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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12652

6 February 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 27
CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
Until 12 February 2021

Monday 8 February

  • Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CivCom), Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA).
  • Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session (through 11/02). Agenda: https://bit.ly/3tyBxVp 

 

Tuesday 9 February

  • Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Joint Communication on the renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood (Borrell). - Report under the Visa...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: despite many differences, EU and Moscow try to strengthen ties
TURKEY: EU “gravely concerned” about deterioration in Rule of law
DEAL EU/UK
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission promises European Parliament to involve it as much as possible in implementation of Trade and Cooperation Agreement
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission wants to see more multinational projects under European Recovery Plan
HEALTH: MEPs call on EU Member States to be more transparent about deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: chemicals strategy for sustainability, draft EU Council conclusions emphasise urgency for action
FISHERIES: installation of cameras on board vessels should only be compulsory in event of serious infringements, says European Parliament committee
AGRICULTURE: MEPs criticise Council of EU for ‘à la carte’ CAP negotiations
CLIMATE: new study from University of Cambridge points to potential role of climate change in emergence of Covid-19
CLIMATE/TRADE: own-initiative report on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism adopted by European Parliament Committee on Environment 
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: vaccination strategy against Covid-19 and European Recovery Plan on agenda for next plenary session
FUTURE OF EU: conference on future of Europe, negotiations on composition of executive committee
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: in-depth investigation by European Commission into Romanian support to CE Oltenia
TAXATION: European Commission wants to help Member States reduce their VAT gap
ECONOMY: nearly 150 economists advocate cancellation of public debt held by ECB to finance an environmental and social revival
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU reiterates its support for Belarusian people
BIODIVERSITY: EU joins international coral reef conservation initiative
EU COUNCIL: reduction in the number of working groups envisaged from July 2021 onwards
WOMEN: European Commission promises “concrete recommendations” against female genital mutilation
DIGITAL: EU to contribute nearly €7 million to cost of new European supercomputer in Portugal
WTO: South Korean candidate for WTO leadership withdraws from race 
NATO: expert group recommends appointment of special representative for relations with EU
HEALTH: European Commission wants to improve quality and safety of radiological and nuclear technologies
ANIMAL HEALTH: forty-eight MEPs call on EU Council to debate animal transport
TERRORISM: EU list of persons and entities sanctioned for terrorist activities extended for 6 months
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: until 12 February 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 12 February 2021