy Decerle
DIGITAL: data, platforms and intellectual property among Thierry Breton's priorities
DIGITAL: presentation by European Commission of Digital Services Act kept in fourth quarter of 2020
GENDER EQUALITY: Commission’s strategy will take up all challenges highlighted by Covid-19 crisis, guarantees Helena Dalli
CONSUMERS: Dieselgate, Germany’s highest civil court upholds right of consumers who have been cheated to receive compensation
CLIMATE: maritime transport accounted for more than 3.7% of EU CO2 emissions in 2018, according to a Commission report
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: three tests to avoid making EU's ‘green growth’ recovery plan a “smokescreen”, according to Greenpeace
TRANSPORT: cities of Bonn, Brussels, Dublin and Milan call on Commission to support public transport as part of its recovery plan
COHESION: CPMR questions form and content of European Commission's budgetary and recovery proposals
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Civil Liberties Committee MEPs concerned about continuing attacks on rule of law
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs say talks on future post-Brexit relationship are “deeply disappointing” at this stage
JAPAN: EU-Japan summit to plan post-Covid-19 recovery
HONG KONG: EU calls on China to respect autonomy of city-state
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mr Borrell acknowledges that European unity is difficult to achieve
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Germany and France push for resumption of dialogue
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Europe regrets announcement of US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission's in-depth investigation into Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Transat
TAXATION: Member States reiterate their call for a legislative proposal on tax treatment of new tobacco products
TAXATION: OECD negotiations on Pillar I of international tax reform more complicated
FINANCE: Ninety-four NGOs express their concerns over activities to be included in EU Sustainable Taxonomy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Ceemet calls on Member States to comply with Posting of Workers Directive as soon as possible
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: PACE President sends ‘toolkit’ to all 47 national parliaments to tackle pandemic
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes announcement of a ceasefire
ENERGY: eight Member States defend role of gas in achieving climate neutrality
COMPANIES: deadline extension for ‘European companies’ to convene general meetings has been definitively adopted
COMPANIES: SMEunited points finger at behaviour of banks during Covid-19 crisis
IRAN: EU condemns threats against Israel
MIGRATION: Hungary has finally decided to implement Court of Justice ruling on camps on Serbo-Hungarian border
CHAD: EU welcomes abolition of death penalty in Chad, 22nd African country to do so