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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12500
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Cohesion

CPMR concerned about territorial dimension of Commission's post-Covid-19 recovery plan

While it welcomes the pivotal role assigned to cohesion policy in its preliminary analysis of the European Commission's recovery plan, published on Friday 5 June, the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions (CPMR) questioned the actual territorial dimension of the measures announced.

Firstly, the CPMR particularly welcomes the significant increase in the Just Transition Fund and the planned budget for REACT-EU (see EUROPE B12495), but notes that the revised proposal suggests slight...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Home Affairs ministers decide on a complete reopening of borders in Schengen area by end of June
TRANSPORT: EU ministers committed to working towards more sustainable and resilient mobility
TRANSPORT: to facilitate free movement within EU, Commission announces creation of Galileo Green Lane app
DIGITAL: Mr Kleijssen has doubts about tracing apps to control Covid-19
STATE AID: European Commission authorises a French aid scheme worth €5 billion for coronavirus relevant products
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier regrets lack of breakthrough in negotiations on future relationship between London and EU
INDIA: future Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council wants a summit in May 2021
TRADE: EU continues its work to propose to WTO abolition of tariffs on medical equipment
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Council of EU takes note of renewed mandate on Competence Centre
JUSTICE: creation of Europol's Financial and Economic Crime Centre comes “at right time”, says Ylva Johansson
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to discuss agricultural aspects of European Green Deal on 8 June
BIODIVERSITY: Sinkevičius gives MEPs a blueprint for success of 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
BIODIVERSITY: European Court of Auditors highlights failure of CAP to halt decline of biodiversity on farmland
CIVIL PROTECTION: forest fires, the RescEU equipment reserve expanded with two EU-financed Swedish aircraft
ENVIRONMENT: despite Covid-19, Green Deal will be one of main priorities of next trio of Council Presidencies
CLIMATE: Covid-19 pandemic represents “a unique chance to green the global economy”, say central bankers
SPACE: European Commission and European Space Agency launch RACE platform to monitor Europe's changing environment
COHESION: MEPs to appoint European Parliament rapporteur on REACT-EU proposal
COHESION: CPMR concerned about territorial dimension of Commission's post-Covid-19 recovery plan
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Parliament launches its own reflection on FinTech while waiting for concrete proposals from European Commission
ECONOMY: Greece's responsiveness to Covid-19 pandemic praised
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Court clarifies concept of commercial agent
STATE AID: Court annuls Commission's decision declaring two Hungarian taxes to be unlawful
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States invited to support Western Balkan countries in converging their migration standards towards those of EU
CHINA: expiry of anti-dumping duties on Chinese PSC wires and strands, review ongoing
DEFENCE: European Parliament Committee on Industry agrees to inter-institutional negotiations on European Defence Fund
ENERGY: next three Presidencies of EU Council will work on implementation of Energy Union
SPACE: European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ready to negotiate with EU Council on EU Space Programme
REGIONS: OECD and Committee of the Regions launch a survey on impact of Covid-19 on regions and cities
TRANSPORT: Discussions on air traffic management policy are necessary as part of sustainable recovery of sector, admits Commission
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 08/06 to 14/06/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 14 June 2020