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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12494

28 May 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 27
MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2021-2027 / Budget/economics
Overall satisfied with Commission’s “historic” proposals, European Parliament calls on EU Council to assume its responsibilities
Brussels, 27/05/2020 (Agence Europe)

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, gave the European Parliament the very first presentation, on Wednesday 27 May, of her new €750 billion ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery instrument and her proposal for a revised Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). A gesture that is more political than symbolic, aimed at assuring the European Parliament that it will indeed have a role to play. 

In its resolution of 15 May, Parliament had already detailed its...

Contents

MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2021-2027
BUDGET: European Commission proposes a modest 2021-2027 MFF reflecting divergences between Member States
ECONOMY: Commission proposes to raise an additional 750 billion euros to finance EU’s economic recovery by end of 2024
BUDGET/ECONOMICS: overall satisfied with Commission’s “historic” proposals, European Parliament calls on EU Council to assume its responsibilities
REGIONS: European Commission draws up its diagnosis of territorial and sectoral consequences of Covid-19
HEALTH: twenty times more money for new EU4Health programme
CIVIL PROTECTION: rescEU, Commission proposes to allocate additional €2 billion to strengthen EU's rapid response to emergencies
TRADE: outline of a new vision for European post-Covid trade policy
RULE OF LAW: MFF 2021-2027, Commission maintains link between European budget and rule of law
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission wants to extend public consultations for 2020 and 2021 initiatives
COUNCIL OF THE EU: Covid-19 crisis compels next trio of Presidencies to focus on health
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: ‘Tourism and Transport’ guidelines, EPP Group in European Parliament advocates common health standards and increased financial support
ENERGY: opening of public consultation on roadmap for European hydrogen strategy
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament and EU Council negotiators hope to reach an agreement on transitional measures for CAP by end of June
FISHERIES: ICES scientists advise on measures to protect dolphins and porpoises
JUSTICE: Richard Sonnenschein officially appointed Acting Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor's Office
RESEARCH: Commission's “green recovery” plan again risks focusing on “false solutions”, says researcher Martin Pigeon
ENVIRONMENT: Greenpeace report denounces export of hazardous plastic waste to Malaysia
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD warns tax administrations about increased risk of fraud during pandemic
TAXATION: Member States give green light to conclusions on tax treatment of new tobacco products
EIB: agreement on Pan-European Guarantee Fund for companies
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFGHANISTAN: Europeans call for a permanent ceasefire and peace negotiations
ISRAEL: Mr Borrell invites Mr Ashkenazi to Brussels
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: MEPs call for rapid revision of regulation on coordination of social security systems
NEWS BRIEFS
ENVIRONMENT: two NGOs sue Germany in German courts for air pollution
INDUSTRY: Transport & Environment wants conditions for financing infrastructure projects to be clarified
MIGRATION: European Asylum Support Office fully resumes its activities in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta
MIGRATION: EU Council adopts agreements with Belarus on visa facilitation and readmission of nationals staying illegally