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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12680

18 March 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Human rights
Gilmore recommends more political engagement with China
Brussels, 17/03/2021 (Agence Europe)

The EU Special Representative on Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, said on Tuesday 16 March that the EU needed to show a “deeper level of political engagement” on human rights issues with China.

Highlighting the many issues in this area with Beijing, not just Hong Kong or Xinjiang, Mr Gilmore told the European Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights that there was “no effective way of engaging” with China on these issues, although the EU has a human rights dialogue with China.

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: with ‘Digital Green Certificate’, Commission wants to restore free movement in EU
HEALTH: European Commission prepares ground for post-Covid-19 re-opening
TRADE: Commission no longer rules out limiting exports of Covid-19 vaccines to non-cooperative third countries
ENVIRONMENT: Covid-19, Commission recommends a common approach to wastewater monitoring in EU
COHESION: CRII and CRII+ initiatives are a crucial support for European regions during pandemic
STATE AID: green light for €350 million Finnish support to Finavia for Covid-19
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs want to strengthen EU rules on company liability for environmental damage
ENVIRONMENT: NGO collective calls on EU Member States to improve their recovery plans
AGRICULTURE: fourteen EU countries call for additional support for wine sector
FISHERIES: EU ministers expected to adopt ‘contingency plan’ on Monday 22 March on 2021 quotas shared with UK
FISHERIES: impact of offshore wind farms on fisheries sector divide MEPs
TOURISM: EU Council elaborates on its draft conclusions on “Tourism in Europe for the Next Decade”
SPACE: Messrs Breton and Aschbacher want to move forward with EU-ESA cooperation
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Irini operation mandate to be extended by 2 years
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: Gilmore recommends more political engagement with China
MONTENEGRO: Mr Abazović tries to reassure on his country’s European ambitions
TURKEY: Kaymakcı calls for his country to be considered as EU membership candidate
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT: green light from Member States for final European Parliament/EU Council compromise on single financial instrument NDICI
TRADE: MEPs welcome return of international public procurement instrument regulation to agenda
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs fine-tune their message to Commission and Member States on digital taxation
TAXATION: no guarantee of agreement by June on public country-by-country reporting, says Stéphane Séjourné
ECONOMY: independent study on European financial architecture for development presented to Member States
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs approve three texts on implementation of own resources system linked to 2021-2027 MFF
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: European Court of Justice clarifies concept of daily rest periods
BIODIVERSITY: EU Court of Justice rules against hunting of protected birds
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: next interinstitutional negotiation session on ‘Climate Law’ on 26 March
ENVIRONMENT: opening of second phase of public consultation on sustainable products
ENVIRONMENT: air pollution back to pre-Covid-19 levels, warns European Space Agency
ENVIRONMENT: Member States ready to negotiate with European Parliament on EU’s 8th Environmental Action Programme
FINANCE: Member States give go-ahead to adjustments to EU securitisation framework to facilitate economic recovery
TAXATION: UK allowed to apply derogation from VAT Directive in Northern Ireland
RESEARCH: EU Council gives green light to regulation establishing Horizon Europe Framework Programme