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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12545
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

After Cyprus Papers scandal, Sophie in ’t Veld calls on Commission to take action on ‘golden visas’

Reacting to the ‘Cyprus Papers’ scandal (see EUROPE B12544A17), MEP Sophie in ’t Veld (Renew Europe, the Netherlands) sent a letter on Tuesday 25 August to the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, asking him to take concrete measures to tackle the proliferation of ‘golden visas’ in the EU.

This new scandal, according to which Cyprus has allegedly granted Cypriot citizenship to people convicted of fraud and money laundering in exchange for a substantial...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European strategy on methane emissions is taking shape
DIGITAL: European Commission consults on implementation of planned Electronic Communications Code
JUSTICE: delays and difficulties in applying Data Protection Regulation
JUSTICE: After Cyprus Papers scandal, Sophie in ’t Veld calls on Commission to take action on ‘golden visas’
AGRICULTURE: Coceral predicts 5% drop in European grain crop in 2020
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls for respect for right of self-determination of Belarusians
CYPRUS: Commission adopts a second programme of assistance to Turkish Cypriot community
VENEZUELA: two EU-funded flights delivered 82.5 tonnes of medical equipment
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: strategic compass, operational cooperation and post-Covid-19 situation on agenda of EU ministers
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: ‘GolfGate’, Phil Hogan publishes all his travels in Ireland
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SOCIAL: Commission requests €5.9 billion in aid for Portugal from SURE
NEIGHBOURHOOD: EU approved macro-financial assistance to eight neighbouring non-Member States
AGRICULTURE: Covid-19, France authorised to provide additional support to wine producers
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €50 million aid for Irish beef and veal
COHESION: Coronavirus, Commission approves new amendment to Italian operational programme
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: on a quarterly basis, GDP and job losses are at record levels
NEWS BRIEFS
CAMBODIA: EU tariff sanctions for human rights violations are in force
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 0.4% in July
TAXATION: Berlin hopes for progress on international tax reform in autumn
MIGRATION: Athens to extend fence at land border with Turkey
RUSSIA: EU calls for investigation into poisoning of Alexei Navalny