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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12624

17 December 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / Iran
Informal ministerial meeting of JCPOA members on 21 December

16/12/2020 (Agence Europe) – Helga Schmid, Secretary General of the European External Action Service and Chair of the Joint Commission for the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), announced on Wednesday 16 December, following a videoconference of the JCPOA, that a meeting at ministerial level would be held on 21 December. The participants - France, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, Russia and Iran - “agreed to hold an informal ministerial meeting of JCPOA participants on...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
DIGITAL: EU determined to strengthen its tools against cyberattacks
CYBERSECURITY: European Commission extends monitoring of resilience of critical infrastructure
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: fiscal positions in euro area countries will continue to be expansionary in 2021
ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council reach agreement on European Technical Support Instrument for structural reforms
BANKS: Commission wants to ensure that banking sector is prepared to deal with increase in non-performing loans
BANKS: ECB calls for maximum limitation of dividends and bonuses until September 2021
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Banking Authority evaluates functioning of new colleges of supervisors
FINANCE: European Commission proposes to change weekly position reporting thresholds for trading platforms
STATE AID: European Commission validates Estonian aid for electricity production from renewable sources
STATE AID: green light for support for mobile communications services infrastructure in Land of Brandenburg
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET: MEPs resolutely expect implementation of ‘Rule of law’ mechanism
BUDGET: European Parliament approves MFF 2021-2027 worth €1074.3 billion
AGRICULTURE: MEPs endorse rules on two-year transitional period for CAP
HUMAN RIGHTS: Belarusian democratic opposition receives 2020 Sakharov Prize
MOZAMBIQUE: MEPs call on Josep Borrell for more decisive EU action on Cabo Delgado conflict
COHESION: European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on React-EU initiative by a large majority
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Covid-19, Ursula von der Leyen suggests starting vaccinations in EU-27 on same day
HOME AFFAIRS : Uruguay removed from European list of non-Member States whose nationals can enter EU 
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Ursula von der Leyen believes that “a way forward” exists for reaching agreement on post-Brexit relationship
TURKEY: Mr Erdoğan wants to turn a new page in relations between EU and his country
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: EU space programme, European Parliament and EU Council consolidate European strategic autonomy
TRANSPORT: EU Council supports emergency measures to spare road and air transport in event of a no-deal Brexit
AGRICULTURE: farmers “do not need to be convinced” of merits of European Green Deal, according to Ursula von der Leyen
AGRICULTURE: Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council aims at agreement on future CAP in spring 2021
BIODIVERSITY: EU and Global Wildlife Conservation mobilise 34 million euros to conserve species and ecosystems
ENERGY: proposed revision of TEN-E Regulation is not fully convincing to energy regulators and NGOs
CUSTOMS: development of electronic systems provided for in Customs Code is well under way, according to Commission
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: there will be no progress on equality until EU “offers relevant ministers a dedicated discussion forum”, insists Irene Tolleret
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EUROZONE: depositors and shareholders of Cypriot banks say they have been wronged by failed Cypriot bailout plan
CATALONIA: action brought by Oriol Junqueras against Parliament’s finding that his seat is vacant is deemed inadmissible 
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: launch of European Climate Pact
ECONOMY: continuation of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on Recovery and Resilience Facility
GENDER EQUALITY: Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland again veto draft EU Council conclusions on gender equality
FINANCE: Member States give green light to agreements with European Parliament on capital market stimulus measures
TAXATION: country by country reporting, possible outcome under Portuguese Presidency
IRAN: informal ministerial meeting of JCPOA members on 21 December
EPP: European People’s Party group in European Parliament could sanction Hungarian Tamás Deutsch 
HEALTH: contracts signed for EU grant of €500 million to COVAX initiative for Covid-19 vaccines
SOCIAL: European Parliament and EU Council reach agreement on European Globalisation Adjustment Fund