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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12597
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NEWS BRIEFS / Wto

WTO postpones appointment of its new Director-General

06/11/2020 (Agence Europe) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) is postponing the meeting of the General Council on Monday 9 November, at which time members were to officially appoint the new Director-General, the organisation announced on Friday 6 November. The favourite candidate supported by all members except the United States is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria (see EUROPE 12594/23). The President of the General Council, David Walke, explained that “ for reasons related to the health situation and current events, delegations would not be able to take a formal decision on 9 November”. He therefore postponed this meeting until further notice. (LM)

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: EU institutions will discuss on Monday a compromise around an extra €15 billion for 2021-2027 MFF
DEMOCRACY: measures taken by online platforms against Covid-19 disinformation are still not enough, according to monitoring
AFRICA: more than €17 million EU support for health systems in Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan to tackle Covid-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERVIEW/CLIMAT: “It is absolutely essential to have a dialogue on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism with the world’s major economies”, says Connie Hedegaard
ENERGY: over 115 MEPs call for fossil fuels to be excluded from Recovery and Resilience Facility
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission publishes roadmap for future EU soil protection strategy
MIGRATION: Ylva Johansson proposes EU aid to Canary Islands as they face increased migration arrivals
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission reminds Paris that it already has plans to revise Schengen Borders Code
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: US, China and WTO on agenda of EU Trade Ministers’ meeting
UNITED KINGDOM: negotiations on future post-Brexit relationship expected to resume on 8 November 
BELARUS: EU adopts sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko and several of his relatives
GEORGIA: EU concerned about opposition threats to boycott Parliament
SYRIA: EU sanctions eight new Ministers of el-Assad regime
LATIN AMERICA: EuroLat Assembly calls for more cooperation in response to Covid-19 and its consequences
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Union for Mediterranean strengthens cooperation in fight against gender inequality
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission clarifies application of single European Electronic Format
FINANCE: European Parliament study on implications of Wirecard scandal recommends establishment of a single supervisor
STATE AID: approval of €150 million Romanian support for district heating systems
CORRIGENDUM
DEFENCE: English acronym for permanent structured cooperation is PESCO, not PSC
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca calls for aid to protect EU beekeepers
TRADE: Member States’ Ambassadors to EU endorse trade compliance agreement
EU COUNCIL: videoconference meeting of Ministers for European Affairs postponed to 17 November
WTO: WTO postpones appointment of its new Director-General
HEALTH: EU Council adopts conclusions on strengthening World Health Organization
TURKEY: EU extends sanctions for unauthorised drilling activities by one year
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: from 9/11 to 13/11/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 13/11/2020