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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12634

13 January 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 36
NEWS BRIEFS / Space
Jan Wörner wants to speed up transfer of power within ESA

12/01/2021 (Agence Europe) – The current Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Jan Wörner, announced on his blog on Friday 8 January that he would “probably” leave his post at the head of the Agency on 28 February instead of 1 July 2021 as planned (see EUROPE B12625A10). It is therefore on this date that the mandate of Josef Aschbacher, officially elected on 17 December last, will begin. “Based on these various considerations (including my readiness to leave the...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: limited access to contract with CureVac raises “more questions than it answers”, according to Pascal Canfin, Member of European Parliament
COHESION: European Commission approves re-allocations for Poland
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2021PT: successful vaccination and ensuring an inclusive economic recovery are priorities of Portuguese Presidency of EU Council, according to Pedro Lourtie
FUTURE OF EU: Clément Beaune evokes option of co-presidency for Conference on Future of Europe
BUDGET: MEPs insist on implementation of ‘Rule of law conditionality’ from 1 January
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: little progress in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on CAP reform
AGRICULTURE: differences between politicians and experts on how to guarantee conservation of biodiversity
SPACE: Thierry Breton advocates a “European Alliance of Space Launchers”
SPACE: quantum constellation, Thierry Breton wants to present an initiative in 2021
TRANSPORT: new proposal for a regulation on airport slots is causing incomprehension and dissatisfaction in European Parliament
JUSTICE: European Parliament demands explanations in case of appointment of Portuguese prosecutor in European Public Prosecutor’s Office
MIGRATION: European Parliament wants future EU-border asylum procedures not to prevent anyone from registering a claim
MIGRATION: UNHCR counts on Portugal and Slovenia to defend refugees’ rights 
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties gives green light to agreement on removal of online terrorist content
ENERGY: Commission wants to encourage private sector participation in ‘Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism’
CLIMATE: study points out uncertainties related to use of CO2 capture and storage technologies in the energy sector
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: cardboard packaging industry alerts Commission to environmental impacts of reusable containers
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: EU urges Tehran to return to full compliance with JCPoA
YEMEN: EU concerned about US designation of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: failure to manage migrants would have serious consequences for country’s reputation, warns Mr Borrell
KAZAKHSTAN: EU calls on country to address systematic shortcomings in elections
KYRGYZSTAN: EU welcomes orderly presidential election, but calls for improvements to legislation
ACP: eCDPM publishes first ever analysis of future post-Cotonou partnership agreement 
UNITED STATES: Sixty MEPs call for compensation fund for sectors affected by new US taxes
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: MEPs adopt their negotiating position on secondary markets for non-performing loans
FINANCE: ‘BlackRock’ case, European Commission promises increased dialogue with civil society
STATE AID: in-depth investigation by European Commission into Czech support for large agricultural enterprises
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: European Parliament committee validates Interinstitutional Agreement on Creative Europe
ECONOMY: MEPs give green light to European Parliament/EU Council agreements on InvestEU programme and structural reform support instrument 
ENERGY: renewable energy provided 34% of electricity consumed in EU in 2019, according to Eurostat
SPACE: Jan Wörner wants to speed up transfer of power within ESA
INDUSTRY: eCRA believes that a carpet and fitted carpet industry must be based on innovation for recycling
ISRAEL: EU denounces announcement of new settlements
YOUTH: European Parliament committee supports agreements on Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps for 2021-2027
MIGRATION: Frontex under investigation by European Anti-Fraud Office
TRANSPORT: proposal extending certificates and approvals should be presented by end of January