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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12654

10 February 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 29
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Budget
European Parliament calls for amending budget of €1.5 billion for vaccines
Brussels, 09/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament's Budget and Budgetary Control Committees asked the European Commission on Monday 8 February to mobilise €1.5 billion in emergency aid from the EU budget to boost funding for Covid-19 vaccines(see EUROPE B12648A1).

In a letter to commissioners Johannes Hahn (Budget) and Stella Kyriakides (Health), Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR, Belgium) and Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, Germany) call for the adoption of a draft amending budget of €1.5 billion (for 2021) for pandemic...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ECONOMY: MEPs celebrate agreement on Recovery and Resilience Facility
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: broad consensus in European Parliament to call for binding EU targets for recycled content by product or sector
RUSSIA: MEPs criticise Borrell’s visit to Moscow
MYANMAR: MEPs divided on how to further sanction those responsible for coup
WOMEN: second debate in European Parliament and still no commitment from Commission regarding de facto abortion ban in Poland
YOUTH: European Parliament is concerned about harmful consequences of Covid-19 on youth and sport
ECB: European Parliament gives go-ahead for appointment of Frank Elderson as Vice-President of Executive Board
EXTERNAL ACTION
NEIGHBOURHOOD: a new agenda for Mediterranean countries focused on stability
CHINA: China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs calls for cooperation with EU
SOMALIA: lack of agreement on Somali elections undermines EU’s confidence
EXTERNAL ACTION: EU awaits appointment of next U.S. Trade Representative to start concrete discussions
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION INTERVIEW: ‘Pact on Asylum and Migration’ should no longer rely entirely on frontline countries, according to Juan Fernando López Aguilar
HEALTH: European Ombudsman fears reform of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is insufficient
CLIMATE: details of new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change become clearer
ENERGY: energy regulators make recommendations to Commission for regulation of future hydrogen networks
CIVIL PROTECTION: political agreement between European Parliament and EU Council to bolster EU’s rapid response to major emergencies
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: contract between Sanofi-GSK and European Commission for purchase of Covid-19 vaccines partially published
BUDGET: European Parliament calls for amending budget of €1.5 billion for vaccines
TRADE: WTO Deputy Director General again criticises vaccine export controls
ECONOMY - FINANCE
FINANCE: new Finance Watch study points out shortcomings in consumer credit directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: CJEU addresses landmark case for EU legislation on recognition of parenthood for LGBTI couples
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: European Parliament and EU Council agree on ERDF and CF recitals
HORN OF AFRICA: Pekka Haavisto in Ethiopia after his mission to Sudan on behalf of Josep Borrell
MEDIA: Dunja Mijatović reacts to Klubràdio ban in Hungary
ENERGY: Danish part of Nord Stream 2 pipeline could be completed by end of April
TAXATION: European Commission consults on review of VAT regime for financial and insurance services
REGIONS: European Commission launches 14th edition of REGIOSTARS competition
TRANSPARENCY: FragDenStaat platform is mobilising for more clarity in legislative process at EU level
TURKEY: Erdoğan calls for summit with EU by end of June