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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12518

2 July 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
MEPs are divided on whether or not to exclude gas projects from Just Transition Fund
Brussels, 01/07/2020 (Agence Europe)

Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) adopted (45 votes in favour, 17 against and 9 abstentions) on Monday 29 June a draft opinion by Polish MEP Jerzy Buzek (EPP) recommending, inter alia, that natural gas projects should be eligible, under certain conditions, for funding from the Just Transition Fund (JTF).

These conditions include in particular that these projects should be of a transitional nature and contribute to the achievement of...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
EDUCATION: commission sets five year target to improve skills in Europe
SOCIAL: European Commission presents its recommendations to ensure a 'bridge to employment' for young people
SOCIAL: European Commission considers introducing exemption from competition rules for collective bargaining
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: “The crisis put into question the architecture of the European Union ” says Apostolos Tzitzikostas
CLIMATE: CORSIA, ICAO Council approves controversial change in reference period for calculating carbon offsetting requirements
ENERGY: MEPs are divided on whether or not to exclude gas projects from Just Transition Fund
TRANSPORT: last stand for nine Member States on 'mobility I' package, one week before European Parliament’s decisive vote
HEALTH: MEPs asked to investigate mismanagement of pandemic in healthcare sector
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: some Member States apply more limited lists than first European list of non-Member States whose citizens may return to EU
JUSTICE: EU Council wants to draw lessons from Covid-19 crisis for future of judicial cooperation
STATE AID: Covid-19, 3rd modification of emergency regulatory framework to support SMEs and start-ups
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2020DE: German EU Council Presidency assures that rule of law will be a central element of its work
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Europeans call for respect for Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy
SAHEL: 'We want to Europeanise the fight against terrorism', says Mr Macron
AFRICA: Council of the EU formalises its vision of strengthened strategic partnership between Europe and Africa
UKRAINE: European Parliament reiterates that it is not observing Russian constitutional referendum
TRADE: imports of ferrosilicon from China and Russia will again be subject to an anti-dumping duty
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Fiscal Board recommends review of freezing of Stability Pact in spring 2021
ECONOMY: CPMR would like to see territorial dimension in Recovery and Resilience Facility
TAXATION: Paolo Gentiloni gives preview of 'anti-fraud tax package'
TAXATION: OECD moves towards “last chance” negotiations on international tax reform following US elections
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: Commission consults on review of Solvency II Directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe recommends that member states include Roma history in school curricula
WTO: WTO, EBRD and five other development banks mobilise for post-Covid-19 trade finance
REGIONS: CEMR publishes report on impact of Covid-19 on finances of local and regional authorities in Europe
UNITED KINGDOM: British concerns about how EU27 will guarantee rights of Britons in EU after 2020
TRANSPORT: commission launches public consultation on its strategy for sustainable and intelligent mobility
VENEZUELA: Renew Europe Group wants European Parliament to adopt a new resolution on the Venezuelan crisis