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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12529

17 July 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Competition
“the fight against aggressive tax planning is a marathon, not a sprint”, says Margrethe Vestager

16/07/2020 (Agence Europe) – “The fight against aggressive tax planning is a marathon and not a sprint, and it takes place on very hilly ground”, insisted European Commission Executive Vice-President for Competition Policy Margrethe Vestager on Thursday 16 July, the day after the EU Court of First Instance annulled the Commission's decision ordering Ireland to recover €13 billion in tax benefits granted to Apple (see EUROPE B12528A1). While she also welcomed the adoption of a new tax...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BUDGET/ECONOMY: EU leaders begin tough negotiations on Friday 17 July on post-Covid-19 Recovery Plan and 2021-2027 MFF
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: after Safe Harbour in 2015, Court of Justice suspends Privacy Shield
DIGITAL: under current EU law, online platforms are not directly liable for illegal uploading of protected works by users of those platforms, according to Advocate General
MONEY LAUNDERING: Court imposes fines of €3 million on Romania and €2 million on Ireland for failure to comply with anti-money laundering directive
JUSTICE: according to Court, Member States must grant compensation to any victim of a violent intentional crime, including those residing in their own territory
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: monetary institute stands ready to adapt its very accommodative monetary policy to circumstances
COMPETITION: Commission launches sector inquiry on Internet of Things
TAXATION: MEPs express several ideas on new EU taxes to finance economic recovery
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
EMPLOYMENT: European Commission seeks to strengthen protection of seasonal workers in light of Covid-19
JUSTICE: Eurojust wants to be able to take decisions by videoconference in exceptional circumstances such as Covid-19 pandemic
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States approve a European list of 13 countries whose residents may return to EU
NORTH MACEDONIA: macro-financial assistance of €80 million a step closer
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee calls on Council to resume and finalise work on Article 7 procedure for Poland
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU ministers support strengthening of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
EU2020DE: Peter Altmaier insists Important Projects of Common European Interest be implemented in industry
EU2020DE: German Minister Julia Klöckner calls for sustainable and viable agriculture “without ideology”
AGRICULTURE: EU Ministers to discuss CAP reform and Farm to Fork strategy on Monday 20 July
FISHERIES: European Commission promises to be more transparent on quota setting
BIODIVERSITY: PAN Europe denounces Member States’ attempt to bury protective measures for bees in EU
COHESION: #CohesionAlliance calls on Member States for recovery built on regional policy
TRANSPORT: EPP MEPs join airlines’ call for extension of waiver on airport slots
TOURISM: MEPs call on EU27 to provide additional funding for tourism sector
TRANSPORT: T&E presents recommendations on alternative fuels for carbon-neutral aviation sector
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Defence Agency’s new Chief Executive presents his priorities for action
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU strongly opposes attempts to undermine work of ICC
UNITED STATES: BusinessEurope calls for a new strategic alliance between transatlantic partners
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EU2020DE: coordination of social security systems, Hubertus Heil hopes for European Parliament/EU Council agreement by end of 2020
NEWS BRIEFS
CIVIL PROTECTION:  Haiti receives 72 tonnes of vital supplies via EU airlift as result of Covid-19
COMPETITION: “the fight against aggressive tax planning is a marathon, not a sprint”, says Margrethe Vestager
FINANCE: ESMA searches for new Chair
Op-Ed
TRANSPARENCY: Council's new legislative transparency - actual progress or window dressing? By Emilio De Capitani