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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12553

5 September 2020
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / State aid
Commission authorises €199.45 million Italian aid to compensate Alitalia for Covid-19
Brussels, 04/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 4 September, the European Commission approved Italian aid of €199.45 million for Alitalia to “compensate for the damage caused to the airline by the coronavirus pandemic”.

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President responsible for Competition Policy, explained that this measure will allow Italy to compensate Alitalia for the damage directly caused to it by the travel restrictions designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. “At the same time, our investigations into...

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