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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12637
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NEWS BRIEFS / Syria

EU sanctions new Minister of Foreign Affairs

15/01/2021 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the EU decided on Friday 15 January to impose an assets freeze and an EU travel ban on the new Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad. “As a government minister, he shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population”, specifies the legal act related to the decision to sanction this minister, in office since last November. With this decision, 289 Syrian officials are subject to a travel ban and asset freeze and 70 entities are subject to an asset freeze for their participation in or support of the crackdown on the Syrian population. These measures will be in effect until 1 June 2021. (CG)

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Pfizer must respect its commitments, warns von der Leyen
DEAL EU/UK
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs want to play a role in governance of post-Brexit agreement with London
JUSTICE: Commission seeks to reassure European Parliament on future cooperation with UK on civil justice matters
CLIMATE/ENERGY: MEPs worry about future EU-UK energy and climate divergences
ENVIRONMENT: EU/UK agreement raises serious concerns among MEPs, especially over pesticides and GMOs 
REGIONS: Pascal Arimont appointed rapporteur for Brexit adjustment reserve fund
SOCIAL: level of protection for British workers already under debate in UK
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Covid-19 vaccination, Portuguese Presidency, social consequences of crisis and United States on plenary session agenda
GENERAL AFFAIRS: vaccination against Covid-19 and Conference on Future of Europe on Ministerial agenda
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: interinstitutional negotiations on Eurovignette will start on 29 January
ENERGY: EU wants to speed up negotiations on modernising Energy Charter Treaty
AGRICULTURE: US taxes, European Commission ready to renew exceptional wine subsidies 
FISHERIES: new technologies for control of fishing activities divide European Parliament
FISHERIES: Gabriel Mato’s draft opinion on biodiversity criticised in European Parliament committee
JUSTICE: Council of the EU plans to request opening of negotiations for agreements between Eurojust and Argentina, Colombia and Brazil
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: European Commission launches work on digital levy version 2.0
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: European Commission opens consultation on trade agreement with Peru, Colombia and Ecuador
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Secretary General denounces Russian decision to classify the Association of Schools of Political Studies as an ‘undesirable’ NGO
DEFENCE: Parliament ITRE Committee approves interinstitutional agreement on European Defence Fund
DEFENCE: report by The Left on impact and threats of artificial intelligence in military field
ENERGY: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council wants to adopt conclusions of EU Council on ‘Renovation Wave’ strategy
ENVIRONMENT: Finnish city of Lahti takes over as European Green Capital
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: MEPs endorse European Parliament/EU Council agreement on 2021-2027 LIFE programme
MIGRATION: Athens asks for Commission’s help to return 1,500 migrants to Turkey whose right to asylum has been denied 
NETHERLANDS: Rutte III government has resigned due to an administrative scandal
FISHERIES: France implements EU aid for aquaculture companies affected by Covid-19
CSDP: Natalina Cea appointed Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya
SOCIAL: MEPs call for a directive to introduce a minimum wage above poverty line
SYRIA: EU sanctions new Minister of Foreign Affairs
CORRIGENDUM
European Parliament: The new full name of the GUE/NGL Group is “The Left in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL”
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: until 22 January 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 22 January 2021