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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12594

4 November 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Wto
United States is blocking appointment of next Director-General of WTO
Brussels, 03/11/2020 (Agence Europe)

In the third round of consultations to complete the process of appointing the next Director-General of the WTO which took place from 19 to 27 October, the United States refused to support the candidacy of Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria). 

Instead, the country confirmed its support for the South Korean candidate, Yoo Myung-Hee, who had made it to the third round of consultations. It officially pointed out the Nigerian candidate’s lack of experience in international trade.

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Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: Europe is now better equipped to weather economic fallout, says Eurogroup
BUDGET: EU institutions hope to conclude negotiations on post-2020 MFF and Recovery Plan on Monday 9 November 
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: next videoconference of EU leaders on 19 November
MOZAMBIQUE: Commission mobilises €100 million to help Maputo deal with pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ESMA concludes that German supervision failed in Wirecard scandal
SECTORAL POLICIES
TERRORISM: EU denounces terrorist attacks in Vienna
MIGRATION: key principles on the ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ submitted to the Ambassadors for EU Council meeting on 13 November
DIGITAL: procedure for seat of Competence Centre launched, with decision expected 9 December
DIGITAL: European Commission finalises its Data Governance Act
CONSUMERS: Commission closes seven out of ten infringement proceedings against Package Travel Directive
ENERGY: nearly 250 members of European and national parliaments call for removal of protection of fossil investments from Energy Charter Treaty
ENVIRONMENT : Commission publishes roadmap for new EU Forest Strategy
AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches consultation on delegated act on organic seeds 
FISHERIES: infringement proceedings against Belgium and the Netherlands on catch registration
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: five European Parliament political groups call on Polish Prime Minister over country’s restriction on right to abortion
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is investigating situation of LGBTI+ people
UNITED KINGDOM: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls for rejection of some of provisions of draft law on external military operations
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: negotiations are continuing in Brussels to reach an agreement on post-Brexit relationship
TANZANIA: Europeans call for dialogue after election results announced
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: EU calls for calm and dialogue
MOLDOVA: EU calls for credible, inclusive, and transparent elections
GEORGIA: highest democratic standards must be guaranteed throughout electoral process, stresses EU
WTO: United States is blocking appointment of next Director-General of WTO
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: More than 70 countries, including 25 EU Member States, denounce US sanctions against ICC
AFGHANISTAN: EU strongly condemns attack on Kabul University
CLIMATE: start of inter-institutional negotiations on revision of ‘MRV Regulation’ for ship emissions on 10 November
ENVIRONMENT: Lithuania calls on EU to react to launch of Astravets nuclear power plant in Belarus
RULE OF LAW: Hungarian government was asked to state how it intends to implement CJEU ruling on foreign universities
HONG KONG: EU to closely follow arrest of several MPs
SOCIAL: launch of a European fund for German companies tackling social and environmental problems
TRANSPORT: Commission opens public consultation on possible revision of Driving Licence Directive
CORRIGENDUM
FINANCE: European Parliament’s ECON Committee did not approve opening of negotiations with EU Council on adaptations to MiFID II Directive
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