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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12553

5 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 33
CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 07/09 to 13/09/2020

Monday 7 September

  • Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory Proceedings: Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA).
  • Brussels. Council of the EU, European Parliament, European Commission. – Trilogue meeting of the representatives of the three institutions: discussion on the amounts of the Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources.
  • Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – REGI: vote on the Commission’s REACT-EU proposal amending the legal framework for the...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: EU travel restrictions, Commission wants to put house in order
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Parliament intends to make distribution of finances more binding
ECONOMY: German EU Council Presidency adapts future InvestEU programme to agreement on post-2020 EU budget
TRANSPORT: air industry stakeholders agree on necessary conditions for extension of slots waiver
STATE AID: Commission authorises €199.45 million Italian aid to compensate Alitalia for Covid-19
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Dublin appoints Mairead McGuinness and Andrew McDowell as candidate Commissioners
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: despite emerging compromises, MEPs remain divided over 2030 ‘climate law’ target
CLIMATE: European Parliament wants to tackle maritime sector emissions
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Commission neglects health and safety of workers in circular economy, says EPSU
COMPETITIVENESS: single market and post-Covid-19 industrial resilience will be on ministers’ agenda
AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes one-year postponement of application of Regulation on organic production
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament/Council of the EU agreement on CAP transitional measures has not yet been finalised
TRANSPORT: German EU Council Presidency calls for creation of a uniform payment system for alternative fuel infrastructures
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs call on EU and Member States to combat anti-gypsyism and extreme poverty among Romani people
COHESION: €23 billion from Cohesion Policy has been invested in first half of 2020
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD's detailed plans for international tax reform are taking shape
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: Navalny case, EU and NATO threaten Moscow with reprisals
BELARUS: 106 MEPs call on EU to sanction Lukashenko
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU calls US sanctions against two ICC members unacceptable
HUMANITARIAN AID: anticipatory humanitarian action and preservation of international humanitarian law, two German priorities for EU Council presidency
SECURITY - DEFENCE
MEDITERRANEAN: NATO announces Greek-Turkish technical discussions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: end of consultation of social partners on instrument to guarantee minimum wages
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: Milan wants to host seat of Unified Patent Court
BULGARIA: Commission recalls that use of force must be proportionate
CLIMATE: Six young Portuguese citizens sue EU Member States for “fuelling the climate crisis”
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: steering board to give political guidance to internal work on European Recovery Plan
SPACE: ESA calls for new mission ideas
FINANCE: ESMA is recruiting a new Executive Director for 2021
MIGRATION: relocation of 640 minors within EU from Greece since March
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: David Sassoli expects guarantees from French authorities on holding of plenary session in Strasbourg
FOOD SAFETY: renewal of pesticide authorisations, public consultation on draft regulation for more transparency
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 07/09 to 13/09/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 13 September 2020