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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12569
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Transport

Videoconference of EU ministers cancelled and postponed due to technical problems

The remote meeting of the Transport Council scheduled for Monday 28 September (see EUROPE B12568A2) was interrupted after a few minutes for technical reasons.

The speeches of the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, and the Dutch and French ministers, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen and Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, were, in some cases, only partially audible, making the work of the interpreters considerably more difficult.

As these difficulties could not be resolved in time, the German...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: German EU Council Presidency submits proposal on link between budget and respect for Rule of law
BUDGET/ECONOMY: negotiations between EU institutions on 2021-2027 MFF and Recovery Plan are stalling
TRANSPORT: videoconference of EU ministers cancelled and postponed due to technical problems
SECTORAL POLICIES
CUSTOMS: European Commission unveils 30 measures to take Customs Union to next level
DIGITAL: part of European Parliament lays foundations for future Digital Services Act
INTERNAL MARKET: Thierry Breton calls for more effective decision-making in times of crisis
RESEARCH: German EU Council Presidency seeks political agreement on Horizon Europe Programme
MIGRATION: Horst Seehofer announces additional ministerial meetings in November to push forward agreement on ‘Asylum and Migration Pact’
CLIMATE: taking into account carbon sinks in 2030 climate target “is not an accounting trick”, Frans Timmermans assures MEPs
GMO: European Commission authorises Monsanto's glyphosate-resistant soybean hybrid
BIODIVERSITY: EU and leaders of several non-Member States support objective of protecting 30% of land and marine areas by 2030
SEAS: ministers from eight EU countries sign declaration to save Baltic waters
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission continues to call on London to speed up preparations on Northern Ireland Protocol and UK withdrawal agreement
SWITZERLAND: after vote in favour of free movement, Ursula von der Leyen calls on Bern to ratify framework agreement
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: conflict has no military solution, EU stresses
DEVELOPMENT: Gerd Müller calls for a new Marshall Plan for Africa with an adequate budget
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: three pillars of European strategic autonomy, according to Charles Michel
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Next plenary session will be held again in Brussels
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Christine Lagarde defends the accommodating monetary policy in Parliament in face of an uncertain economic situation
COMPANIES: sustainable corporate governance and due diligence: MEPs get to heart of matter
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission specifies rules on organic production in exceptional circumstances
COHESION: coronavirus, new reprogramming of cohesion funds for Romania approved
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Laura Codruța Kövesi and 22 European Prosecutors take oath of office
UKRAINE: EU/Ukraine Summit on 6 October in Brussels