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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12583

17 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 43
INSTITUTIONAL / Parliamentary plenary
Consequences of Covid-19 and economic recovery focus of virtual meeting of MEPs
Brussels, 16/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

MEPs will meet for a plenary session from Monday 19 October to Friday 23 October. On this occasion, they will meet remotely, not in either Strasbourg or Brussels. David Sassoli, the President of the European Parliament, decided to move the plenary session online as much as possible because of the worsening health situation linked to Covid-19 in France and Belgium (see EUROPE B112582A5).

The consequences of Covid-19 and economic recovery will continue to dominate the agenda for MEPs. On...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
HEALTH: European leaders agree on more regular dialogues on Covid-19 pandemic
UNITED KINGDOM: confusion about next round of negotiations in London
BELARUS: European Council supports tightening of measures against regime
MEDITERRANEAN: Europeans deplore latest Turkish provocations
AFRICA: EU-27 determined to strengthen strategic partnership with African Union
BUDGET/ECONOMY: EU leaders do not want to reopen July agreement on MFF 2021-2027 and Economic Recovery Plan
RUSSIA: European Council calls on Moscow to continue trilateral negotiations on MH17
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: EU imposes sanctions on seven new Syrian ministers
ISRAEL: Mr Borrell is calling on government to reverse its latest settlement announcements
BELARUS: Belarusian civil society representatives call on EU to do more to help population
KYRGYZSTAN: after resignation of President, EU calls for a constructive dialogue
AFRICA: first destination of African migrants is Africa and not Europe, according to IOM/AU report
MYANMAR: EU co-hosts international donor conference for Rohingya on 22 October
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers will welcome ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy with caution
AGRICULTURE: Commission considers European policy for promotion of agricultural products to be relevant
AGRICULTURE: external study suggests ways to make EU livestock sector more sustainable
FISHERIES: Europêche and NGOs call for modern, efficient and simplified control rules
COHESION: MEPs tighten eligibility conditions for third pillar of Just Transition Mechanism
ENERGY: fossil fuel subsidies continue to rise in EU, says European Commission
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Commission launches an initiative to support construction of more sustainable buildings
CLIMATE: Greens/EFA group in European Parliament calls for an extraordinary EU summit
DIGITAL: Commission is assessing its options to accompany digitisation of public services
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: consequences of Covid-19 and economic recovery focus of virtual meeting of MEPs
DEMOCRACY: call for nominations for first edition of Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize will be launched in early May 2021
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area countries have submitted their draft budget plans for 2021
ECONOMY: companies receiving State aid must maintain jobs and refrain from paying dividends, say MEPs
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, co-legislators will meet again on 29 October
SOCIAL: GUE/NGL group in European Parliament considers how to better protect posted workers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
AUDIOVISUAL: European Audiovisual Observatory ready to work towards harmonised definition of nationality of audiovisual work
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: discussions end concerning chair of Conference on Future of Europe, according to Emmanuel Macron
BIODIVERSITY: six Natura 2000 prize winners unveiled
CANADA: Borrell and Champagne discuss strengthening relations
CLIMATE: some 60 mayors call on Member States to agree on an emission reduction target for 2030 of at least 55%
JUSTICE: French should be official working language of European Public Prosecutor's Office, according to Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé
MEDIA: several million euros of European funds allocated to programmes supporting media professionals
FISHERIES: EU fishermen welcome EU’s “tough” stance towards UK
CSDP: United Kingdom officially announces that it will be leaving EU missions and operations on 31 December
RUSSIA: mission to EU calls latest sanctions absurd
ANIMAL HEALTH: Commission agrees that EU law on transport of animals to non-Member States can be improved
SOCIAL: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, negotiations between European Parliament and EU Council continue
ADDENDUM
MIGRATION: details of new European Parliament reports on ‘Asylum and Migration’ Pact
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 19/10 to 25/10/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other Events: until 25 October 2020