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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12601

14 November 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 29
ECONOMY - FINANCE / Finance
ESMA calls on investment fund managers to better prepare for future adverse shocks
Brussels, 13/11/2020 (Agence Europe)

In a new report released on Friday 13 November, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) asked managers of harmonised investment funds in the EU to better prepare for possible future adverse shocks that could lead to a deterioration in the liquidity of financial markets.

At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic (see EUROPE B12461A12), ESMA had already noted that a number of investment funds were showing “signs of stress”.

The report responds to the recommendation of the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TERRORISM: EU home affairs ministers commit to improving their response to terrorist attacks while preserving cohesion of societies
MIGRATION: EU Home Affairs Ministers invited to agree on main principles of Pact on Migration and Asylum
AGRICULTURE: negotiations between EU institutions on CAP will continue on 19 November
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to discuss agricultural market situation and Danish mink on Monday 16 November 
JUSTICE: European Commission wants to tackle unnecessarily wide variations between corporate insolvency frameworks
CONSUMERS: European Commission publishes its vision for consumer protection
ENERGY: Commission launches public consultation on revision of guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy
ENERGY: Jens Geier wants Commission to clarify transitional role of low-carbon hydrogen
ENERGY: European strategy for integration of energy systems must place greater emphasis on energy efficiency, says Christophe Grudler
TRANSPORT: German EU Council Presidency presents a first compromise text on Eurovignette with some minor changes
TRANSPORT: budget for European Year of Rail suspended until adoption of next MFF
SPACE: ESA signs three contracts for future of Copernicus in face of budgetary uncertainty
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU reflects on strengthening role of civilian CSDP missions in fight against illegal migration
EXTERNAL ACTION
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Borrell calls for ceasefire to be fully respected
ETHIOPIA: EU calls for calm and respect for human rights
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament calls on Member States to monitor impact of emergency measures on fundamental rights
BUDGET: European Parliament adds €15 billion to draft 2021 budget plan before negotiations with EU Council
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU programmes suffer from uneven results, says EU Court of Auditors
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: start of inter-institutional negotiations on Recovery and Resilience Facility
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AID: green light for aid to deploy 1 Gigabit/second networks in Germany
FINANCE: ESMA calls on investment fund managers to better prepare for future adverse shocks
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU condemns death of activist Raman Bandarenka
TAXATION: country by country reporting, MEPs keep pressure on German EU Council Presidency
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: parliamentary work slowed down by lack of equipped rooms and interpreters 
HEALTH: Covid-19 scientific advice platform has held its first meeting
CORRIGENDA
TERRORISM: error on name of President of S&D Group in European Parliament
CLIMATE: error regarding start date of trilogues on revision of MRV Regulation for ship emissions
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 16/11 to 21/11/2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 20/11/2020