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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12586

22 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 34
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
Agreement with Johnson & Johnson over effective Covid vaccine

21/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – The agreement between the European Union and Johnson & Johnson to supply a total of up to 400 million doses of a future vaccine is now official. The European Commission announced on Wednesday 21 October that it had signed the advance purchase agreement it concluded on 8 October, and which is now effective (see EUROPE B12577A3). (SPj)

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: first videoconference of EU Heads of State or Government on Covid-19 convened for 29 October
HEALTH: Council of the EU ready to negotiate on EU4Health programme
HEALTH: EU considering improvements to World Health Organization in light of pandemic
BUDGET/SOCIAL: first debt issue under SURE instrument is a success
HOME AFFAIRS: Canadian, Georgian and Tunisian residents can no longer travel to EU for leisure purposes
HEALTH: agreement with Johnson & Johnson over effective Covid vaccine
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers arduously reach compromise on post-2020 CAP
CLIMATE/ENERGY: “I hope that all European leaders have understood that we are already in a climate emergency”, according to Claude Turmes
ENVIRONMENT: public consultation on a draft amendment on REACH Regulation to clarify requirements for manufacturers
ENVIRONMENT: air pollution costs European city dwellers €1,276 per year, with wide disparities
JUSTICE: adoption of EU Council Presidency conclusions on Charter of Fundamental Rights and artificial intelligence
HOME AFFAIRS: number of victims of trafficking in human beings is on rise in EU, according to a Commission report
SPACE: EU space programme, situation in EU Council is settling down
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: London agrees to resume discussions on future post-Brexit relationship on 22 October
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament endorses compromise amendments on main elements of new CAP
ECONOMY: mistakes of 2008 financial crisis should not be repeated in fight against Covid-19, stress MEPs
DEFENCE: European Parliament calls for a more European approach to defence
EDUCATION: European Parliament criticises lack of EU coordination during Covid-19 pandemic
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs speak out against impunity for police violence in EU
MOLDOVA: European Parliament and Mr Borrell say presidential election on 1 November will be a test for democracy
ENVIRONMENT: broad consensus in European Parliament to call for a binding legal framework to fight deforestation driven by EU commodity imports
NUCLEAR: European Parliament calls on EU Council to adopt a common position on NPT Review Conference
DIGITAL: digital services, reports of European Parliament have been adopted
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: European defence spending rises
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECB: S&D Group wants European Parliament to formalise relations with ECB
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves two new geographical indications from Italy and Spain
BUDGET: President Sassoli hopes for “swift” conclusion of negotiations over MFF and Recovery Plan
CLIMATE: Japan to commit soon to climate neutrality by 2050
EGYPT: more than 200 European parliamentarians call on al-Sissi to release prisoners of conscience
FINANCE: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on capital market stimulus measures
MIGRATION: situation in new migrant camp in Lesbos worse than in Moria, says Oxfam
MIGRATION: Frontex signs contract with Airbus and Israel Aerospace Industries for maritime surveillance
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: November plenary session will probably take place virtually as much as possible
TRANSPORT: member States approve Interinstitutional Agreement on revision of Regulation on rail passengers’ rights