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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12619
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Member States still far from European Parliament’s position on green architecture of future CAP

At the last Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) under the German EU Council Presidency on Monday 7 December, Member States were rather critical of the European Parliament’s position on some elements of the future strategic plans for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

The SCA took stock of the state of play of the trilogue discussions on the post-2020 CAP and indicated that the EU Council position (see EUROPE B12617A16) should be maintained.

The next trilogue on strategic plans for...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
BUDGET: EU leaders to finalise concessions to Poland and Hungary on Thursday on ‘rule of law’ conditionality to unblock MFF and Recovery Plan 
UNITED KINGDOM: not officially on agenda, post-Brexit relationship between EU and UK will nevertheless haunt corridors of European Summit
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Turkey, United States, Russia and Mediterranean Neighbourhood on European Council’s agenda
CLIMATE: climate target 2030, agreement among EU leaders remains uncertain 
HEALTH: heads of State to take stock of health crisis at summit on 10 December
EMU: euro area summit to take stock of progress towards completing banking union
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: interinstitutional Agreement on EU anti-fraud programme 2021-2027
ECONOMY
TAXATION: MEPs seek formalisation and transparency for EU ‘black’ list of tax havens
FINANCE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on changes to MiFID II Directive to facilitate economic recovery
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors identifies risks related to implementation of Recovery and Resilience Facility
ECONOMY: first instalment of €600 million in assistance to Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: European Commission’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy receives mixed reception
TRANSPORT: eight European ministers support revival of “socially responsible” aviation sector
HOME AFFAIRS : Commission delivers an action plan against terrorism focusing on prevention and implementation of decisions already taken
MIGRATION: agreement between EU Council and European Parliament on Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund for 2021–2027 period
CLIMATE: Commission launches ‘European Climate Pact’ to help citizens and organisations to mobilise
CLIMATE: global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, warns UNEP
ENVIRONMENT: sixteen NGOs request that Recovery and Resilience Facility should not fund waste-generating activities
ENERGY: German EU Council Presidency proposes final draft conclusions on hydrogen to Member States
AGRICULTURE: Member States still far from European Parliament’s position on green architecture of future CAP
FISHERIES: European Commission welcomes positive impact of Regulation on eliminating illegal fishing
COHESION: co-legislators agree to finance gas investments through Cohesion Fund Regulation and ERDF
INDUSTRY: single Market Programme, EU co-legislators agree to create new budget line for market surveillance
SPACE: Thierry Breton calls for new flagship programme devoted to connectivity
DIGITAL: European Commission’s final push on Internet Regulation
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: videoconference meeting of EU and AU leaders postponed sine die on recommendation of AU chairperson
AFRICA: new €20 million programme will support women's entrepreneurship in Africa
UKRAINE: EU urges Kiev to continue with efforts to strengthen Rule of law
AFGHANISTAN: NATO reiterates its call for immediate end to violence
VENEZUELA: Juan Guaidó, with EU’s help, intends to defend “institutional continuity” in his country
TRADE: European Commission determined to strengthen its trade policy regardless of US position
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: EU Court of Justice annuls Commission ruling that made commitments by Paramount Pictures legally binding
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: EU launches €25 million pilot project to support young African researchers 
COHESION: interinstitutional Agreement on Just Transition Fund
ENVIRONMENT: bee-killing neonicotinoids, EFSA examines justification for emergency authorisations granted by 10 countries
FINANCE: EU Council gives green light to agreement with European Parliament on replacement of critical benchmarks in cessation
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Greens/EFA Group welcomes four members resigning from 5-star movement