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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12570

30 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 34
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Digital
Covid-19 tracing applications from three countries will be operating across borders as soon as mid-October
Brussels, 29/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

After a successful test in mid-September, the European Union is preparing to launch, in mid-October, its interoperability gateway service that links mobile applications for tracing people who have been in contact with someone sick with Covid-19 (see EUROPE B12559A13).

According to a senior European official, this service is expected to be activated in three Member States—namely Germany, Ireland, and Italy—on 17 October. 

These countries will be joined by the Czech Republic,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: EU Council reaches political agreement on Horizon Europe framework programme
DIGITAL: European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs says high-risk technologies based on artificial intelligence should be strictly monitored
INDUSTRY: European Commission launches European Raw Materials Alliance
TOURISM: EU ministers call for close coordination at EU level for safer resumption of travel
HOME AFFAIRS: terrorist content online, interinstitutional negotiations have resumed
JUSTICE: uncertainty in EU Council on conclusions on digitalisation of judicial systems
JUSTICE: despite delay due to Covid-19, European Public Prosecutor’s Office is continuing to set up
ENVIRONMENT: biodiversity and 2030 climate target on agenda of informal ministerial meeting on 30 September-1 October
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs on full march to demand a legal framework to stop EU-imported deforestation
ENVIRONMENT: Commission publishes roadmap for revising European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Regulation
AGRICULTURE: Member States' experts have made progress on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU Council to adopt conclusions on Farm to Fork strategy on 19 October
FOOD SAFETY: MEPs oppose plans to allow acrylamide in baby food with a maximum limit
FISHERIES: Europêche lodges anti-dumping complaint against Chinese tuna exports
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH MACEDONIA: according to Mr Osmani, EU’s Covid-19 assistance has taught Skopje what ‘being part of the family’ means
GEORGIA: agreements worth €129 million signed to help economic recovery
DEVELOPMENT: post-Cotonou agreement, European Parliament can count on Gerd Müller to help overcome differences between EU and ACP countries
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: there is often a gap between words and concrete commitments, regrets Charles Fries
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
DIGITAL: Covid-19 tracing applications from three countries will be operating across borders as soon as mid-October
FISHERIES: Commission proposes to extend EU/Mauritania fisheries agreement for one year due to Covid-19
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: European Commission gives support to Vera Jourova in face of Viktor Orbán's call for her resignation
BUDGET: Hungary finds German Council Presidency’s proposal on ‘rule of law’ conditionality unacceptable
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: “If European Parliament only meets in Brussels, we're screwed”, says Emmanuel Macron
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission fines car equipment suppliers 18 million euros for cartels
FRANCE: a 2021 draft budget plan to return to pre-crisis activity levels in 2022
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member States are in process of making greater commitments to better protect seasonal workers
SOCIAL: according to European Court of Auditors, European action to combat child poverty is difficult to assess
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
PAYMENTS: EU law provides, in principle, for obligation to accept euro cash as means of payment, says Advocate General
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: resumption of negotiations for EU accession to European Convention on Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
AUDIOVISUAL: online conference on European audiovisual works classification according to nationality
ENERGY: renewables sector employed 1.3 million people in Europe in 2019, according to IRENA
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Co-Presidents of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly call for dialogue
LEBANON: EU concerned about resignation of Prime Minister-designate
SOCIAL: AGE Europe and BAGSO call on EU Council to strengthen rights of older people in context of growing digitisation