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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12510

20 June 2020
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Russia
EU leaders agree to extension of economic sanctions

19/06/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Union Heads of State or Government agreed on Friday 19 June to extend economic sanctions against Russia after German Chancellor Angela Merkel provided a status update regarding the implementation of the Minsk agreements. “It means now that the EU Council can proceed with the rollover of sanctions”, announced the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, at the end of the virtual summit. Adopted in 2014 (see EUROPE B11133A2, B11153A13),...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BUDGET/ECONOMICS: EU leaders will meet in mid-July to negotiate on post-Covid-19 recovery plan and 2021-2027 MFF
UNITED KINGDOM: EU reaffirms that agreement with London will not be signed at any price
RUSSIA: EU leaders agree to extension of economic sanctions
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament calls on Member States not to repeat same mistakes at Schengen internal borders in event of second wave of Covid-19
SOCIAL: Commission and European Parliament support concept of a European Social Security Number
SOCIAL: European Parliament calls on Commission to provide “ambitious” post-2020 strategy for people with disabilities
COMPETITION: competition policy and industrial policy can contribute to building European sovereignty, according to European Parliament
DEMOCRACY: Josep Borrell and Věra Jourová, accused of “disguised censorship”, retort they do not want to create “a ministry of truth”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament creates Subcommittee on Taxation, three special committees and committee of inquiry
FUTURE OF EU: Croatian Presidency might make final attempt to reach agreement in EU Council on Conference on Future of Europe
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament increases aid to farmers as result of Covid-19 pandemic
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament maintains pressure for greater support for wine, fruit and vegetables
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: deforestation in Amazon, MEPs call on EU not to be complicit in it
TRANSPORT: European Parliament backs EU-Israel aviation agreement
BANKS: European Parliament gives green light for relaxation of certain prudential rules to facilitate lending to economy
EXTERNAL ACTION
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: EU and its partners envision future around five priorities
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: asylum and migration pact will not be presented before an agreement on post-2020 EU budget is reached, says Ylva Johansson
ENERGY: Kadri Simson highlights Commission’s four priorities for hydrogen
TRANSPORT: European emergency plan, Eurovignette and alternative fuels on agenda for upcoming German EU Council Presidency
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ‘BlackRock’ affair, mobilisation in European Parliament remains strong
FINANCE: social dimension will be key element of revised strategy on sustainable finance, assures Commission
STATE AID: Commission clears three national support schemes within context of pandemic
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: for Court, non-European family member of EU citizen holding a permanent residence card may enter Member States without visa
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Council of Europe experts call for deletion of amendment affirming primacy of Russian Constitution over judgments of European Court of Human Rights
JUSTICE: Council of Europe reports an overall increase in alternative sentences to detention during pandemic
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: German aid for e-mobility charging stations in Schleswig-Holstein given the go-ahead
CHINA: EU calls for release of lawyer Yu Wensheng
COHESION: Constanze Krehl and Andrey Novakov to be co-rapporteurs on REACT-EU
ENERGY: European gas industry calls on Commission to include a place for renewable and decarbonised gases as heating solutions
IRAN: IAEA urges Tehran to fulfil its obligations of cooperation
MIGRATION: EU Commission reminds Member states of their commitment to resettle displaced persons in its territory
GMO: over 50 MEPs request Commission hear European Parliament calls on GMOs
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Mr Sassoli hopes that plenary sessions will resume in Strasbourg in September
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, EU medical team deployed in Armenia
Op-Ed
OP-ED: EU needs to relaunch the geopolitical ambition towards Eastern Partnership, by Sandra Kalniete, Andrius Kubilius, Radosław Sikorski and Michael Gahler
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 22/06 to 28/06/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 28 June 2020