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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12596

6 November 2020
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NEWS BRIEFS / Transport
Airports Council International requests Commission to establish temporary framework for State aid specific to aviation

05/11/2020 (Agence Europe) – Deeply concerned by the financial situation of the European airport sector, the Airports Council International (ACI) called on the European Commission on Thursday, 5 November, to extend the Temporary Framework for State Aid activated in response to the pandemic (see EUROPE B12580A4) until the end of 2021 and to adopt a specific recovery framework for the aviation sector. The ACI suggests that this specific framework should, for example, ensure that...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Interrupted by second wave of Covid-19, economic recovery remains highly uncertain, according to European Commission
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU institutions seal agreement on rule of law conditionality
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: MEPs want European Recovery Plan to be greener and more transparent, says Siegfried Mureșan
AGRICULTURE: EU institutions agree in principle to pay out €8 billion in Recovery Plan
TOURISM: EU support for tourism industry scrutinised by European Court of Auditors
RESEARCH: Commission signs grant agreements enabling funding of 23 research projects devoted to Covid-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Commission wants to multiply by 25 Europe's offshore renewable energy production capacity by 2050
DIGITAL: German Presidency of EU Council adjusts its proposals on online privacy
SPACE: space programme, EU Council gives green light to resume negotiations with European Parliament
CONSUMERS: Italy again called to order by Commission over package travel directive
HOME AFFAIRS: Paris calls for a new reform of Schengen area for “better control” of external borders
FISHERIES: coastal States agree on 20% reduction in blue whiting catches for 2021
AGRICULTURE: negotiations between EU institutions on post-2020 CAP start on 10 November
BIODIVERSITY: Commission publishes roadmap for future regulation intended to help restore nature
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Council of EU establishes conditions for participation of third countries in PESCO projects
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: North Macedonia and Albania recall importance of an agreement on negotiating box for EU accession
PHILIPPINES: EU mobilises immediate humanitarian assistance following Typhoon Goni
NEAR EAST: EU denounces demolition of dozens of Palestinian structures
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: draft EU Council conclusions call on EU27 to tackle gender inequalities in cultural sector
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU and Pakistan encourage pursuit of peace process in Afghanistan
ENVIRONMENT: a group of NGOs denounces EU export policy on pesticides deemed dangerous
KOSOVO: after resignation of Kosovan president, EU emphasises continuity of institutions
RESEARCH: 34 research groups to receive €350 million in EU grants
TRANSPORT: Airports Council International requests Commission to establish temporary framework for State aid specific to aviation