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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12580

14 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 33
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
Covid-19, Commission prepares to distribute 200 disinfection robots to European hospitals
Brussels, 13/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Union is expected to distribute nearly 200 disinfection robots to European hospitals as part of the fight against Covid-19. This distribution could begin in November, at a rate of 50 robots per month. We read this information in the latest minutes of the Health Security Committee, published on 12 October. 

“In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, disinfection robots could help limit the spread of the virus and protect medical staff and patients while relieving cleaning...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Berlin hopes Commission’s annual report will forge a “common understanding” of EU values
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs propose internal rules to formalise functioning of European Parliament in exceptional circumstances
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: Poland and Hungary continue their crusade against any rule of law conditionality
STATE AID: European Commission extends Temporary Framework in context of Covid-19 until end of June 2021
FINANCE: European financial supervisory authorities report to MEPs on their handling of Covid-19 crisis
HOME AFFAIRS: ministers for European Affairs undertake to coordinate all national measures restricting freedom of movement
HEALTH: MEPs get organised to safeguard ambitious budget of future EU4Health programme
HEALTH: Covid-19, Commission prepares to distribute 200 disinfection robots to European hospitals
AGRICULTURE: MEPs support payment in 2021 and 2022 of €8 billion under Recovery Plan
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: Airbus/Boeing dispute, EU allowed to sanction US for $4 billion
UNITED KINGDOM: EU calls on London to take next steps towards successful agreement on post-Brexit relationship
CYPRUS: Europe calls for closure of Varosha
PALESTINE: Palestinian Prime Minister calls for greater EU involvement
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: member States participating in PESCO must step up their efforts, according to EEAS
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: differences still exist between Member States on amount of direct payments for eco-schemes
ENVIRONMENT: Commission's ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability’ will aim to reconcile health, environment and competitiveness
ENVIRONMENT: urgent action is needed by countries and cities to improve adaptation to climate change, warns EEA
CLIMATE: German EU Council Presidency ready to conclude an agreement on 'climate law' at next Environment Council meeting
COHESION: Mrs Ferreira believes that main problem of EU cohesion policy remains its lack of visibility
ENERGY: European Parliament’s Environment Committee wants to exclude fossil fuel investments from European Recovery Plan
ENERGY: IEA forecasts a 5% drop in global energy demand in 2020
TRANSPORT: MEPs scrutinise social and environmental aspects of Single European Sky proposal
TRANSPORT: European Year of Rail, MEPs ready to start negotiations with EU Council
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: unanimous agreement by EU ministers over way forward in event of corporate restructuring
SOCIAL: European Commission and EU-OSHA launch campaign to combat musculoskeletal disorders
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD highlights potential of virtual currency taxation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: “The pandemic has accelerated problems that we didn't want to deal with”, says Dunja Mijatović
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe debates conflict
SPORTS: Council of Europe calls on EU to end “Malta Deadlock” in fight against manipulation of sport
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: launch of Access2Markets portal to facilitate globalisation of SMEs
JUSTICE: Ladislav Hamran re-elected President of Eurojust
JUSTICE: Cyprus to suspend citizenship by investment programme after new scandal emerges
CSDP: EU appoints two new Heads of Mission in Palestine