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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12639

20 January 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 34
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Trade
MEPs unite to defend report on compliance with trade rules
Brussels, 19/01/2021 (Agence Europe)

MEPs from all political families welcomed the interinstitutional agreement on compliance with trade rules during a plenary debate on Monday 18 January. The text, brought by Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (Renew Europe, France) was the subject of a European Parliament/EU Council agreement on 28 October 2020 (see EUROPE B12592A14). 

While some feared the Greens/EFA group would refuse to approve the text, MEP Reinhard Bütikofer (Greens/EFA, Germany) reassured his colleagues in this respect: “we...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU sets target of 70% of adult population vaccinated against Covid-19 by summer 
ECONOMY: importance of integrating reforms into national recovery plans once more stressed at EU Council
STATE AID: Covid-19, Member States consulted on adaptation of Temporary Framework for State aid
STATE AID: green light for €300 million in Austrian support for event organisers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: European Commission’s ideas for strengthening international role of single currency
FINANCE: AFME calls for hybrid financial instrument to recapitalise companies
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH: vaccines, online publication of CureVac contract does not meet MEPs’ demands for transparency
MIGRATION: European Parliament and European Commission condemn situation of migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina
RUSSIA: MEPs united in their condemnation of arrest of Alexei Navalny
VENEZUELA: EPP group in European Parliament of opinion that National Assembly elected in 2015 must remain legitimate interlocutor of EU
TRADE: MEPs unite to defend report on compliance with trade rules
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission says it wants to act to strengthen single market for services
FISHERIES: MEPs call for overfishing to end and marine protected areas to be extended
TRANSPORT: broad consensus in European Parliament on revision of guidelines for trans-European transport network
FINANCE: European Parliament gives green light to agreement on replacement of critical benchmarks that are set to disappear
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament gives go-ahead for EU approval of improved Bonn Agreement on pollution from ships in North Sea
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Bellingcat website announces new revelations at Council of Europe hearing on poisoning of Mr Navalny
EXTERNAL ACTION
CENTRAL AFRICA: European Union and African Union call for final results of presidential election to be respected
TRADE: Malaysia takes EU to WTO over biofuel restrictions
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor's Office, EU Council also asked to justify its choice for nomination of Belgian prosecutor
FOOD SAFETY: second public consultation of European Commission on ‘Sustainable Use of Pesticides’ Directive
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission promised PAN Europe to act to prevent European exports of banned pesticides in EU
CLIMATE: EU fails to meet its commitments on climate finance, says ACT Alliance EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE
WEAPONS: EU Council establishes European approach on end-user certificates
CSDP: EU Military Committee recommends developing methodology for participation of non-Member States in EU missions and operations
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, European co-legislators could resume negotiations in February
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
CITIZENSHIP: MEPs and NGOs regret Commission's response to Citizens’ Initiative for ‘Diversity in Europe’
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission consults before preparing its Schengen area reform
AGRICULTURE: Samuel Masse, new European Council of Young Farmers president
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: appointment of two new Directors and a Principal Advisor
COURT OF AUDITORS: Marek Opioła officially appointed 
INDUSTRY: vehicle safety, European Commission launches consultation on emergency lane keeping systems
UNITED KINGDOM: Michel Barnier to become special adviser to Mrs von der Leyen on implementation of EU/UK agreement
SOCIAL: European trade unions call for EU directive to end gender pay gap