login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12599

11 November 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 39
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Rule of law
Covid-19 led to decrease in prison population between January and September 2020, confirms final study by Council of Europe
Strasbourg, 10/11/2020 (Agence Europe)

Between 1 January and 15 September 2020, the incarceration rate decreased by 4.6% in 35 prison administrations, reveals a report on the “Evaluation of the short-term impact of the Covid-19 on prison populations” conducted for the Council of Europe. The latter analysis is part of a four-part study (https://bit.ly/3pim4GT): - before the pandemic (1 January); - at the end of the first month of lockdown (April 15); - at the end of lockdown (June 15); - at the end of the summer...

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