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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12589

27 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 35
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Civil protection
EU sends Dutch and Austrian respirators to Czech Republic for Covid-19

26/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – The Czech Republic’s request made to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism last week for assistance with 150 respirators to combat Covid-19 has been met, announced the European Commission on Monday 26 October. The Netherlands donated 105 ventilators were donated and 15 were offered by Austria after the first batch of 30 devices was announced on Thursday 22 October from the strategic reserve of medical equipment RescEU (see EUROPE B12588A20). Austria also...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wage, European Commission opts for a European directive
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Europe calls for coordination in response to worsening of pandemic
HEALTH: ECDC publishes technical paper on immunisation
ECONOMY: MEPs could cut climate spending under InvestEU programme
MALAWI: EU increases aid by €39 million to mitigate impact of pandemic on vulnerable populations
BUDGET: slow progress in reaching agreement on programmes to be strengthened in MFF 2021-2027
SOCIAL: green light from EU Council over Hungarian request for SURE instrument
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU sends Dutch and Austrian respirators to Czech Republic for Covid-19
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: EU supports Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy for head of international organisation
WTO: Airbus/Boeing dispute, Dispute Settlement Body formally supports EU
LIBYA: Europeans welcome signing of Ceasefire Agreement
TURKEY: Europeans condemn Mr Erdoğan’s comments on French President
UNITED KINGDOM: week-long negotiations between London and EU to try to reach an agreement on post-Brexit relationship
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: EU deplores violence and calls for dialogue in run-up to presidential elections on 31 October
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: eco-schemes, capping on aid and cross-compliance are hot topics to be negotiated between EU institutions for a final agreement on CAP
ENERGY: draft EU Council conclusions on a hydrogen market in Europe
TRANSPORT: mobility package I, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, Maltese and Polish governments appeal to CJEU
MIGRATION: Frontex implicated in at least six cases of migrant pushbacks in Aegean Sea
JUSTICE: civil society organisations call on EU to do more for victims of international crimes
CLIMATE: IMO working group presents new measures to cut ship emissions
CLIMATE: Budapest lists its conditions for adoption of a political agreement on entire ‘Climate Law’
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission publishes roadmap on improving legislation to tackle chemical pollution in water
ENVIRONMENT: experts from EU Member States support ban on highly toxic pesticide mancozeb
INSTITUTIONAL
INTERNAL MARKET: Anna Cavazzini elected Chair of European Parliament committee
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: sustainable corporate governance and due diligence, MEPs begin tough negotiations
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Special Committee on Foreign Interference has full set of officers
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs finally elects its Vice-Presidents
WEAPONS: database launch on arms exports of Member States
BIODIVERSITY: Friends of the Earth and Campaign for Nature call EU Environment Council ambition to be realised
CHINA: EU and US officially launch dialogue
CLIMATE: EU welcomes Japan’s commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050
WOMEN: launch of first European Gender Equality Week in European Parliament
FINANCE: ESMA sets out its position on post-Brexit equity trading obligation
FISHERIES: EU coastal communities call for support for fishermen in negotiations with UK
FISHERIES: MEPs discuss effects of marine litter on fisheries