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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12602

17 November 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 39
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
Privacy, Max Schrems files complaint in Spain and Germany against Apple
Brussels, 16/11/2020 (Agence Europe)

Max Schrems launches a new offensive. This time, the Austrian activist and his organisation Noyb accuse the American giant Apple of tracking its users without their knowledge and consent. On Monday 16 November, he lodged a complaint with the relevant Spanish and German authorities for failure to comply with the e-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC). 

“EU law protects our devices from external tracking. Tracking is only allowed if users explicitly consent to it. This very simple rule applies...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: Poland and Hungary block adoption of MFF 2021-2027 and EU Recovery Plan
HEALTH: EU to pre-order 405 million doses of Covid vaccine developed by CureVac
SOCIAL: European Commission proposes €2.5 billion to Ireland through SURE instrument
TRANSPORT: Covid-19, Commission recommends extension of some temporary support measures for aviation sector
DEVELOPMENT: Covid-19, G20 and Paris Club agree on a Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond DSSI
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Rule of law and blockage of Multiannual Financial Framework will dominate meeting of European Affairs Ministers
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: agriculture ministers and MEPs criticise “contradictory” European Commission positions on CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers call on EU to coordinate efforts to tackle Covid-19 in mink
AGRICULTURE: several European Ministers call for aid for pig meat sector 
TRANSPORT: EU Council will have to submit written observations in case against Lithuania on ‘mobility package I’ by 26 November
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: EU invests over €280 million in 120 new projects under the LIFE programme
DIGITAL: privacy, Commission submits a draft of new standard contractual clauses
DIGITAL: privacy, Max Schrems files complaint in Spain and Germany against Apple
CONSUMERS: BEUC and EuroCommerce welcome priorities of new “Consumer Agenda”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: after Covid-19, EU Council wants more than ever to further scale up international climate finance
TAXATION: MEPs discuss role taxation must play in post-Covid-19 economic recovery
COMPANIES: for Mr Breton, health crisis confirms relevance of SME strategy
COMPANIES: MEPs set out their expectations for sustainable corporate governance
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: MEP Leïla Chaibi presents directive to protect digital platform workers
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: London and Commission still seeking agreement as time runs out
CYPRUS: Borrell denounces Turkish President’s visit to Varosha and remarks made
MOLDOVA: EU salutes Maia Sandu for her victory in presidential election
ISRAEL: High Representative calls on authorities to reconsider decision to build new settlement
TRADE: European Commission launches a claim form for international trade
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean pleads for adoption of ‘European Peace Facility’
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: for Patrick Penninckx, Head of Council of Europe Information Society Department, “the media world has become a jungle”
RULE OF LAW: Venice Commission conference outlines basic principles for organising elections in emergency situations
DIGITAL: European Court of Human Rights agrees to consider Telegram’s petitions, which have been condemned by Russian authorities
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: EU Recovery Plan must be green, insists European Parliament
CLIMATE: ship emissions, beginning of 75th session of IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee
CLIMATE: Commission opens public consultations on four future legislative initiatives
CLIMATE: EU climate target 2030, German Länder Environment Ministers call for a 60% reduction in emissions
TRADE: 15 Southeast Asian countries sign world’s largest free trade agreement
INTERNAL MARKET: next interinstitutional meeting on single market programme is scheduled for 25 November
DRC: EU mobilises €20 million to support police reform in Democratic Republic of the Congo
HEALTH: Emer Cooke, first woman to head European Medicines Agency
HEALTH: European Parliament confirms position on EU4Health programme
TRANSPORT: without “immediate” support for businesses, International Road Transport Union fears “wave of bankruptcies”
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