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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12665

25 February 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Decision to end Nord Stream 2 project belongs to Germany, says European Commission
Brussels, 24/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

Only the German authorities can take the decision to halt the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to link Russia and Germany, the European Commission stressed on Tuesday 23 February during a debate with MEPs from the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE).

Although it is obviously “regulated by the European legal framework”, Nord Stream 2 is “subject to national law” of Germany, which implies that stopping its construction “would...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
HEALTH: EU leaders to discuss ways to speed up supply of Covid-19 vaccines
HOME AFFAIRS: EU-27 will call to guarantee free movement of goods and services within EU
SECURITY/DEFENSE: EU leaders to focus on European cooperation on security challenges
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Commission wants to give a more international dimension to Europe’s climate change adaptation strategy
CLIMATE: fourth round of European Parliament/Council negotiations on ‘Climate Law’ scheduled for 12 March
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs support common European framework for soil protection
FISHERIES: Member States authorise opening of negotiations on new EU/Norway fisheries agreement
AGRICULTURE: MEPs are concerned about policy shift to promote agricultural products
DIGITAL: European Commission proposes to extends abolition of roaming charges until 2032
COMPETITIVENESS: EU ministers to discuss national recovery plans and tax transparency
RESEARCH: EU ministers meeting with a view to put national recovery plans to work for European Research Area
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs of Committee on Civil Liberties give a generally positive reception to new avenues for Europol reform
JUSTICE: green light from Member States to open negotiations for agreements between Eurojust and 13 third countries
ENERGY: decision to end Nord Stream 2 project belongs to Germany, says European Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Commission launches first stage of consultation with social partners on protections for platform workers
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, green light from Member States to resume interinstitutional negotiations with European Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission reassures MEPs on “active” monitoring of EU/South Korea trade dispute
CHINA: MEPs express frustration over investment deal
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CENTRAL AFRICA: EU and UN concerned about conduct of Central African armed and internal security forces
CSDP: EU Council extends mandate of five Special Representatives of Union
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí denounce “black day for European democracy”
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: faced with criticism from MEPs, Polish government representatives defend legitimacy of abortion decision
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission launches consultation on extending EU list of crimes to include hate speech and hate crimes
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: two years after the ‘CumEx Files’ scandal, MEPs take stock of this type of tax scheme
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TAXATION: Court of Justice clarifies application of EU rules in cases of irregular export of excise goods 
MIGRATION: court clarifies conditions for forced transfer between two EU countries of a third-country national with refugee status
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: 114 MEPs call for intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines to be lifted
COMPANIES: MEP Manon Aubry launches citizens’ campaign for European due diligence
TAXATION: US ‘FATCA’ law remains on EU Council agenda
HONDURAS: signing of voluntary partnership agreement on timber exports to EU
INDUSTRY: consultation on road tests measuring CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy duty vehicles
SECURITY : EU welcomes ratification by Comoros of Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
NEAR EAST: EU calls for confidence-building measures
TRANSPORT: Caroline Nagtegaal takes lead on European Parliament own-initiative report on inland waterway transport
ANIMAL HEALTH: 140 scientists call for end to caged farming
SOCIAL: five child protection organisations submit report to European Commission in preparation for new EU strategy on rights of the child
PLANTS: Greens/EFA group in European Parliament denounces myths surrounding new selection techniques