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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12591

29 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 1 / 31
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health/home affairs
European Commission publishes new health guidelines on eve of a European summit by videoconference
Brussels, 28/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

Ahead of the virtual meeting of EU leaders on Thursday 29 October, the European Commission presented on Wednesday 28 October a package of measures to stem the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to a general communication, it adopted a draft recommendation on screening, including antigenic tests, and several measures to reduce taxation on essential products.

“The rise in Covid-19 infection rates across Europe is very alarming. Decisive immediate action is needed for...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH/HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission publishes new health guidelines on eve of a European summit by videoconference
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission specifies categories of persons from non-Member States who may come to EU
TRANSPORT: European Commission suggests extending green lanes system to rail, air and sea freight
TOURISM: MEP Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar suggests creation of European agency dedicated to tourism sector
BUDGET/ECONOMY: tenth round of negotiations between EU institutions on economic recovery plan and MFF 2021-2027
ECONOMY: MEPs take a position on InvestEU programme
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Céline Gauer officially appointed as head of Task Force monitoring implementation of European Recovery Plan 
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wage, European Commission presents directive looking like recommendations
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: prospect of early agreement on ‘Rule of law’ conditionality seems possible
BUDGET: MEPs add €14 billion to EU flagship programmes in 2021
BUDGET: MEP Pierre Larrouturou on hunger strike for financial transaction tax
EESC: new President Christa Schweng wants to “restore confidence” in Committee and fight harassment
SECTORAL POLICIES
CUSTOMS: European Commission proposes establishment of EU Single Window for Customs
MIGRATION: Member States to be surveyed on 30 October on practicalities of Pact on Migration and Asylum
MIGRATION: access to winter-resistant tents is main challenge for Kara Tepe migrant camp, according to Commission
COHESION: Council of the EU and European Parliament make progress on cofinancing rates for Common Provisions Regulation
ENERGY: European Commission puts forward new proposals to modernise Energy Charter Treaty
AGRICULTURE: Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament calls on European Commission to make new proposal on post-2020 CAP
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament will make its position known in November on a one-year extension of four emergency trust funds
DEVELOPMENT: CONCORD expresses alarm after further fall in public aid as proportion of GNI means that EU will not reach 0.7% before 2070
TRADE/CLIMATE: MEPs welcome ‘Jadot’ draft report on creation of carbon border adjustment mechanism
SECURITY - DEFENCE
TERRORISM: Gilles de Kerchove calls on MEPs to make progress on removing terrorist content online
DEFENCE: for Politico-Military group, EDA must advance capability development
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: digital taxation, Commission gives OECD a last chance
FINANCE: lack of progress on Capital Markets Union could hold back economic recovery, financial industry warns
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: costs related to road policing may not be taken into account in motorway tolls for heavy goods vehicles
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Lithuania sends letter of protest to Belarus regarding start-up of Ostrovets nuclear power plant
ENERGY: European Commission’s ‘Clean Energy for EU Islands’ initiative makes progress
INDUSTRY: ACEA believes there are not enough electric charging stations to keep up with demand for electric cars
SYRIA: ambassadors of Member States approve extension of Trust Fund
TRANSPORT: multimodality will be “one of main pillars” of strategy for sustainable and intelligent mobility, says Adina Vălean