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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12546

27 August 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 20
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Cohesion
Coronavirus, green light for modifications to four French operational programmes

26/08/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission approved on Wednesday 26 August the modification of four operational programmes under the Coronavirus Pandemic Investment Initiatives (CRII and CRII+). Three operational programmes are thus amended in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in order to release EUR 7.5 million from the European Social Fund (ESF) for the purchase of personal protective equipment. The Operational Programme for the Centre-Val de Loire has been amended in order to redirect...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: GolfGate, Commissioner Hogan pushed toward exit
BUDGET: European Parliament reiterates its demands on link between MFF 2021-2027 and respect for rule of law
SECURITY - DEFENCE
MALI: EU suspends EUTM and EUCAP missions
MEDITERRANEAN: Kramp-Karrenbauer and Stoltenberg call for dialogue between Greece and Turkey
BELARUS: Mr Stoltenberg denies any military build-up on country’s western border
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Belarus, Turkey, Russia and post-Covid-19 situation on agenda of European Foreign Affairs Ministers
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Commission report highlights a sharp increase in number of incidents related to offshore oil and gas operations in EU
CLIMATE: EASAC calls on EU legislators to account for biomass emissions in ETS
FISHERIES: delegated acts on detailed rules for obligation to land all catches 
FOOD SAFETY: EU considers that Argentina has reliable control system for beef and ovine meat exports 
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FRANCE: 40% of French Recovery Plan will be financed by European aid, underlines Jean Castex
FINANCE: lobbying around EU sustainable finance taxonomy in full swing
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
RESEARCH: EU to fund 23 new research projects worth €128 million on Coronavirus
STATE AID: Commission approves €500,000 of Cypriot aid for pig sector affected by Covid-19
COHESION: coronavirus, green light for modifications to four French operational programmes
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission continues to advocate visa liberalisation for Kosovo
MONEY LAUNDERING: Transparency International calls for European rules to be strengthened in light of recent scandals
EURO AREA: European Court of Auditors analyses post-rescue plan budgetary surveillance of five euro area countries
FINANCE: European Commission undertakes to refrain from any contact with Adam Farkas for two years
LIBYA: Airbus allegedly involved in Turkey’s violation of arms embargo