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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12527

15 July 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 35
Op-Ed / Fundamental rights
The case of Andy Hall got a just conclusion. By Heidi Hautala

Good news! Thailand’s Supreme Court has at the end of June acquitted human rights defender Andy Hall of the charges against him. I am happy and relieved by the court decision. The years of torment are over.

The pressure and harassment on Andy Hall began as early as 2013, when Finnwatch, a Finnish NGO, published a research report on the shortcomings and miserable working conditions associated with the production of pineapple juice in Thailand. The report revealed serious human rights...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs advocate immediate reduction in NOx emissions conformity factor, followed by annual reductions
ENVIRONMENT: EU ministers call on EU to give itself means for a truly green recovery plan
CLIMATE: EU environment ministers launch joint call for a green recovery
CLIMATE: second public consultation for future revision of Regulation on substances that deplete ozone layer
COHESION: European Court of Auditors is concerned about true effectiveness of REACT-EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission launches consultation on needs of EU postal sector
FOOD SAFETY: public consultation on future revision of EU regulation on ‘hygiene of foodstuffs’
TRANSPORT: 28 organisations call on Commission to deploy more charging infrastructures for trucks on motorway parking areas
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET/ECONOMY: first political discussions on Wednesday 15 July on Mr Michel’s proposals for MFF 2021-2027
HEALTH: European Parliament committee wants to put end to shortage of medicines in Europe
HOME AFFAIRS: Serbia and Montenegro in process of being removed from common list of non-Member States whose residents may return to EU
TOURISM: lack of political will on part of Commission towards tourism sector criticised in European Parliament
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: amendment to European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to allow MEPs to act in extraordinary circumstances
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission recommends that no economic aid to be granted to firms which evade taxes
ECB: judgment by Karlsruhe Court, advisability of initiating infringement proceedings against Germany referred to Parliament
FINANCE: banks, insurers, businesses and consumers agree on list of “best practices” to withstand crisis better
COMPETITION: Aspen commits to reduce prices for six cancer medicines by 73% to address Commission's concerns
COMPETITION: Commission fines ethylene purchasers €260 million in cartel settlement
COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Lotos by PKN Orlen, subject to conditions
EXTERNAL ACTION
INDIA: virtual summit to breathe new life into relations with EU
RUSSIA: Mr Maas wants to prepare for a possible relaunch of strategic relations with EU
BELARUS: EU denounces seemingly arbitrary exclusion of presidential candidates
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer defends a substantial budget for EDF and military mobility
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties prepare to send a strong message to Poland
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces €24 million in emergency aid for vulnerable populations in Uganda
BUDGET: Spanish and Italian sections of European Movement consider Charles Michel’s proposal “unacceptable”
BAHRAIN: EU calls for stay of execution for Mohamed Ramadan and Husain Ali Moosa
FINANCE: Commission adopts three delegated acts to strengthen supervision of non-EU CCPs
HUNGARY: non-binding resolution of Hungarian Parliament rejecting any ties between EU budget and respect for rule of law
INDUSTRY: Czech government wants to amend Constitution in reaction to Firearms Directive
IRAN: Josep Borrell reiterates importance of preserving nuclear agreement, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary
JUSTICE: GUE/NGL group in European Parliament unveils list of finalists for 2020 whistleblower prize
UNITED KINGDOM: London publishes its plan for UK-EU border controls
SOCIAL: first European Parliament/Council negotiation on improving cooperation between public employment services “cordial”
Op-Ed
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: The case of Andy Hall got a just conclusion. By Heidi Hautala