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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12549

1 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 23
INSTITUTIONAL / Parliament
Victor Negrescu elected third Vice-Chair of European Parliament Committee on Culture
Brussels, 31/08/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 31 August MEPs elected Victor Negrescu (S&D, Romania) as the third Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education. Mr Negrescu will replace British MEP Julie Ward, who had to step down in January due to Brexit. 

A former Romanian Minister for European Affairs who served during his country's rotating Presidency of the EU Council, Victor Negrescu has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2004.

The vote took place by acclamation, in accordance with Rule 313 of the...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: MEPs call for clear timetable for revenue reform in favour of post-Covid-19 recovery plan
BUDGET: European Commission proposes €6.2 billion increase in 2020 budget to tackle Covid-19
HEALTH: access to vaccine - European Commission is ready to join COVAX Facility and will mobilise €400 million in guarantees
CIVIL PROTECTION: twelve tonnes of medical aid delivered to Beirut by EU Humanitarian Air Bridge
TAXATION: agreements on frontier workers concluded by France with four neighbouring countries extended until end of December
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Hungarian decision to close borders further complicates coordination efforts in EU
MIGRATION: Member States surveyed on additional strengthening of Frontex for return operations
MIGRATION: Member States called upon to act after several rescues of migrants in Central Mediterranean
TRANSPORT: aspiring to maintain a single safety authority for Eurotunnel, Commission to take necessary steps
INDUSTRY: new rules relating to type-approval of motor vehicles about to enter into force
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: EU Council starts work on recommendations on new Youth Guarantee
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Simon Coveney does not rule out being Irish candidate for post of European Commissioner
PARLIAMENT: Victor Negrescu elected third Vice-Chair of European Parliament Committee on Culture
TRANSPARENCY: open letter asking European Medicines Agency to accept requests by e-mail
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: Denis Mukwege calls on European Parliament and EU to support his plea for international criminal tribunal for DRC
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU must speak language of power in face of China, Turkey and Russia, says Mr Borrell
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU condemns media restrictions
BIODIVERSITY: restriction on lead gunshot in wetlands, REACH committee vote expected on 3 September
FINANCE: ESMA proposes postponing technical standards on settlement discipline for central securities depositories until 2022
NORTH MACEDONIA: EU welcomes formation of new government
FISHERIES: European Commission proposal on high seas fishing arrangements in Central Arctic
FISHERIES: new European Commission proposals on ending discards at sea
RUSSIA: EU regrets not being able to discuss human rights