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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12536

28 July 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 25
EXTERNAL ACTION / Somalia
Josep Borrell denounces vote of no-confidence against Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire
Brussels, 27/07/2020 (Agence Europe)

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, denounced in the strongest possible terms on Sunday 26 July the vote of no-confidence by Somali MPs the day before against the Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire, who was dismissed on Saturday.

“Developments in the House of the People of Somalia on Saturday represent a setback for Somalia and for the confidence of the European Union in the progress of Somalia”, the High Representative said...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: In support of an EU ‘Zero Racism’ pact (1/4)
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY/BUDGET: interview with José Manuel Fernandes - “We want to strengthen the envelopes of the European programmes” of the MFF 2021-2027 reduced by the European Council
ECONOMY/BUDGET: EU Council hopes to adopt texts on Recovery Plan and 2021-2027 MFF this week
STATE AID: Commission authorises Czech aid of €866 million in context of coronavirus
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECONOMY/BUDGET: Kristalina Georgieva welcomes agreement on recovery plan
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: green conditionality of agreement on post-Covid-19 recovery plan remains unclear
WOMEN: EU and Council of Europe condemn Poland’s decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention
JUSTICE: anti-money laundering measures must not be at the expense of data protection, says Wojciech Wiewiórowski
JUSTICE: EDPS provides initial analysis of Schrems II judgment that invalidated Privacy Shield
CYBERSECURITY: Commission's Joint Research Centre raises idea of liability obligations for companies
REGIONS: European Commission calls for interregional innovation projects
COMPANIES: launch of new European measures to support micro-enterprises and social enterprises
HEALTH: despite further predicted delays, Commission publishes further clarifications on implementation of Clinical Trials Regulation
FOOD SAFETY: new foods, public consultation on draft rules for authorisation requests
TRANSPORT: calls for Commission to extend public consultation on its strategy for sustainable and intelligent mobility
EXTERNAL ACTION
SOMALIA: Josep Borrell denounces vote of no-confidence against Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire
BAHRAIN: around 50 MEPs urge King to pardon 12 people sentenced to death
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: World’s five largest IP offices want to further facilitate access to patents to combat coronavirus
CLIMATE: Czech citizens plan to file complaint in autumn against their government for climate inaction
HUNGARY: following collective resignation of editorial staff of premier news website, Commission promises to settle a 2016 complaint related to media pluralism
INDUSTRY: half of batteries sold in European Union were collected for recycling in 2018, according to Eurostat
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, EU Council formally appoints 22 European Prosecutors
KYRGYZSTAN: EU denounces Azimjan Askarov’s death in prison
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, Iraq to benefit from EU humanitarian airlift and €35 million in emergency aid
TANZANIA: EU expresses its condolences to Tanzanian people on death of former President Benjamin William Mkapa