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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12515

27 June 2020
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
Covid-19, World Health Organisation confronted by MEPs on its management of crisis
Brussels, 26/06/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety devoted a large part of its meeting on Thursday 25 June to the management of the new coronavirus and the first lessons to be learned from the crisis. While MEP Silvia Sardone (Italy) of the ID party demanded the resignation of the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, who was present by videoconference, other parliamentarians were more moderate.

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Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: national ambassadors seek best possible agreement for reopening EU’s external borders on 1 July
BUDGET: Member States divided on €11.5 billion in 2020 for fight against Covid-19
STATE AID: Commission approves three national support schemes linked to Covid-19
AGRICULTURE: EU Council endorses aid for rural development in light of Covid-19
TRANSPORT: suspension of airport slots regulation, subject of disagreements between airlines and airport operators
INSTITUTIONAL: interinstitutional agreement on temporary extension of time-limits for collection of citizens’ initiatives
HEALTH: Covid-19, World Health Organisation confronted by MEPs on its management of crisis
HEALTH: EU launches fifth grouped purchasing procedure for intensive care medicines
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HEALTH: World Health Organisation proposes to establish a “structured dialogue” with Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly adopts report on preserving fundamental rights in event of a pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD negotiations on digital taxation not yet buried
FINANCE: health of financial markets will be high priority of German Council Presidency, says Jörg Kukies
FINANCE: European Commission asks ESMA for a preliminary investigation into ‘Wirecard’ scandal
COMPETITION: Commission publishes consultation on update of Market Definition Notice
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: supporting Syrians and region and political commitment at heart of fourth international conference in Brussels
ACP: Tomas Tobé and ACP united in defence of Joint Parliamentary Assembly in post-Cotonou partnership
KOSOVO: EU calls for progress in reforms and Dialogue with Serbia
TRADE: Commission is committed to fine-tuning trade defence
TRADE: 66 MEPs believe there will be no energy and digital transition without strategic autonomy in raw materials
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European Parliament/EU Council’s attempts to reach a compromise on aid to fleet collide with Commission’s firmness
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: post-2020 CAP, fishing and dolphins on EU Ministers’ agenda Monday 29 June
REGIONS: European Commission announces launch of Just Transition Platform
ENERGY: Commission seems to reject idea of European financing mechanism specifically dedicated to building renovation
ENERGY: IEA welcomes EU’s progress on energy transition and calls on it to go further
ENVIRONMENT: most Member States not on track to meet air pollution targets for 2020 and 2030
CLIMATE: average emissions from new cars continue to rise, with an increase of 1.6g CO2/km in 2019, according to EEA
CONSUMERS: public consultation on future EU legislation to help consumers play their role in green transition
CONSUMERS: European Commission publishes roadmap for future consumer strategy
INDUSTRY: for BusinessEurope, smart technological sovereignty “should not be an end in itself”
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: after turmoil of pandemic, Polish presidential election will be held on 28 June against backdrop of anti-LGBTI rhetoric and rollback of women’s rights
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: illegal imports of HFCs undermine EU’s climate ambitions, according to European fluorocarbon manufacturers
HORN OF AFRICA: Commission announces €97.2 million for aid programmes for countries in region
CULTURE: Renew Europe group in European Parliament launches a manifesto for a European cultural revival
DEMOGRAPHY: non-Member State nationals make up 5% of European population, according to Eurostat
JUSTICE: Alexis Goosdeel reappointed head of European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
POLAND: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe will assess presidential election on 28 June
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 confirm Michel Barnier’s mandate just a few days before a new round of discussions with London
TRANSPORT: EASA charter for return to normal flight operations within context of Covid-19 has five new signatories
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 29/06 to 05/07/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 5 July 2020