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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12575

7 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 36
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Mercosur
Small majority of MEPs reject ratification of EU/Mercosur agreement as it stands
Brussels, 06/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

A small majority of MEPs voted on Tuesday (6 October) against the ratification of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement as it stands.

The MEPs - mainly from the S&D, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups, who were joined by French MEPs from the Renew Europe and EPP groups - approved (345 votes in favour, 295 against, 56 abstentions) an amendment by Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (Renew Europe, France) to Jörgen Warborn’s draft report on the implementation of the common commercial policy in 2018.

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Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: political agreement within reach in EU Council on Recovery and Resilience Facility
HOME AFFAIRS: work continues in Council on coordination of national measures against Covid-19
STATE AID: green light for €1.5 billion in aid to companies in Southern Italy in context of Covid-19
HEALTH: EMA starts rolling review of candidate vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: several Member States consider that Commission’s proposals on crypto-assets do not go far enough
FINANCE: European Commission encouraged by first ministerial discussion over Action Plan and Capital Markets Union
FINANCE: agreement in sight in Council on replacement of critical benchmarks that are being discontinued
TAXATION: removal of Cayman Islands from European ‘black’ list of uncooperative jurisdictions causes anger
COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Central European Media Enterprises by PPF Group NV
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: European Commission presents its €9 billion global economic and investment plan
WESTERN BALKANS: European Commission calls on region’s countries to continue their efforts to move closer to EU
TURKEY: Commission takes a negative view of situation in country
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: public security, Court of Justice of EU clarifies limits of mass surveillance
HUNGARY: Court confirms that Hungarian conditions imposed on Central European University to continue its activities were unjustified
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CLIMATE: ‘Climate Law’ 2030 emissions reduction target continues to crystallise tensions within European Parliament
MERCOSUR: small majority of MEPs reject ratification of EU/Mercosur agreement as it stands
BUDGET: MEPs consider German Presidency of EU Council’s proposal on link with Rule of law unsatisfactory
EMPLOYMENT: Nicolas Schmit expresses his doubts about possibility of forcing paid internships
WOMEN: MEPs call on EU Council to unblock negotiations on gender equality for boards of directors
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: ‘Climate Law’, EU27 could again discuss 2030 emissions reduction target in December
ENVIRONMENT: EU risks missing plastic packaging recycling targets, warns European Court of Auditors
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States are still divided on ‘green architecture’ of post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: European Commission says impact of Covid-19 crisis on agricultural markets has remained “limited”
RESEARCH: interinstitutional negotiations on Horizon Europe framework programme get off to a good start
JUSTICE: temporary derogation to combat child pornography discussed in EU Council
CIVIL PROTECTION: European Court of Auditors calls for justification for increased resources for EU rapid reaction in 2021-2027 budget
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Strasbourg strategy to defend seat of European Parliament
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
ENVIRONMENT: Council of Europe is considering possibility of including right to healthy environment in European Convention on Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Parliament gives green light to nominations of Mairead McGuinness and Valdis Dombrovskis
FINANCE: German Presidency aims for agreement in October EU Council over measures to stimulate economy through capital markets
IMF: Sweden’s Magdalena Andersson, EU candidate for IMFC chairperson
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: construction sector calls for better implementation of EU law
MEDIA: European Parliament launches Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Investigative Journalism
SOCIAL: one in three European workers working under pressure in 2019, according to Eurostat
TRANSPORT: EU ministers convened for an informal videoconference meeting on 8 October
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts regulation on temporary support measures for railway sector