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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12500

6 June 2020
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Transport
EU ministers committed to working towards more sustainable and resilient mobility
Brussels, 05/06/2020 (Agence Europe)

What initiatives, tools, investments are needed for a sustainable and digital recovery of the transport sector?

Invited to detail their position on the subject on Thursday 4 June by videoconference, the competent European ministers pleaded in particular for a revival that gives room and space for the rail sector.

Ministers from 23 EU countries - missing were Croatia, Estonia, Malta and Cyprus - as well as those from Switzerland and Norway, issued a statement calling for rail to be made a...

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