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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12672

6 March 2021
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EXTERNAL ACTION / United kingdom
Northern Ireland protocol, Commission pursues infringement proceeding against London 
Brussels, 05/03/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission confirmed, on Friday 5 March, that it was considering legal action against the United Kingdom following London’s unilateral announcement on 3 March of the six-month extension of the grace period allowed by the British withdrawal agreement on customs controls between Northern Ireland and Great Britain (see EUROPE B12670A6).

“We will respond with legal instruments, the reflection is ongoing”, said spokesman Daniel Ferrie, commenting on the interview given to the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington suspend punitive tariffs in Airbus/Boeing dispute for 4 months
TRADE: Italy justifies blocking export of Covid-19 vaccines to Australia
UNITED KINGDOM: Northern Ireland protocol, Commission pursues infringement proceeding against London 
HONG KONG: EU warns Beijing about consequences of a reform of Hong Kong electoral system
SYRIA: EU adopts €130 million aid plan to support refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: in European Parliament, citizens and journalists depict a Slovenian media landscape undermined by political interference
WOMEN: Covid-19 crisis has more severe consequences for women, confirms European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Frontex’s internal report does not yet make it possible to remove grey areas in cases of alleged violations of rules at EU’s borders 
AGRICULTURE: a ‘super trilogue’ between EU institutions on 26 March to make progress in CAP negotiations
AGRICULTURE: European Green Party reacts to Hungarian attacks on its report on destination of EU funds
AGRICULTURE: biodiversity strategy, MEPs call for assurances for agriculture
CLIMATE: faced with criticism from MEPs, Frans Timmermans defends Commission’s position in negotiations on ‘Climate Law’
GMO: European Parliament called on to oppose authorisation of glufosinate-resistant maize and cotton
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, European Parliament could oppose extension of authorisation of nine active substances, including dimoxystrobin
ENERGY: European regulators’ recommendations to improve TEN-E network reform
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission adopts new guidelines on free movement of goods
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: MEPs want more ambition in Action Plan for implementation of European Pillar of Social Rights
SOCIAL: European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan was rather well received by social partners
SOCIAL: MEPs are rather opposed to creation of a third status for platform workers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: modalities of Next Generation EU, structural funds, and InvestEU support should have been defined together, says José Manuel Fernandes
EMU: MEPs set out measures that would enable single currency to play greater international role 
TAXATION: European Commission gives taste of its thinking on business taxation for 21st century
COMPETITION: public consultation on application of right to collective agreements for self-employed workers
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: carbon border adjustment mechanism, due diligence for companies and ‘European Semester’ on March plenary session agenda
BETTER REGULATION: ‘FitforFuture’ platform will make recommendations to simplify fifteen European legislative acts 
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: Istanbul Convention is essential in combating violence against women, recalls Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
CYPRUS: EU ready to actively help resumption of talks over island reunification
FINANCE: GameStop case highlights discrimination of retail investors in stock markets, says BETTER FINANCE
DIGITAL: European publishers “deeply concerned” about Google’s future advertising targeting system
PARLIAMENT: discreet invitation from ECR group in European Parliament to Hungarian MEPs who have left EPP group 
SOCIAL: MEPs give go-ahead for Interinstitutional Agreement on European Social Fund plus
UKRAINE: EU Council lifts sanctions against Mr Arbuzov and Mr Tabachnyk 
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: until 12 March 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 12 March 2021