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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12499
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

EU Justice Ministers make little progress on law applicable to third-party effects of assignments of claims

The European Ministers of Justice resumed their legislative work on the proposal for a Regulation on the law applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims (see EUROPE B11979A1) by videoconference on Thursday 4 June. While they have made some progress, they stressed that there is still a lot of work to be done at the technical level.

Assignment of claims is a legal mechanism where a creditor (transferor) transfers their right to claim a debt to another...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECB: Frankfurt institute increases scope and duration of PEPP operation launched to counter Covid-19 pandemic
BUDGET: Commission takes steps to make 11.5 billion euros available in context of Covid-19
STATE AID: Commission approves new national schemes to compensate companies in context of Covid-19
DEMOCRACY: 'Covid-19 is just a reminder about the huge problem of misinformation and disinformation', says Věra Jourová
HEALTH: EU could emulate US model by investing in development of candidate vaccines
ACP: Organisation of ACP States is counting on EU support for a moratorium on debt repayment
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU and Chinese leaders agree to postpone Leipzig Summit
VENEZUELA: Juan Guaidó remains legitimate President of Venezuelan National Assembly, says EU
MERCOSUR: one year after its conclusion, trade agreement is still unpopular in Europe
TRADE: European trade policy should shift away from negotiation
DEVELOPMENT: European Commission pledges €300 million to GAVI Alliance to immunise children in poor countries
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: EU Justice Ministers make little progress on law applicable to third-party effects of assignments of claims
JUSTICE: given Malta's difficulties in naming three candidates for European Prosecutor, Commission considering bending rules
INTERNAL MARKET: Mr Breton wants to increase defence and space budget
INDUSTRY: France and Germany launch their data storage and sharing project, Gaia-X
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee calls for a swift return to a Schengen area without internal border controls
ENVIRONMENT: Farm to Fork strategy and CAP reform will contribute to a more sustainable agriculture, says Janusz Wojciechowski
AGRICULTURE: latest trade figures show slowdown in EU agri-food exports
CONSUMERS: draft Directive on collective redress, some progress on an attempted compromise at technical level
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, Member States make modest progress on prior notification
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2020DE: German EU Council Presidency will be divided into three phases, according to Mr Clauss
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Dunja Mijatović reiterates her call for responsibility sharing and places limit on cooperation with Libya
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Advocate General proposes that Court should uphold fine imposed on pharmaceutical group Lundbeck
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: inauguration of new Europol centre for economic and financial crime
DEVELOPMENT: Covid-19 – European Development Ministers to discuss EU aid for most vulnerable countries on June 8
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Commission services call to order authorities of Polish regions that have created “LGBTI-free zones”
SPACE: EU Council adopts conclusions for a space policy aimed at greening Europe’s economy
JUSTICE: “Real” negotiations with United States over E-evidence will only take place when agreement is reached on European side according to Didier Reynders
JUSTICE: Eurojust and European Judicial Network invited to make recommendations on extradition of EU citizens to non-Member States
MIGRATION: European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee wants to shed light on Greek-Turkish border incidents
HEALTH: clinical trials on hydroxychloroquine at global and European levels are about to resume
SOCIAL: according to Eurofound, minimum wages have increased in most Member States in 2020
TRANSPORT: Commission states that it has received replies from 17 Member States to its letters concerning exchange vouchers