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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12511

23 June 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 38
INSTITUTIONAL / Rule of law
EESC notes a decline in fundamental freedoms in several EU Member States
Brussels, 22/06/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) published, on Monday 22 June, its final report on the situation of the rule of law in seven EU countries visited in 2018 and 2019 (https://bit.ly/3fJum56). The Committee had presented a preliminary report in the autumn (see EUROPE B12360A6), covering Romania, Poland, Hungary, France, Austria, Bulgaria and Italy.

The EESC's Group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law noted in particular “a growing weakening and stigmatisation of the role...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU expects Beijing to make a political commitment “before end of summer” to conclude investment negotiations
UNITED STATES: EU is unlikely to open its borders to US travellers in early July, Mr Gidwitz admits
EXTERNAL ACTION: Commission opinion on application of EU rules imposing an asset freeze on non-Member State entities
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET/ECONOMICS: European Parliament Committee on Budgets expects new own resources to reimburse Recovery Plan
STATE AID: European Commission authorises three new national support schemes in context of pandemic
HEALTH: Commission and MEPs discuss vaccine strategy and possibility of a second wave of Covid-19
EDUCATION: EU ministers take stock of crisis for fourth time
SOCIAL: Covid-19, combination of testing and tracing would be best solution to combat job loss
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: agreement almost reached in EU Council on arrangements and objectives for Conference on Future of Europe
RULE OF LAW: EESC notes a decline in fundamental freedoms in several EU Member States
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Commission document lifts veil a little further on future EU hydrogen strategy
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: progress made in EU before pandemic must not be undone, warns Paolo Gentiloni
AGRICULTURE: Virginijus Sinkevičius hammers home message that agri-food system is far from sustainable
SPACE: ESA national delegations meet to discuss Jan Wörner's successor
CLIMATE: reducing emissions by 65% by 2030 requires a rapid change in our lifestyle, Climact points out
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Commission opposes application of VAT reverse charge mechanism to atypical supply of staff by Italy
FINANCE: possible imminent European Parliament/EU Council agreement on framework for CCP resolution
FINANCE: 12 stakeholders detail their expectations for revision of Non-Financial Reporting Directive
COMPETITION: in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Refinitiv by London Stock Exchange Group
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European social partners agree on partnership framework to support digital transition
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament recognises slave trade as a crime against humanity and condemns white supremacism
TAXATION: European Parliament adopts its opinion on extension of deadlines for exchange of information because of Covid-19
TOURISM: MEPs call for implementation of a “genuine European tourism policy”
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament broadly supports a rapid return to a Schengen area without internal border controls
BUDGET: Andrej Babiš accuses European Parliament of “interfering” in his country’s internal affairs
EXTERNAL ACTION: Parliament supports EU's rapprochement with countries of Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership
SOCIAL: European Parliament calls for better protection for seasonal and cross-border workers
NEWS BRIEFS
LATIN AMERICA: EU is not interested enough in this important part of the world, regrets Mr Borrell
CULTURE: public consultation on digital access to Europe’s cultural heritage
DEMOCRACY: TikTok platform officially signs EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
HUNGARY: a major Hungarian news website is worried about losing its ability to criticise government
JUSTICE: Commission consults on EU accession to 2019 Hague Convention
MALI:  EU calls on all political actors to exercise restraint in order to promote a way out of crisis
DIGITAL: cybersecurity, interinstitutional negotiations to resume on competence centre on 25 June
SOCIAL: Nicolas Schmit, Ana Mendes Godinho and Yves Leterme want to take action against homelessness
TRANSPORT: European Commission and Japan sign bilateral aviation safety agreement
CORRIGENDUM
MIGRATION: Commission recalls that EU Member States committed to resettle 30,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) on their territory
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