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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12662

20 February 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 30
NEWS BRIEFS / Climate
United States officially rejoins Paris Agreement

19/02/2021 (Agence Europe) – While the G7 leaders were meeting to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, global recovery, and the climate (see other news), Friday 19 February also marked the United States’ official return to the Paris Agreement, 30 days after signing the presidential decree providing for this return (see EUROPE B12641A26). From day one of his mandate, US President Joe Biden decided to do the exact opposite to his predecessor, Donald Trump, who initiated the US withdrawal...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: A vaccine produced in the land of the poisoner-in-chief
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Commission considers level of protection of EU personal data transferred to UK adequate 
JUSTICE: appointments to European Public Prosecutor’s Office, EU Council authorises European Parliament access to certain documents, but under strict conditions
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca “cannot support trade agreement with Mercosur”
FISHERIES: EU ministers to discuss 2021 quotas to be negotiated with United Kingdom on Monday 22 February
TRANSPORT: ‘mobility I’ package, results of impact studies on controversial measures do not point to reopening of dossier
MIGRATION: Ylva Johansson says recent humanitarian crisis on Croatia - Bosnia border was “preventable”
CLIMATE: world failing in face of environmental crisis, warns United Nations
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
G7: EU announces doubling of its contribution to COVAX and €100 million support to Africa CDC
WESTERN BALKANS: EU and WHO launch Covid-19 vaccination assistance programme
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, EU again sends personal protective equipment for to Moldova
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Myanmar, Russia, strategic compass, Hong Kong and discussion with Mr Blinken on EU Council agenda
IRAN: E3 Ministers and US Secretary of State denounce Iran’s decision to restrict IAEA controls
ZIMBABWE: concerned EU looks forward to a fruitful political dialogue for a more constructive relationship with Harare
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: agreement in EU Council on strategic framework for cooperation on education and training systems 
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: European summit, Brexit and action plan for democracy on agenda of EU Ministers for European Affairs
COURT OF JUSTICE: new appointments of judges to Court of Justice and General Court
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL: EU Member State Ministers to discuss post-Covid-19 employment issues
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission conditionally approves acquisition of Varian by Siemens Healthineers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HEALTH: European states must fulfil their obligation to protect right to health of their citizens, warns Commissioner for Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission further extends signature collection periods for ECIs
CLIMATE: United States officially rejoins Paris Agreement
HORN OF AFRICA: green light from Member States to extend EU Special Representative Alexander Rondos’ mandate
EBOLA: EU coordinates immediate delivery of medical equipment to Guinea
ENERGY: European Commission to establish full certification for renewable fuels and gases
ENERGY: nuclear power provided 26% of total EU electricity production in 2019, according to Eurostat
MIGRATION: Nicosia will ask European ministers on 15 March about illegal entry of migrants from north of the island
SECURITY: EU financial support for prohibition and destruction of anti-personnel mines
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: until Friday 26 February 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: Until Friday 26 February 2021