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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12628
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Civil protection

EU covered Croatia’s aid needs 24 hours after 29 December earthquake

Within 24 hours, Croatia’s request for assistance from the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism was almost fully met, announced Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on Sunday 3 January, thanking the 15 countries that responded quickly to help the Member State hit by a powerful earthquake on 29 December.

Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey immediately provided housing...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: 2020-2021, the historic transition
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU rejects criticisms that Covid-19 vaccination process is slow
ECONOMY: European Parliament and European Commission insist on transparency in use of Recovery and Resilience Facility
STATE AID: green light for €73 million support for Alitalia
MOROCCO: EU disburses €169 million to fight consequences of Covid-19
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: agreement on future post-Brexit relationship, European Parliament will take its time to give its green light
CHINA: EU moves swiftly to conclude investment agreement with China
IRAN: EU is concerned about Tehran's plans to increase uranium enrichment to 20%
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council wants to make European security and defence more operational
CSDP: EU Council extends EUCAP Somalia, EUTM Somalia and Operation ATALANTA missions until end of 2022
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Lisbon determined to push through ‘Climate Law’ under Portuguese Presidency of EU Council
ENERGY: Commission launches public consultation on future regulation to reduce methane leaks
TRANSPORT: Commission launches European Year of Rail
AGRICULTURE: reform of Common Agricultural Policy at top of Portuguese EU Council Presidency’s agenda
ENVIRONMENT: circular economy, biodiversity and sustainable water management among priorities of Portuguese EU Council Presidency
ENVIRONMENT: new EU rules in force to limit export of plastic waste to third countries
MIGRATION: European Commission mobilises additional humanitarian aid to shelter migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina
JUSTICE: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council wants to give a boost to e-Justice
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU covered Croatia’s aid needs 24 hours after 29 December earthquake
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: tax transparency on country-by-country reporting, Portugal pledges to try to “create conditions” for agreement in EU Council
INSTITUTIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE: reform of General Court begins to bear fruit
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: regulation on imports of certain minerals from conflict zones enters into force
CULTURE: EU provides financial support for digital innovation
LEBANON: EU announces further €98.5 million in aid
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults on how to make mobile phones and tablets more sustainable
TURKEY: EU extends two humanitarian aid programmes
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