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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12584
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Industry

MEPs call for a new industrial strategy

With the ink barely dry on the new European industrial strategy, presented in March 2020 (see EUROPE B12443A7), MEPs on the European Parliament Committee on Industry and Research (ITRE) called for a new strategy to address the pandemic and its consequences in a report adopted on Friday 16 October (by 52 votes to 7, with 12 abstentions).

In the report, written by Italian Social Democrat Carlo Calenda, MEPs propose an industrial strategy divided into two phases: one focused on recovery and...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Soft Europe: a resilient virus (1/2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: “What is on the table is not a real reform of the CAP, it is an administrative reform”, says Eric Andrieu
AGRICULTURE: for Dacian Cioloș, realistic objectives should be set for future CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers prepare without surprises for agreement on post-2020 CAP on Tuesday 20 October
BIODIVERSITY: Commission and business call for sufficient public and private investment, NGOs call for accountability by Member States
BIODIVERSITY: European biodiversity continues its alarming decline, according to latest EEA report
CLIMATE: a truly ‘Green Recovery Plan’ could save two million jobs in EU, according to a report by Cambridge Econometrics
DIGITAL: 15 Member States call for a European strategy to counter “growing disinformation” on 5G technology
INDUSTRY: MEPs call for a new industrial strategy
ENERGY: EU taxonomy must recognise indispensable role of gas in energy transition, according to European gas industry
GENDER EQUALITY: German EU Council Presidency prepares conclusions on gender inequalities in distribution of paid and unpaid work
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: agreement in sight in EU Council on capital market recovery package
FINANCE: European Commission seeks to improve performance of long-term investment funds
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier reiterates EU's readiness to hold intensive discussions with London on post-Brexit relationship
HUMAN RIGHTS: Commission and High Representative unveil their proposal for horizontal sanctions regime against violations
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: EU deplores continued fighting despite announcement of a humanitarian ceasefire
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EEAS wants to strengthen dialogue non-Member States participating in CSDP missions and operations
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
DEVELOPMENT: Covid-19, EU mobilises €25 million in direct budget support to Gambia
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: a 2021 work programme focusing on green transition and public health
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Commission launches public consultation on its 2021-2030 strategy on rights of people with disabilities
DEMOGRAPHY: Eurostat counted almost 170,000 additional deaths between March and June in 26 Member States
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe condemns new repressive measures and military operations implemented by Turkey
RUSSIA: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deplores Russia’s withdrawal from discussions on disappearance of flight MH17
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Council of Europe should have access to disputed territories between Member States, says Marija Pejčinović Burić
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Council endorses one-year postponement of entry into force of organic farming rules
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers adopt conclusions on ‘farm to fork’ strategy
ECONOMY: inflation confirmed at -0.3% in September in euro area
EMPLOYMENT: trade unions deplore lack of follow-up from European Labour Authority
SPACE: Mr da Costa takes up his duties as Head of European GNSS Agency
TAXATION: France confirms that it will collect its tax on digital giants in December
JUSTICE: imminent infringement proceedings against Cyprus and Malta on ‘golden visas’
FISHERIES: EU Council endorses text extending EU/Cook Islands agreement by one year
FISHERIES: EU Council sets appropriations for Fisheries Fund 2021-2027 at €6.1 billion
CSDP: Theodoros Mikropoulos new Force Commander for Operation Irini
TERRORISM: EU extends its sanctions regime against Daech and Al-Qaida for another year
YEMEN: EU welcomes release of prisoners
Kiosk
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