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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12554
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Finance

European non-financial reporting standards, EFRAG working group is operational

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced on Friday 4 September the setting up of a working group mandated by the European Commission to carry out preparatory work in the event that the European Union decides to develop non-financial reporting standards(see EUROPE B12512A16).

Led by current chairman of the French Accounting Standards Authority and former chairman of the Mazars group, Patrick de Cambourg, this group is made up of representatives of organisations with...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
COHESION: European Parliament increases REACT-EU’s budget to €55 billion
BUDGET/ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on MFF 2021-2027 and EU Recovery Plan will continue on Friday 11 September
ECONOMY: German EU Council Presidency adapts Recovery and Resilience Facility to agreement on post-2020 budget
HEALTH: vaccines, MEPs concerned about opacity of negotiations with pharmaceutical industry
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: German EU Council Presidency presents draft conclusions for a more sustainable and open European Research Area
ENERGY: European Commission publishes positive assessment of ‘European Energy Programme for Recovery’
ENERGY: Navalny case, Berlin does not rule out measures for Nord Stream 2 pipeline
MIGRATION: after several postponements, Commission could finally present its Pact on Asylum and Migration on 30 September
MIGRATION: European Commission and European trade unions reiterate commitment to promoting professional integration of migrants and refugees
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski advocates for use of recovery fund “as quickly as possible”
GMO: first-ever scientific method published for detecting new GMOs
DIGITAL: European consumers not very reassured about artificial intelligence
INDUSTRY: construction sector calls for urgent and pragmatic action on harmonised products
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Mr Lajčák announces progress in bilateral dialogue
BELARUS: Belarusian civil society calls on EU to do more
TURKEY: all measures will be discussed at EU summit on 24 and 25 September, warns a European source
MYANMAR: European Parliament Conference of Presidents to discuss Aung San Suu Kyi’s Sakharov prize
AFGHANISTAN: Europeans and Canada support peace process
UNITED KINGDOM: tensions reignited between UK government and EU at start of new round of negotiations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: European Parliament prepares to adopt position on sustainable corporate governance
FINANCE: European non-financial reporting standards, EFRAG working group is operational
COMPETITION: EU needs strict competition rules to deal with Chinese competition, says Peter Altmaier
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches public consultation on future of rural areas
BIODIVERSITY: restricting use of lead shot in wetlands “unworkable proposal”, fear hunters
CLIMATE: Ursula von der Leyen will announce EU’s new 2030 climate target on 16 September
CULTURE: Lux film prize gets a makeover
TAXATION: MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin proposes inviting GAFA bosses to appear before parliamentary committee
DIGITAL: public consultation on digital services comes to end
FISHERIES: proposal to authorise United Kingdom to ratify five international conventions
CSDP: Simões das Neves de Abreu is new Force Commander for EUTM RCA mission
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