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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12582
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

EU ministers to try to find a common approach on post-2020 CAP on Tuesday, 20 October

At their ‘physical’ meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, 19 October, and Tuesday, 20 October, agriculture ministers from EU countries will attempt to come up with a ‘general approach’ on the three regulations amending the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Differences of opinion among countries regarding the degree of ambition for the future CAP’s green architecture (eco-schemes, enhanced cross-compliance) are so great that this may seem like an ambitious objective.

The German...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 want a deal with London on post-Brexit relationship but not at “any price”
CLIMATE: EU leaders will meet in December “with a view to agreeing” on EU’s new climate target for 2030
BUDGET/ECONOMY: European Parliament calls for update of EU Council’s negotiating mandate in order to finalise agreement on MFF and Recovery Plan
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs decide to increase funding for EU's flagship programmes in 2021 budget
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EP Plenary session on 19 October with minimal physical presence
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties prepares new message on impact of Covid-19 on fundamental rights
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: pending a vaccine against Covid-19, Commission urges Member States to get organised
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: Jutta Urpilainen welcomes 6-month extension of moratorium on debt servicing for poor countries, but considers that more needs to be done
RUSSIA: Navalny case, EU sanctions state research institute and six officials close to government
TRADE: Franco-Dutch proposals for a sustainable EU trade policy welcomed in European Parliament
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU reiterates that members of UN Human Rights Council must be exemplary
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: 25 Member States co-sign declaration on cloud computing
DIGITAL: Digital Services Act - France and Netherlands in favour of case-by-case remedies
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to try to find a common approach on post-2020 CAP on Tuesday, 20 October
FISHERIES: political agreement expected at EU Council on 19 and 20 October over 2021 Baltic catch limits
TRANSPORT: European Commission is considering three new legislative proposals relating to maritime transport sector
REGIONS: common provisions regulation, interinstitutional negotiations come up against macro-conditionality
ENERGY: EU still behind on its 2020 energy efficiency target, says Commission
ENERGY: Commission's ‘methane strategy’ does not put enough emphasis on agricultural sector, say MEPs
ENERGY: MEPs welcome ‘renovation wave’ strategy, but question funding
ENVIRONMENT: broad support from MEPs for sustainable chemicals strategy, questions on implementation
MIGRATION: EPP inherits legislative report organising compulsory solidarity in times of crisis
TOURISM: professionals of the sector urge States to make tourism “a strategic element”of their national recovery plans
COHESION: Interreg, European Commission presents series of recommendations drafted by young people
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European social partners call to be fully taken into account in economic recovery
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BANKS: requiring borrowers to pay by direct debit to bank which provided loan infringes EU law, confirms Court of Justice
STATE AID: Hungarian advertising tax and Polish turnover tax are in line with EU law, according to Advocate-General
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: Council of Europe study identifies pressures on journalists and measures to safeguard freedom of information
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMAN RIGHTS: member of Guapinol group, finalist for 2020 Sakharov Prize, murdered in Honduras
ENVIRONMENT: NGOs welcome an ambitious plan for “chemical clean up of Europe” regarding Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
INDUSTRY: Maros Šefčovič confirms presentation of revision of Battery Directive in November
LIBYA: EU sanctions Russian businessman linked to arms embargo violations
REGIONS: European Commission announces winners of Regiostars 2020 Awards
SOCIAL: AGE Europe welcomes EU Council conclusions on older people in digital age