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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12622

15 December 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / European parliament
David Sassoli opens Strasbourg plenary session

14/12/2020 (Agence Europe) – For the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic in Europe in February 2020, the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, opened the plenary session on Monday 14 December from the hemicycle in Strasbourg, the seat of the European institution. “I am here today at the headquarters of our institution to open the December plenary session with a message of solidarity with the citizens of Strasbourg and the French authorities. (...)...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: platforms that reach at least 10% of the European population to have additional obligations, according to draft DSA regulation
DIGITAL: interinstitutional agreement on 2021-2027 Digital Europe programme
MIGRATION: EU Member States confirm their differences on ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ without, however, rejecting it
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Interior Ministers want new solutions on encryption tools
ENERGY: Germany and Denmark sign solidarity agreement in event of gas shortages
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission tightens regulation for toxic chemicals in tattoo inks
FOOD SAFETY: mancozeb, a highly toxic pesticide active substance, will have to be withdrawn from EU market by June 2021
CLIMATE: emissions from stationary installations covered by ETS decreased by 9.1% in 2019, according to EEA
CUSTOMS: EU Council ready to set its priorities for future of Customs Union
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on Connecting Europe Facility will continue under Portuguese Presidency
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Council adopts legislative acts on MFF, Recovery Plan and Rule of law
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EEAS recommends extension of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI with additional objectives
DEFENCE: European Parliament and EU Council agree on European Defence Fund
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: agreement with London before end of year is “still possible”, says Michel Barnier
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs frustrated at having to evaluate a possible agreement in record time
IRAN: Tehran summons several European ambassadors after execution of Rouhollah Zam
CHINA: Beijing calls EU criticism of Bloomberg journalist’s arrest irresponsible
ETHIOPIA: EU calls for security and full humanitarian access for Eritrean refugees
LATIN AMERICA: additional declarations to EU/Mercosur agreement would facilitate its rapid implementation, says Josep Borrell
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on Recovery and Resilience Facility enter final stretch 
BANKS: Commission discusses creation of a European network of ‘bad banks’ to tackle non-performing loans
MONEY LAUNDERING: EBA calls for stronger links between EU’s ‘anti-money laundering’ and ‘deposit protection’ regulatory frameworks
STATE AID: EIB Pan-European Guarantee Fund for Coronavirus-affected companies kicks off
STATE AID: green light for aid to Corsair airline due to Covid-19
COMPETITION: European Commission publishes report on Antitrust Damages Directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: member States in favour of ever more flexible European recommendations on inclusion of Romani communities 
YOUTH
YOUTH: interinstitutional agreement within EU on Erasmus+ programme
YOUTH: agreement between EU institutions on European Solidarity Corps
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY: Venice Commission adopts eight principles to safeguard use of digital technologies in elections
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: European push for greater involvement of women in finance
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: David Sassoli opens Strasbourg plenary session
FISHERIES: satisfactory use of EU/Morocco agreement in 2020
CSDP: new mission force commander for EUTM Mali and extension of mandates of heads of EUMM Georgia and EUCAP Somalia
DRC: EU extends its targeted sanctions against prominent persons by one year 
SOCIAL: seven Member States exclude self-employed workers from their coronavirus employment support schemes
SOCIAL: Wage disparities in Europe are still huge, according to Eurostat
TERRORISM: EU welcomes Sudan's removal from US State Sponsors of Terrorism list
TRANSPORT: launch of Re-open EU mobile application
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