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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12593

31 October 2020
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health
European health ministers in turn call for better coordination in fight against Covid-19
Brussels, 30/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

The willingness to respond in a coordinated and united manner to the Covid-19 pandemic expressed by European leaders during their videoconference on 29 October (see EUROPE B12592A1) was at the heart of two new virtual meetings on Friday 30 October: that of the European Commissioners involved in the Covid-19 response and that of the European health ministers.

The EU27 ministers also discussed the reform of the World Health Organization (WHO) after its much-criticised handling of the...

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All Saints: please note that the Agence Europe offices will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Monday. EUROPE 12594 will be dated Wednesday 4 November 2020
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European health ministers in turn call for better coordination in fight against Covid-19
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
EDUCATION: Council of Europe publishes ‘Roadmap for Action’ as education’s response to Covid-19 crisis
SECURITY - DEFENCE
TERRORISM: removal of terrorist content online under an hour, next interinstitutional meeting could be the right one
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, no successful outcome to last interinstitutional meeting
EMPLOYMENT: EU Council adopts new version of Youth Guarantee
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECOFIN: anti-money laundering, non-performing loans and ‘European Semester’ on agenda of EU Ministers
COMPETITION: European Commission sends Statement of Objections to rail operator České dráhy for alleged predatory pricing
STATE AID: objectives of individual State Aid rules do not reflect ‘European Green Deal’, says European Commission
BREACHES OF EU LAW
TAXATION: Netherlands, Belgium, Greece and Poland referred to Court of Justice due to tax practices
RULE OF LAW: European Commission to continue infringement proceeding against Polish law developing arsenal of disciplinary sanctions
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission takes France to EU Court of Justice again for failure to meet its air quality obligations
INTERNAL MARKET: professional qualification, European Commission singles out four Member States
INTERNAL MARKET: France urged to remove obstacles to parallel imports of veterinary medicines
INTERNAL MARKET: Cyprus brought before CJEU for failure to notify transposition of ‘Trade Secrets’ Directive
MIGRATION: Commission says Hungary cannot force people who have already arrived on its territory to apply for asylum outside its borders 
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: S&D Group in European Parliament has appointed its rapporteurs for Pact on Migration and Asylum 
INTERNAL MARKET: no agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on Single Market Programme
TRANSPORT: German EU Council Presidency prepares draft conclusions detailing a “new approach” to mobility
TRANSPORT: European Parliament drafts its recommendations for presentation of FuelEU Maritime legislative initiative
TRANSPORT: trans-European transport network should not “suffer due to Brexit”, says Jens Gieseke 
COHESION: Interreg, no agreement between European Parliament and EU Council
COHESION: ERDF, deadlock between European Parliament and EU Council on gas
ENERGY: important challenges remain regarding integration of EU electricity market, according to ACER
GMO: MEPs oppose authorisation of glufosinate or glyphosate-resistant soybean and maize hybrids
AGRICULTURE: European Commission submits new technical rules on organic products
FISHERIES: Commission proposes ‘catch documentation programme’ for bluefin tuna
REGIONS: CPMR chooses new President
ENVIRONMENT: Commission to adopt reference levels for forests to be applied by each Member State between 2021 and 2025
ENVIRONMENT: German Presidency good on biodiversity, less on climate and CAP, says EEB
CLIMATE: in 2019, EU provided €23.2 billion in support of developing countries’ efforts, a figure that is slightly up
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU leaders condemn recent Turkish provocations and rhetoric
UKRAINE: EU voices concerns over effects of Constitutional Court’s decision on fight against corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission releases €400,000 to help civilians affected by hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission announces €8.1 million for Philippines, Nepal and Southeast Asia
BIODIVERSITY: more than 400,000 hectares of natural areas burnt in Europe in 2019, according to a Commission report
BIODIVERSITY: future ban on lead shot in wetlands, four ‘pro-hunting’ MEPs defeated
ENVIRONMENT: Entry into force of restrictions on 33 toxic substances used in textiles and footwear
RESEARCH: Commission to fund health research projects worth €508 million
HEALTH: EU authorises new treatment for sickle cell anaemia
CORRIGENDUM
DEFENCE: funds for EDIPD projects are millions, not billions of euros
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: from 02/11 to 08/11/20
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 9 November 2020