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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12506

16 June 2020
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NEWS BRIEFS / Afghanistan
EU sends 100 tonnes of medical supplies via humanitarian airlift and releases €39 million in aid

15/06/2020 (Agence Europe) – As part of the humanitarian airlift, a flight carrying 100 tonnes of medical equipment for Afghanistan was due to take off for Kabul on Monday 15 June from Maastricht in the Netherlands as part of the Covid-19 pandemic response, the European Commission announced the same day. The flight, intended for the Commission's humanitarian partners in the field, is 100% EU-funded. At the same time, €39 million in new humanitarian aid is being made available to fight...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ENERGY: EU ministers agree on role of innovative energy technologies in post-Covid-19 recovery
BUDGET/ECONOMICS: EU ministers to discuss post-Covid-19 recovery fund and MFF 2021-2027 Tuesday 16 June
STATE AID: consultation of Member States on further extension of Temporary Framework in context of Covid-19
DEVELOPMENT: Covid-19, Commission assures MEPs of transparency for EU aid to most vulnerable countries
HEALTH: vaccines, announcement of an agreement with AstraZeneca has elicited conflicting reactions
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: EU and London agree on a “new impetus” for negotiations on future post-Brexit relationship
UNITED STATES: Borrell reassures on state of transatlantic relations
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Bureau of Euronest Assembly encourages leaders to enhance political dialogue and co-operation
ACP: organisation of ACP States and EU hope for an agreement on post-Cotonou partnership before summer break
ERITREA: European Parliament Committee on Development denounces EU cooperation with Eritrean dictatorship
TRADE: countervailing duty on imports of glass fibres from China and Egypt, a groundbreaking decision
TRADE: Covid-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on investment policies, UNCTAD says
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission announces €205 million for 19 industrial and breakthrough technology projects
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: divergence of views among EU ministers on degree of flexibility to be introduced in long term
ENERGY: seven European countries commit to strengthen their cooperation in the hydrogen sector
CLIMATE: European Committee of the Regions launches working group on European Green Deal
MIGRATION: IOM and UNHCR call on EU-27 not to turn their backs on migrants from Libya because of health crisis
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: post-2020 EU budget, UK, China, Schengen area, fundamental rights and disinformation on MEPs’ agenda
DEMOCRACY: to tackle disinformation, MEPs call for more money for education and independent journalism
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: economists call for international tax reform to pay Covid-19 bill
ECONOMY: Kristalina Georgieva calls for EU leadership in responding to economic crisis
ECONOMY: OECD calls for freezing of EU fiscal rules in 2021
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU sends 100 tonnes of medical supplies via humanitarian airlift and releases €39 million in aid
CHINA: bilateral summit to take place on Monday 22 June
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU Council adopts EU 2019 annual report
EUROGROUP: Presidency is of interest to Spain
INDUSTRY: industrial production in Europe falls by nearly 30% in April compared to 2019
JUSTICE: Germany prepares to launch mobile tracing app
FISHERIES: Eu commission report into market trends for wild seabass
SOCIAL:  elder abuse increasing during pandemic, according to AGE Platform Europe
SAHEL: first ministerial meeting of Sahel coalition confirms internationalisation of stability efforts
TOURISM: Commission launches Re-open EU site to facilitate resumption of travel between Member States
Op-Ed
OP-ED: Recovery Fund for Europe - it might be smart to go for flexible and dynamic conditionality, by Danuta Hübner