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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12655
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Turkey

Mrs Eichhorst insists on restoring confidence

The Managing Director for Western Europe, the Western Balkans, Turkey and the United Kingdom at the European External Action Service, Angelina Eichhorst, stressed on Wednesday 10 February the need to rebuild trust between the EU and Turkey.

Ahead of the March European Council, the European institutions are stepping up contacts with the Turkish side. “It is important that all channels of communication are open”, explained Mrs Eichhorst during a discussion organised by the German...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH: Ursula von der Leyen admits to mistakes in management of Covid-19 pandemic to MEPs
SOCIAL: European Parliament calls for introduction of a legal minimum wage above poverty line in EU countries
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament and Commission speak with one voice in favour of greater control of online platforms
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Parliament is ambitious in its aim to reduce resource consumption and increase recycling in EU
MIGRATION: European Parliament calls for revision of directive on trafficking in human beings
MIGRATION: accelerated asylum procedures at EU borders do not exempt migrants’ rights, says European Parliament
ECONOMY: European Parliament welcomes agreement on Recovery and Resilience Facility
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European Commission wants to better assess climate change adaptation measures
ENVIRONMENT: revision clause of Eighth EU Action Programme under debate for post-2025 period
ENERGY: Energy Charter Treaty revision, Luxembourg calls on Commission and EU Council to be more ambitious
FISHERIES: Cameroon could be given yellow card for its lax approach in fight against illegal fishing
AGRICULTURE: agro-ecology is a response to agricultural, social and environmental challenges, says CoR
DIGITAL: EU Council gives green light to draft regulation on confidentiality of online communications
CONSUMERS: Member States endorse draft Council of EU conclusions welcoming new 2021-2025 EU Agenda
JUSTICE: European Judicial Network concerned about direction of discussions on access to electronic evidence
MIGRATION: Commission makes a mixed assessment of agreements on readmission of irregular migrants
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EEAS intends to present first draft of ‘Strategic Compass’ by November
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission formally requests London to extend provisional application of EU/UK agreement until 30 April
UKRAINE: EU moves to enable Kiev to start its Covid-19 vaccination campaign in February
UNITED STATES : Charles Michel reaches out to Joe Biden to “promote their shared values”
TURKEY: Mrs Eichhorst insists on restoring confidence
YEMEN: EU welcomes US revocation of designation of Ansar Allah as Foreign Terrorist Organisation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission accepts Aspen’s commitments to reduce prices for six off-patent cancer medicines by 73%
EUROGROUP: macroeconomic situation, international role of euro on ministerial agenda 
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: movement on coordination of social security systems in EU Council
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Klubrádió, European Commission will “take action, if necessary” to guarantee media freedom
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new protected geographical indications
FUTURE OF EU: ECR group in European Parliament is concerned about overly federalist approach of Conference on Future of Europe
COLOMBIA: EU welcomes Colombian decision to grant temporary protection status to Venezuelan refugees
ENERGY: European countries invested a record €26.3 billion in offshore wind energy in 2020, according to WindEurope
TAXATION: American ‘FATCA’ law invited to next Ecofin Council meeting
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU continues to send Covid-19 medical supplies to neighbouring countries