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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12606
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EXTERNAL ACTION / G20

Europeans hope for a return to multilateralism with election of Joe Biden

Europeans are convinced that the arrival of Joe Biden as President of the United States next January will give a new impetus to multilateralism to tackle global challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.

The G20 summit, which will be held by videoconference on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November at the invitation of the Saudi Arabian Presidency, “could mark a new beginning for global cooperation”, said the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Council of the EU endorses 2020 strategic review of permanent structured cooperation
DEFENCE: EU Ministers approve first ever CARD review
EXTERNAL ACTION
G20: Europeans hope for a return to multilateralism with election of Joe Biden
UNITED KINGDOM: Ursula von der Leyen - still “a few metres to go” to reach agreement with London
AFGHANISTAN: international community at Afghans’ bedside
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: ESA and EU seek agreement on common governance
COHESION: umbrella regulation, EU institutions are struggling with macro-conditionality and transfers of funds
CLIMATE: emissions from installations covered by ETS continue to fall, according to European Commission report
CLIMATE: Guterres calls on EU to lead way on climate action
CONSUMERS: Sandro Gozi hopes for broad support from European Parliament for sustainable single market
TRANSPORT: EU ministers look for green freight solutions on inland waterways
MIGRATION: European Commission expects Croatia to shed full light on accusations of refoulement of migrants
JUSTICE: Commission recommends opening negotiations for cooperation agreements between Eurojust and ten non-Member States
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA public consultation on draft risk communication opinion
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: taxonomy on sustainable finance, Commission publishes its first draft of technical criteria
BANKS: EBA warns against risk of “sudden” increase in non-performing loans
TAXATION: tax evasion, European Parliament ‘FISC’ subcommittee is ready to play ‘bad cop’
STATE AID: green light for 30 billion euros of German aid to companies affected by Covid-19
STATE AID: European Commission endorses a Danish fund to provide €1.34 billion in capital support
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: 116 016 - future European Hotline for Women Victims of Violence
WOMEN: hostile to Istanbul Convention, Hungary has been challenged by the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations still deadlocked
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: a plenary session dominated by December EU summit, fundamental rights and new post-Covid-19 consumer agenda
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: Commission and OCCAR sign contribution agreements for the management of two defence projects
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs concerned about adoption of Czech emergency measures discriminating against same-sex partners
GHANA: EU mobilises 86.5 million € in direct budget support to help mitigate impact of pandemic
REGIONS: CoR and OECD survey warns of situation in cities and regions regarding coronavirus
SENEGAL: Covid-19, EU and Germany mobilise €212 million to support economic and social resilience
CITIES: mayors of Warsaw and Budapest call for direct European funding
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 23 to 27 November
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 27 November