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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12641

22 January 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 37
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / European parliament
Viktor Uspaskich expelled from Renew Europe group

21/01/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 20 January, following an internal disciplinary process, the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament voted to expel Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich with immediate effect after his homophobic comments on social media (see EUROPE B12633A25). “There is no place for homophobia in the Renew Europe family”, the group’s president Dacian Cioloş (Romania) said in a statement. “We will not let anyone taint our fight for the fundamental values...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU to increase travel restrictions in high-risk areas
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: EU mobilises €1.5 million to strengthen Congolese capacity to respond to epidemics
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
GENDER EQUALITY: in absence of proposal on wage transparency, Helena Dalli strongly criticised by MEPs
SOCIAL: right to disconnect, European Parliament calls for a directive but not before 3 years
SOCIAL: European Parliament votes in favour of financial strengthening of FEAD fund
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament wants to relaunch fight against unjustified obstacles to free movement of services
JUSTICE: appointments to European Public Prosecutor’s Office, European Parliament criticises political interference from capitals
RUSSIA: Navalny affair, European Parliament calls for new sanctions against Moscow
VENEZUELA: Juan Guaidó remains legitimate interim president, according to European Parliament
HONG KONG: European Parliament calls for immediate release of pro-democracy activists
TURKEY: MEPs call for Selahattin Demirtaş' release
VIETNAM: European Parliament condemns escalation in violation of human rights
FISHERIES: European Parliament supports a limit on fishing to help ensure that 30% of EU sea area is protected
TAXATION: European Parliament calls for reform of European ‘black’ list of tax havens to take place by end of 2021
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Viktor Uspaskich expelled from Renew Europe group
TRANSPORT: European Parliament adopts resolution on revision of TEN-T Network guidelines 
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: Mr Borrell and Mr Çavuşoğlu call for improved bilateral relations
SWITZERLAND: Livia Leu in Brussels to reopen discussions on institutional framework agreement with EU
UNITED KINGDOM: London refuses to grant EU same diplomatic status as that granted to States
HUMANITARIAN AID: aid for children’s education in crises is not sufficiently targeted at girls, says European Court of Auditors 
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPANIES: crucial vote in European Parliament on 27 January on corporate due diligence
MIGRATION: Fabrice Leggeri did not tell whole truth about Frontex's measures to improve migrants' fundamental rights, according to Commission
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: EU ministers to discuss CAP reform and fishing quotas with UK on 25 January
GMO: TestBiotech publishes a new study showing that EFSA systematically ignores specific risks
HEALTH: Commission launches consultation for a review of legislation on blood, tissues and cells
CLIMATE: EU welcomes US return to Paris Agreement
ENERGY: some 30 organisations call on Commission not to promote direct use of hydrogen for buildings
ENERGY: more than 40 European organisations commit to making their data centres climate neutral by 2030
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: status quo on monetary policy
STATE AID: green light for €325 million public support to provide schools in Italy with high-speed internet access
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Russia is condemned by European Court of Human Rights for numerous violations committed in Georgia
UKRAINE: Maidan protests, Ukraine condemned by European Court of Human Rights 
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission delegated act on official controls for organic products 
SPACE: European Commission awards its first contracts to develop new generation of satellites for Galileo
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office and Europol sign a working arrangement
DIGITAL: Google and French press sign agreement on neighbouring rights
UNITED KINGDOM: Mayors of ports in North of France want to ensure quality of sanitary and phytosanitary controls