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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12563

19 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 39
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Agriculture
Covid-19, Italy authorised to provide additional support to wine producers
Brussels, 18/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 18 September the European Commission adopted a decision authorising Italy to provide additional support to wine producers in the Piedmont region through a crisis distillation measure. At the end of August, France benefited from an identical measure (see EUROPE B12545A13).

Only wines with a protected geographical indication (PGI) or a protected designation of origin (PDO) will be eligible for this aid, the aim of which is to reduce wine stocks, free up storage capacity and restore...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: A duo of de grandes dames
INSTITUTIONAL
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Commission's Action Plan against Racism in EU will be based on good will of Member States
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: resolution on Roma inclusion adopted in European Parliament, despite a unanimous rejection by far right
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties invited to consider Annual Democracy and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Mechanism
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: progress, but still no European Parliament/EU Council agreement on 2021-2027 MFF and European Recovery Plan
HOME AFFAIRS: Covid-19, still sensitive discussions between EU27 on common risk assessment
HEALTH: European Commission would like Covid-19 tests to be carried out within 24 hours
HEALTH: European Commission signs contract with Sanofi-GSK over access to Covid-19 vaccine
HEALTH: EU allocates €150 million for transport of essential medical products in Europe
HEALTH: European Commission sets out source of €400 million of guarantees announced for COVAX Facility
AGRICULTURE: Covid-19, Italy authorised to provide additional support to wine producers
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: despite delays, EU pursues its goal of winning 5G race
INTERNAL MARKET: Member States confirm their willingness to ensure European strategic autonomy
SPACE: Aschbacher underlines importance of Copernicus for achieving Europe's climate goals
ENERGY: European Parliament calls for greater effort in renovating buildings
ENERGY: final National Energy and Climate Plans are “substantially more ambitious” than provisional versions, according to European Commission
ENERGY: environmental NGOs castigate Parliament’s vote to include gas in Just Transition Fund
CLIMATE: proposal to reduce emissions by 55% as new target for 2030 worries Central European countries
AGRICULTURE: Christiane Lambert elected President of EU Farmers' Organisation
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA publishes a new opinion reassessing risks of exposure to PFAS in food
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEP Pedro Marques has high ambitions for European Parliament’s new Subcommittee on Tax Matters
FINANCE: European Parliament’s Committee on Economic Affairs prepares its written questions for hearing of Mairead McGuinness
MONEY LAUNDERING: Member States are working on a joint position on Commission's Action Plan
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT: EU Council ready to start negotiations with Parliament over NDICI financial instrument
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Belarus, Libya, Africa and southern neighbourhood on agenda for EU foreign ministers
YEMEN: EU and eight countries stress need for military appeasement and political progress
UNITED KINGDOM: post-Brexit bilateral relations on EU summit agenda for 24 and 25 September
MERCOSUR: France reaffirms its opposition to EU/Mercosur free trade agreement as it stands
TRADE: Franck Riester defends a multilateral trading system that promotes sustainable development
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: EU law precludes Member State from excluding performers of non-EEA countries from right to equitable remuneration
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission releases additional funds for management of Greek and Bulgarian external borders
CRIMEA: EU calls on Russia to rethink sentences of Ukrainians arrested in Crimea
ENERGY: European Parliament reiterates call for suspension of Nord Stream 2 project
DIGITAL: health data breach in Slovakia resolved
FISHERIES: European Commission to negotiate a new fisheries agreement between EU and Liberia
TOURISM: tourism industry calls for rapid implementation of a European testing protocol for travellers regarding Covid-19
Op-Ed
FOOD/AGRICULTURE: Building back better on food and agriculture, by Qu Dongyu
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 21/09 to 27/09/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 27 September 2020