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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12633

12 January 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Companies
European Commission and EUIPO launch €20 million grant fund for SMEs

11/01/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission and the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) announced on Monday 11 January the launch of €20 million in funding for SMEs entitled ‘Ideas Powered by Business’. This financial assistance will take the form of reimbursement for trade mark and design or model applications, up to a maximum amount of €1,500 per company. Five windows will be open for applications in 2021. All SMEs meeting the European definition of SMEs will be...

Contents

DEAL EU/UK
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament still hesitating about date of ratification of trade and cooperation agreement with EU
TRADE: MEPs concerned about democratic scrutiny of EU-UK agreement
FISHERIES: MEPs concerned about implementation of EU/UK agreement after 2026 
TRANSPORT: questions in European Parliament on Commission’s ability to ensure compliance with post-Brexit agreement
FINANCE: post-Brexit equivalence process for financial services will be long and complex, warns Commission
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Covid-19, European Commission initiatives to improve transparency on vaccines
HEALTH: Covid-19, EU supports collection of plasma from recovered patients
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, three new countries to host rescEU medical equipment stockpile
ECONOMY: MEPs give green light to European Parliament/EU Council agreement on Recovery and Resilience Facility
STATE AID: green light for €202 million in Croatian support for tourism and sport sectors
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: EU and Greenland agree on new partnership
BIODIVERSITY: One Planet summit, international mobilisation to boost biodiversity conservation
BIODIVERSITY:  Commission consults on binding EU targets for biodiversity restoration by 2030
CLIMATE: EEA calls for notions of growth and progress to be questioned
DIGITAL: internet Regulation, MEPs focus first debate on Donald Trump’s eviction from social networks
JUSTICE: electronic evidence, Portuguese Presidency of EU Council prepares its strategy for negotiations with European Parliament
RESEARCH: Portuguese EU Council Presidency calls for more financial and human investment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: MEPs refine their position on secondary markets for non-performing loans
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EUCAP Sahel Mali mission adapted and extended until 31 January 2023
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: A “good exchange” between Mrs von der Leyen and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU promotion policy boosts competitiveness of sector, says commission
STATE AID: green light for support for energy-intensive companies in Spain
CLIMATE: majority of Europeans intends to fly less often and reduce meat consumption, says EIB
CLIMATE: Presidency of COP26 presents its priorities in terms of public finances
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: French MEPs from Renew Europe group in European Parliament call for exclusion of Viktor Uspaskich
ECONOMY: annual inflation stable at -0.3% in euro area in December
COMPANIES: European Commission and EUIPO launch €20 million grant fund for SMEs
MEDIA: European Commission criticises Slovenian government for pressuring STA agency
FISHERIES: ICES and United Kingdom sign a memorandum of understanding