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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12599

11 November 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 39
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
Union for the Mediterranean countries’ trade ministers launch three new trade and investment initiatives
Brussels, 10/11/2020 (Agence Europe)

With European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis presiding, trade ministers from countries in the Union for the Mediterranean met on Tuesday, 10 November, with the aim of strengthening trade relations in the Mediterranean region. The 42 member states have agreed to launch three new trade and investment initiatives supported by the EU.

The first intends to continue towards the second phase of the Trade and Investment Facilitation Mechanism (TIFM) in the Euro-Mediterranean region....

Contents

Armistice of 1918: we are closed this Wednesday, November 11th. EUROPE 12600 will be dated Friday 13 November 2020
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: EU Council, European Parliament and European Commission seal full agreement on post-2020 MFF and European Economic Recovery Plan 
AGRICULTURE: agreement between EU institutions on payment of €8 billion Recovery Plan to farmers
ECONOMY: MEPs adopt position on Recovery and Resilience Facility
HEALTH: Covid-19 vaccine, European Commission to formalise its deal with Pfizer-BioNTech on Wednesday, 11 November
ECONOMY - FINANCE
COMPETITION: European Commission criticises Amazon for distorting competition in online retail markets
FINANCE: European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council on adjustments to EU framework on securitisation
SECURITY - DEFENCE
TERRORISM: Paris, Vienna, Berlin and The Hague outline common response to terrorism in EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Germany is candidate to host seat of Cybersecurity Competence Centre
DIGITAL: draft EU Council conclusions on data encryption strongly criticised
COHESION: Just Transition Fund, European Parliament and EU Council struggle forward on social issues
COHESION: Ferreira insists on need to preserve coherence of cohesion policy
INDUSTRY: real driving emissions tests, still no agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on conformity factor
TRANSPORT: Commission proposal on revision of TEN-T Regulation will introduce requirements for maintenance of core network
CUSTOMS: Member States are working on a common position on Commission’s action plan
JUSTICE: home stretch before European Public Prosecutor’s Office takes up duties
MIGRATION: migration issues as European Ombudsman investigates Commission’s action over accusations of refoulement of migrants to Croatia
HEALTH: busy week at European Commission with Europe of Health and in European Parliament with EU4Health vote
ENERGY: IEA says nearly 90% of new electricity generated worldwide in 2020 comes from renewables
ENVIRONMENT: European use of soybean oil for diesel cars could quadruple by 2030, T&E NGO worries
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: Court condemns Italy for failure to comply with EU air quality rules
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: free movement of ‘rainbow families’ at heart of future EU strategy on LGBTI+ equality
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: agreement reached between European Parliament and EU Council on control of dual use items
TRADE: Union for the Mediterranean countries’ trade ministers launch three new trade and investment initiatives
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mr Borrell wants to future-proof Team Europe
UNITED STATES: Von der Leyen calls for new transatlantic agenda
SYRIA: EU and its Member States will not attend conference on refugee returns
UNRWA: UN agency running out of money, Mr Lazzarini raises alarm
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HEALTH: at Paris Peace Forum, Council of Europe to promote Medicrime Convention, aimed at combating falsification of medical products
RULE OF LAW: Council of Europe Justice Ministers call for strengthening of judicial independence in wake of decline of Rule of law
RULE OF LAW: Covid-19 led to decrease in prison population between January and September 2020, confirms final study by Council of Europe
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Court of Auditors finds “too many errors” in 2019 expenditure
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: MEPs give green light to Frank Elderson's appointment to ECB’s Executive Board
EDUCATION: launch of European Pact for Skills
GENDER EQUALITY: European Parliament adopts report by Maria Noichl on European Union's strategy on gender equality 
MIGRATION: Frontex subject to an inquiry to shed light on allegations of refoulement of migrants off Greek coast
MIGRATION: migrants are not “a threat“, says Johansson ahead of EU meeting on terrorism
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: EU Council gives its vision for future of intellectual property
TERRORISM: inter-institutional negotiation meeting on removal of terrorist content online postponed by one week