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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12579

13 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
NEWS BRIEFS / Companies
SME morale has never been so low, according to SMEunited’s barometer

12/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – European SME confidence is at an all-time low of 54.6 percentage points, down 18.8 points from the previous period (73.4), according to the latest EU SME Barometer, published by SMEunited on Monday 12 October. This level is even 0.5 points below the historic low point of the 2009 financial crisis. According to SMEunited, this dizzying drop in SME morale is clearly due to the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on the European economy. The result is strongly linked...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: EU to sanction Alexander Lukashenko
RUSSIA: poisoning of Mr Navalny, EU Council agrees to sanctions against those responsible
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Europeans call for ceasefire to be respected
TURKEY: Mr Borrell denounces new Turkish seismic exploration near a Greek island
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU reaffirms its support for EUFOR Operation Althea
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU welcomes award of Nobel Peace Prize to World Food Programme
TRADE: trade policy reform under debate in European Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament moving towards compromise on CAP devoting 30% of direct aid to 'eco-schemes'
FISHERIES: MEPs approve compromise on aid to Baltic Sea fishermen
CLIMATE: ‘climate law', third draft compromise of German EU Council Presidency
ENERGY: European Commission wants 35 million buildings to be renovated by 2030, according to a draft version of ‘Renovation Wave’ initiative
REGIONS: Tzitzikostas' proposals for strengthening role of cities and regions in economic recovery
TRANSPORT: European Year of Rail, MEPs focus on cross-border connectivity and respect for climate and people
DIGITAL: digital services, a new position from platforms lobby a few days before European Parliament vote
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TOURISM: industry representatives and stakeholders reflect on overhaul of European tourism industry
REGIONS: more than €13 billion of Cohesion policy funds have been mobilised to fight pandemic, according to European Commission
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, EU increases supplies of masks to North Macedonia and Montenegro
HEALTH: European Parliament vote on EU4Health postponed by 24 hours due to technical problems
HEALTH: EU welcomes China's endorsement of COVAX initiative for equal access to vaccines against Covid-19
COHESION: European Parliament/EU Council agreement hoped for on React-EU initiative
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD sets mid-2021 as new target for agreement on international tax reform
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: post-Brexit relations, coordination against Covid-19, Rule of law and budget 2021-2027 on agenda of European Affairs Ministers
EU INSTITUTIONS: trend towards tighter health measures in response to Covid-19 pandemic
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: workers’ rights in coronavirus crisis and gender equality on agenda of informal EU Council meeting
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: Council of Europe report criticises lack of interoperability and transparency of ‘anti-Covid-19’ apps
POLAND: Venice Commission denounces paralysis threatening post of Commissioner for Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: #ForestBiodiversity, a new platform on sustainable forest management
LATIN AMERICA: EU wants to maintain a close relationship with its strategic partner
WEAPONS: EU extends its chemical weapons sanctions regime by one year
TRADE: Germany hesitating on carbon border adjustment mechanism, according to Le Maire
HUMAN RIGHTS: Belarusian democratic opposition, Guapinol activists and Berta Cáceres activists and the Archbishop of Mosul – finalists for the 2020 Sakharov Prize
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: LGBTI Intergroup in European Parliament calls on European Commission to act against “conversion therapies”
COMPANIES: SME morale has never been so low, according to SMEunited’s barometer
ENVIRONMENT: more EU citizens from North prioritise the environment and more citizens from South prioritise economic recovery
MOZAMBIQUE: EU is ready to support the government, concerned about terrorist attacks in north of country
NICARAGUA: EU sanctions against six leaders of Ortega regime extended for one year
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Borrell believes an agreement is possible in next few months