login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12685

25 March 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 36
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Social
SURE instrument – European Commission finances itself a sixth time on markets 
Brussels, 24/03/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission announced on Wednesday 24 March that it had raised an additional €13 billion under the SURE instrument in order to support national short-time working schemes.

This operation consisted of the issue of two bonds, one amounting to 8 billion euros of securities redeemable in March 2026, and the other for 5 billion euros of securities redeemable in May 2046. The 5-year bond will have a negative return for investors of -0.488%, while the 25-year bond will have a...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
HEALTH: EU leaders to take stock of Covid-19 vaccination on eve of a third wave
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States want to move forward as quickly as possible on digital green certificate
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Russia, Turkey, US and China on European Council agenda
DIGITAL: EU leaders to discuss EU’s goals for next decade
EMU: euro area countries to discuss international role of single currency
TAXATION/ECONOMY: EU leaders to discuss the prospect of OECD agreement on digital taxation
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRADE: European Commission tightens export authorisation criteria for Covid-19 vaccines
SOCIAL: SURE instrument – European Commission finances itself a sixth time on markets 
BUDGET: European Commission proposes €345.2 million increase in 2021 funding to tackle Covid-19
STATE AID: Covid-19, “yes” to €270 million Italian aid for rail transport
REGIONS: Cohesion Alliance warns of risk of “vaccine divide” between European regions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Commission presents its recommendations for tackling child poverty
SOCIAL: Luca Visentini worries that some Member States are not using EU aid for fear of getting deeper into debt
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Commission will continue to work towards respecting the rights of children as “active citizens”
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Stoltenberg highlights agreement between Alliance and its partners on Russia
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Chinese measures against European Parliament “do not intimidate us”, says David Sassoli
SYRIA: a political message and substantial support for huge humanitarian needs expected at ‘Brussels V’ Conference
RUSSIA: EPP group in European Parliament could propose that EU work on a more democratic Russia
TRADE/CLIMATE: nine Member States set out their vision for an effective Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council hopes to finalise agreement on CAP with European Parliament soon
HEALTH: political agreement in principle in EU Council on health technology assessments
TRANSPORT: European Parliament and EU Council stick to their positions on revision of ‘Eurovignette’ directive
ENERGY: seven Member States call on European Commission to ensure level playing field for nuclear energy in EU
ENERGY: market shares of large electricity and gas producers are falling, according to Eurostat
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: digital levy should be compatible to OECD solution, says Margrethe Vestager
TAXATION: French MEPs of Greens/EFA group call on France to review its position on country-by-country reporting
NEWS BRIEFS
BENIN: EU calls for free, transparent and peaceful presidential elections on 11 April
BELARUS: 19 countries support establishment of International Accountability Platform
INDUSTRY: European Commission launches referral on charging for electric buses
FISHERIES: EU Council will adopt legislative acts on new EU-Greenland agreement on 26 March
FISHERIES: EU fishermen demand reimbursement of illegal subsidies on electric fishing
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament to vote on consent to trade and cooperation agreement on 26 April, says David Sassoli
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, no resumption of interinstitutional negotiations before Easter
SOMALIA: EU calls on Somali leaders to hold immediate elections
TERRORISM: Commission consults on possible improvements to its Directive on combating terrorism
UKRAINE: Kiev sanctions three French MEPs from Identity and Democracy group for visiting Crimea