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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12501

9 June 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / Development
EU Council takes pride in level of EU public aid, but recognises that more needs to be done
Brussels, 08/06/2020 (Agence Europe)

In 2019, collective EU (including the United Kingdom) official development assistance (ODA) amounted to €75.2 billion, compared with €74.9 billion in 2018, the EU Council stressed in conclusions adopted on Monday 8 June on the level of EU ODA.

The EU Council highlights that the EU and its Member States have thus maintained their position as the world’s largest ODA donor, providing 55.2% of the total provided by the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BANKS: MEPs to approve emergency banking measures in response to Covid-19 pandemic
ECB: Christine Lagarde justifies effectiveness and proportionate nature of PEPP
ECOFIN: EU ministers hold first discussions on European Recovery Plan
COHESION: MEPs wary of proposals in revised draft post-2020 EU budget
DEVELOPMENT: almost €36 billion of EU aid mobilised for projects in vulnerable countries
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency receives an approval application for Remesivir as Covid-19 treatment
SOCIAL: EU ministers invited to think about world of work after Covid-19
TRANSPORT: revised draft of post-2020 EU budget and European Recovery Plan leave European Parliament committee sceptical
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers concerned about potential impact of European Green Deal on agricultural sector
ENVIRONMENT: coherence, health protection and innovation - MEPs' key words for Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
ENVIRONMENT: European bathing water quality remains high, says EEA report
ENVIRONMENT: nine NGOs call for a European green recovery for oceans
DIGITAL: EU celebrates 20 years of e-commerce directive by looking to future digital services act
MIGRATION: Horst Seehofer intends to push forward EU asylum reform under German EU Council Presidency
TRANSPORT: European Parliament's Committee on Transport rejects amendments to ‘Mobility Package I’
TRANSPORT: EU Council calls for a rethink of European waterborne transport
ENERGY: lack of competitive markets hinders trade in liquefied natural gas in some Member States, says a study commissioned by Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: European Banking Authority issues new EU banking sector health checklist
TAXATION: state of play of work on tax issues at Council in time of Covid-19
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Mr Stoltenberg officially introduces his reflection on Alliance for 2030
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: EU Council takes pride in level of EU public aid, but recognises that more needs to be done
CIVIL PROTECTION:  medical aid has arrived in DRC and two more EU airlift flights will follow
TRADE: EU ministers challenged to come up with common vision for appointment of next Director-General of WTO
TRADE: skirmishes between steel industry and European Commission over steel safeguards
VIETNAM: Vietnamese Assembly gives green light to trade agreements with EU
ALBANIA: EU welcomes agreement on electoral reform
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Commission asks Warsaw to clarify its commitment to comply with Court of Justice’s order on Disciplinary Chamber
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU Council calls for strengthening global role of youth
AGRICULTURE: MEPs hope for new emergency measures for winegrowing
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission to develop action plan on child sexual abuse
TAXATION: call by 65 Italian and German personalities to finance economic recovery through a “zero tolerance policy” against fiscal dumping
KOSOVO: Miroslav Lajčák welcomes new government’s decision to remove import barriers for Serbian products
MIGRATION: Malta resolves to disembark more than 400 migrants rescued at sea
DIGITAL: torch handed over to EU Council on privacy of online communications
CSDP: arms embargo on Libya, UN extends authorisation to inspect ships
SOCIAL: SURE instrument is likely to be operational in July
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