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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12549

1 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 23
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Budget
European Commission proposes €6.2 billion increase in 2020 budget to tackle Covid-19
Brussels, 31/08/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 28 August, the European Commission adopted a Draft Amending Budget (no. 8) for 2020 to provide €6.2 billion to counteract the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the European Union.

This Draft Amending Budget, which still needs to be adopted by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, includes a €1.09 billion enhancement in order to accommodate the additional requirements in payment appropriations for the Emergency Support Instrument to fund the Covid-19...

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