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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12640

21 January 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 33
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Eib
Covid-19, EU bank plans to invest €50bn by summer using pan-European guarantee fund
Brussels, 20/01/2021 (Agence Europe)

By the end of 2020, the European Investment Bank (EIB) had invested €6 billion using the pan-European guarantee fund set up to support companies affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and, in the first half of 2021, this safety net, or ‘backstop’, should reach €50 billion.

During the presentation of the bank’s annual results on Wednesday 20 January, Werner Hoyer, President of the EIB said: “Of course, it took a little time to make it operational”, but this off-balance sheet...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European leaders to take stock of vaccination campaigns against Covid-19
HEALTH: EU finally makes concrete progress in mutual recognition of screening tests
TRANSPORT: Commission calls on Member States to exempt workers in sector from testing and quarantine measures
EIB: Covid-19, EU bank plans to invest €50bn by summer using pan-European guarantee fund
STATE AID: European Commission approves €1.9 billion Polish support for companies affected by Covid-19
STATE AID: public consultation on availability of private short-term export-credit insurance capacity in light of Covid-19
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED STATES: Mr Michel proposes a new partnership with Washington
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: MEPs adopt their annual reports on foreign policy, CSDP and global human rights
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament calls on EU to strengthen its defence of human rights
LATIN AMERICA: EU must step up pace of its relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries, says Josep Borrell
SOCIAL: Ms von der Leyen calls for adaptation of European social rulebook
SOCIAL: directive on right to disconnect, a last-minute amendment tabled by Alex Agius Saliba is being debated
TAXATION: European Parliament determined to work for an ambitious reform of European ‘black’ list of tax havens
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament adopts its message on improving European Arrest Warrant
TRADE: MEPs approve trade compliance Regulation
ECONOMY: European Parliament validates Interinstitutional Agreement on European Technical Support Instrument
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission does not plan to revise its proposal for a revision of Energy Charter Treaty
CLIMATE: inter-institutional negotiations on ‘Climate Law’ are expected to resume on 2 February
AGRICULTURE: CAP reform, Member States looking at market management tools suggested by European Parliament
TRANSPORT: EU Council further reduces possible deadline for extending airport slots proposal
TOURISM: draft conclusions to help tourism sector out of crisis under review at Council of EU
SPACE: Member States cautious about the proposal for a secure connectivity constellation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Valve and five PC game publishers fined for geo-blocking practices
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: Europeans welcome approval of mechanism for choosing new government
AFRICA: prevention as a bridge between resilience, security and peace in future EU/Africa Strategic Partnership
UGANDA: EU calls on government to respect fundamental freedoms pending end of electoral process
UNITED STATES: positive signals for renewed trade cooperation with EU
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: idea of a tripartite presidency of Conference on Future of Europe is gaining ground
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: a third State may bring an action for annulment against sanctions adopted by EU Council against it, according to Advocate General
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: EU airports and tourism organisations call for revision of State Aid rules
ECONOMY: eurozone inflation confirmed at -0.3% in December 2020
ENERGY: European Parliament rapporteurs for revision of TEN-E Regulation are named
FISHERIES: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin is concerned about access of EU vessels to British 6-12 mile zone