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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12546
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Foreign affairs

Belarus, Turkey, Russia and post-Covid-19 situation on agenda of European Foreign Affairs Ministers

Despite the informal nature of the ‘Gymnich’ meeting, the European Foreign Ministers are expected to meet in Berlin on 27 and 28 August with a full agenda. Thus, the situation in Belarus, relations with Turkey and tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Russia and the post-Covid-19 situation will all be on the programme.

Belarus. Ministers will first discuss the situation in Belarus as demonstrations continue in the country.

According to a senior European official, they are expected to...

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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