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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12583
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NEWS BRIEFS / Canada

Borrell and Champagne discuss strengthening relations

16/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, François-Philippe Champagne, met by videoconference on Thursday 15 October to discuss a number of issues of common interest, including Nagorno-Karabakh, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Alexei Navalny affair, Belarus, Venezuela and China. Champagne told EUROPE that the EU and Canada want “to strengthen transatlantic...

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