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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12568

26 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 31
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
Coronavirus, Member States present a moderate ambition on reinforcement of national minimum income
Brussels, 25/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

Despite the pandemic, member states are reportedly showing little appetite for further commitment to strengthening minimum income, merely reiterating the need to guarantee EU citizens an “adequate” income, according to draft conclusions obtained by EUROPE on Wednesday 23 September.

It is true that a small flutter of social convergence seems to have been observed, according to the draft conclusions. However, the Union’s target of lifting 20 million citizens out of poverty by 2020 will...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET/ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on MFF 2021-2027 and Post-Covid-19 Recovery Plan resume on Monday 28 September
TRANSPORT: EU ministers to decide on a freight emergency plan in event of a pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Commission appeals against judgment of General Court annulling decision ordering Ireland to recover tax benefits from Apple
BANKS: there is an urgent need to facilitate management of non-performing loans to avoid a repeat of 2008 scenario, warns Mr Dombrovskis
TAXATION: Paolo Gentiloni promises MEPs that European Commission will tackle aggressive tax planning practices
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: how useful is ‘European Council on Climate Change’ proposed by European Parliament?
ENERGY: NGO ‘Environmental Defense Fund’ calls on European Parliament and Member States to set standards for methane emissions
COHESION: European Commission insists on consolidation of administrative capacity for new budget cycle
MIGRATION: asylum, a general ‘Dublin’ rule relaxed at margin for countries of first entry
AGRICULTURE: EU Council and European Parliament close to agreement on payment of recovery fund aid in 2021/2022
FISHERIES: Commission proposes to extend EU/Cook Islands Agreement for one year
ENVIRONMENT: deforestation, 56% of Europeans surveyed want end to biofuels in diesel before 2030
FOOD: Eric Andrieu accuses seven Member States opposed to Nutri-Score of giving in to industrial lobbies
EXTERNAL ACTION
UN: EU wants to become stronger and strategically autonomous, says Mr Michel
DEVELOPMENT: move towards extension of moratorium on debt of poorest countries
SWITZERLAND: on 27 September, Swiss to vote again on their relationship with EU and on freedom of movement
VENEZUELA: mission of two EU diplomats in Caracas is not clandestine, says the European External Action Service
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: divisions persist in European Parliament over merits of transnational voters’ lists
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Coronavirus, Member States present a moderate ambition on reinforcement of national minimum income
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: FEFAC publishes ‘Feed Sustainability Charter 2030’
ECB: Dutchman Frank Elderson and Slovenian Boštjan Jazbec are candidates for Executive Board membership
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU welcomes adoption of strategy to combat war crimes
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs oppose holding of 2023 European Games in a Polish region declaring itself to be a “LGBTI-free zone”
ENERGY: Polish government and mining unions agree on 2049 as the date for exit of coal
SPACE: London about to abandon its national navigation system
KAZAKHSTAN: EU and Kazakhstan are strongly committed to strengthening their relations
KYRGYZSTAN: EU is concerned about restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly and information
MIGRATION: CPMR recalls role of islands and outermost regions
SOCIAL: Member States give formal agreement to activation of SURE instrument
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 28/09 to 04/10/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 4 October 2020