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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12524

10 July 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 37
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Environment
Environmental liability, Court clarifies notion of 'normal management' of a protected area
Brussels, 09/07/2020 (Agence Europe)

Legal persons governed by public law may be liable for environmental damage caused by activities carried out in the interest of the community by virtue of a legal transfer of tasks, such as the operation of a pumping station for the drainage of agricultural land, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled on Thursday 9 July (Case C-297/19).

Part of the Eiderstedt peninsula (Germany) is classified as a protected area due to the presence of the Black Tern, a protected water bird, and is mainly...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Paschal Donohoe is new President of euro-area Finance Ministers
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: between tighter controls at EU's external borders and a will to impose compulsory solidarity, Asylum and Migration Pact slowly maturing
COHESION: EU Council wants to link negotiations on FEAD amendments to those on REACT-EU
BIODIVERSITY: European Court of Auditors points out weakness of EU measures to protect declining pollinators
ENERGY: European Clean Hydrogen Alliance will not have a fixed governance board
FISHERIES: extension until November 2021 of EU/Mauritania Agreement due to Covid-19
GENDER EQUALITY: five European ministers call for creation of a Council of Ministers dedicated to gender equality
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET/ECONOMY: debate progresses in EU Council on ‘governance’ of post-Covid-19 European Recovery Plan
AGRICULTURE: Sixty MEPs call for agricultural recovery funds to be released before 2023
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: EU must speed up preparations for effective UK withdrawal, says Commission
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament still concerned about poor implementation of EU anti-money laundering rules by Member States
BANKS: European Parliament approves appointment of Mr Michaud to Executive Board of European Banking Authority
HEALTH: Commissioner Kyriakides sets out her 15 July action plan to tackle a potential new wave of pandemic
ENVIRONMENT: encouraged by the European Parliament, Virginijus Sinkevičius promises ambitious chemicals and sustainability strategy
TURKEY: EU needs to step up its game against Ankara, say MEPs
BELARUS: presidential election crucial for redefining relations with EU, warns Borrell
HONG KONG: Mr Sassoli calls on Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to respect fundamental freedoms
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliament denounces shortcomings in access to care for people with intellectual disabilities
TRANSPORT: European Parliament welcomes ‘mobility I’ package but Adina Vălean expresses regrets
TRANSPORT: The European Parliament formally approves Regulation on electronic information exchange in freight transport
COHESION: MEPs approve increase in budget for Youth Employment Initiative
COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament backs nomination of Helga Berger as Austrian member of Court of Auditors
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission proposes a technical adjustment to revenue side of 2020 budget
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Dieselgate, a car manufacturer who sells its rigged vehicles in another Member State may be challenged in national courts of that State
CONSUMERS: Court details conditions for calculating compensation due by an airline for lost baggage
JUSTICE: directive on enforcement of intellectual property rights only allows postal address of user concerned to be requested from operator
ENVIRONMENT: environmental liability, Court clarifies notion of 'normal management' of a protected area
BANKS: first General Court judgments on pecuniary penalties imposed by ECB as single banking supervisor
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: “The Council of Europe should be unabashed in taking the lead in defending multilateralism”, says Secretary General in her 2020 report
POLAND: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe will observe second round of presidential election
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for extension of Danish seafarer scheme for maritime transport
COMPETITION: publication of Commission's 2019 Report on Competition Policy
COHESION: Covid-19, European Commission approves modifications to regional operational programme for Poland
CRIMEA: EU calls on Russia to end pressure on Tatars
EDUCATION: Commission selects 17 new European universities
INDIA: Commission announces virtual summit on 15 July
CORRIGENDUM
UNITED KINGDOM: ASD responsible for letter addressed to Michel Barnier and David Frost on Brexit