login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12616

5 December 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 31
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
EU Council and European Parliament reach interim agreement on 2021 budget
Brussels, 04/12/2020 (Agence Europe)

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council reached an interim agreement on the 2021 budget on Friday 4 December, pending the unblocking of negotiations on the EU’s 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

At their successful conciliation meeting on Friday, the two arms of the budgetary authority set a budget for next year of €164.2 billion in commitment appropriations and €166.1 billion in payment appropriations. The Commission had proposed (taking into...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: guarantees must be given to avoid “arbitrary” use of ‘Rule of law mechanism’, according to Charles Michel
BUDGET: EU Council and European Parliament reach interim agreement on 2021 budget
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: four MEPs from Five Star Movement expected to join Greens/EFA group
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: negotiations are continuing between London and Commission to reach agreement on post-Brexit relationship in next few days
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: transatlantic relations and strategic autonomy on EU Council’s agenda
TURKEY: EU could impose sanctions, warns Charles Michel
OACPS: political agreement between EU and 79 ACP countries on a modernised post-Cotonou partnership will be initialled in January
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: EU institutions seal compromise on 2021-2027 EMFF
FISHERIES: EU lifts Kiribati’s yellow card following its efforts to fight illegal fishing 
JUSTICE: European Parliament to vote on 7 December on legislative proposals on electronic evidence
TERRORISM: EU27 insist on religious training, strengthened external borders and fight against online hate
TRANSPORT: mobility strategy, an essential roadmap to enable von der Leyen Commission to honour its climate commitments
ENERGY: Member States’ divisions over different types of hydrogen cause difficulties in adopting EU Council conclusions
ENERGY: International Energy Agency is concerned about lack of progress in energy efficiency at global level
ENERGY: NGO report criticises lack of sufficient measures to combat energy poverty in Central and Eastern Europe
CLIMATE: managing EU forests differently could mean them absorbing twice as much CO2 each year, says Greenpeace
COHESION: regions rather satisfied with agreement on umbrella regulation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament and Council of the EU meet once again to discuss Regulation on coordination of social security systems
SOCIAL: Portuguese Presidency will organise a Social Summit on 7 and 8 May 2021
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: EU Council sets its immediate priorities for Capital Markets Union
STATE AID: European Commission asks Italy to end tax exemptions for ports
STATE AID: Madeira ‘Free Zone’ scheme breaches EU rules, says European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: United Kingdom sets new ambitious target of 68% reduction in emissions by 2030
ENERGY: Denmark commits to cease all new oil and gas exploration in North Sea and to end current production in 2050
MOLDOVA: EU concerned about passing of legislation on limitation of presidential powers
OSCE: Borrell welcomes appointment of Helga Schmid as Secretary General of organisation
REGIONS: Twenty-four regions demand to be integrated into European legislative process for Recovery Plan
EEAS: Stefano Sannino appointed Service’s Secretary General as of next 1 January
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: from 7 to 11 December 2020
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 11 December 2020
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: clarification of Hubertus Heil’s comments on EU Council’s legal opinion on minimum wages