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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12657
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Neighbourhood

MEPs welcome Commission’s renewed strategy for Mediterranean countries

The MEPs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs were quite enthusiastic, on Friday 12 February, about the European Commission’s new strategy for the Southern Neighbourhood, presented on Tuesday 9 February (see EUROPE B12654A8).

“We are delighted to see this initiative on the part of the Commission”, stressed Andrey Kovatchev (Bulgaria), on behalf of the EPP, during a debate with the Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy, Olivér Várhelyi. “I believe that this ambitious new agenda,...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission puts a new proposal for revision of Energy Charter Treaty on the table
ENERGY: publication of Commission’s roadmap for revision of EU gas rules
ENERGY: energy regulators present their recommendations for developing ‘power-to-gas’ technologies
COHESION: European Parliament/EU Council agreement to strengthen greening and transparency of Common Provisions Regulation
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament and EU Council make timid progress in CAP negotiations
FISHERIES: EU tuna fleet calls for crackdown on countries using large driftnets
TRANSPORT: NGOs and industry call for binding EU targets to frame deployment of charging infrastructure in EU
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: Recovery and Resilience Facility is on track
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission asks Belgium and Germany for explanations on new measures restricting intra-EU travel
STATE AID: approval for €1.4 billion Swedish scheme to support uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by Covid-19
HEALTH: delays in delivery of vaccines against Covid-19 are linked to “bottlenecks” in production chains, says von der Leyen
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU ‘black’ list of tax havens, Turkey’s fate still divides Member States
TAXATION: digital taxation, MEPs seek new insights from several experts
TAXATION: European Commission proposes to authorise United Kingdom to apply derogation from VAT Directive in Northern Ireland
ECOFIN: European ‘black’ list of tax havens and European Recovery Plan on agenda of EU finance ministers
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: European Union insists on reform of judicial system
NEIGHBOURHOOD: MEPs welcome Commission’s renewed strategy for Mediterranean countries
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission proposes to London further improvement of Northern Ireland protocol implementation without changing it
RWANDA: European Parliament calls for international investigation into illegal transfer and detention of Paul Rusesabagina
UGANDA: European Parliament calls on Ugandan government to stop systematic repression of opposition
TRADE: new trade compliance regulation enters into force
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU denounces ban on BBC broadcasting
IRAN: Germany, France, and United Kingdom worry about Tehran’s uranium metal production
TRANSPORT: five European aviation associations outline a roadmap towards carbon neutrality by 2050
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: until 19 February 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 19 february 2021