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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12686
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INSTITUTIONAL / Future of eu

Executive Committee of Conference on Future of Europe takes up its duties

The executive committee of the ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ held its constitutive meeting on Wednesday 24 March (see EUROPE B12684A26).

The European Commission presented the multilingual online platform, which will allow every citizen to stay informed of the work, to propose their own ideas and to react to suggestions made by others. Eight clusters have been identified to group these ideas, including health and climate. The launch of the platform will take place on Monday...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
HEALTH: EU27 examine all available tools to accelerate production and delivery of Covid-19 vaccines in EU
HOME AFFAIRS : EU27 reiterate their desire for a rapid, interoperable and non-discriminatory ‘digital green certificate’
TURKEY: European Council ready to engage in a “phased, proportionate and reversible” manner
EMU: ‘green’ finance will help bolster euro’s international role, say EU leaders 
UNITED STATES: in front of Joe Biden, EU leaders reaffirm importance of transatlantic relations
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament agrees to work ‘urgently’ on digital green certificate
BUDGET: European Parliament calls on European Commission to implement text on Rule of law conditionality without delay
BUDGET: European Parliament speeds up adoption of decisions to create new EU own resources
WOMEN: Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, a “step backwards” judged “shameful and unacceptable” by European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: air quality, European Parliament calls for compliance with existing legislation and future inclusion of all harmful pollutants
COHESION: MEPs call for greater consideration of regions in EU environmental and climate policies
DIGITAL: European Parliament supports “European Schengen for Data Economy”
INDUSTRY/DEFENCE: European Parliament calls for better implementation of defence package
TOURISM: European Parliament calls on EU to launch a “Marshall Plan” to support tourism and travel sector
TRADE: European Parliament approves regulation on export controls for dual-use items
AFRICA: Parliament calls for EU/Africa partnership of equals, focused on human development
ALBANIA: European Parliament supports opening of EU accession negotiations
WESTERN BALKANS: European Parliament calls on Serbia and Kosovo to make progress in their bilateral dialogue
NORTH MACEDONIA: EU accession negotiations, European Parliament calls on Member States to show real political will
FISHERIES: European Parliament calls for measures to limit marine litter
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes measures to reach target of 25% of agricultural land devoted to organic farming
AGRICULTURE: targeting of support, market measures, and ‘New Delivery Model’ on agenda for 26 March EU Council-European Parliament CAP negotiations
EDUCATION: Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme is officially on track
ENERGY: revision of TEN-E regulation, EU Council discusses criteria for projects of common and mutual interest
ENERGY: first exchange of views between MEPs on revision of TEN-E Regulation
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission clarifies concept of ‘environmental damage’ in Directive on Environmental Liability
INDUSTRY: Spain and the Netherlands insist that EU's strategic autonomy does not mean isolationism
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: faced with GAFA bosses’ refusal for hearings, European Parliament seeks remedies
FINANCE: European Parliament kicks off work on Digital Operational Resilience Act
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington underline their willingness to strengthen their cooperation
LIBYA: EU ready to step up cooperation with new government
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Executive Committee of Conference on Future of Europe takes up its duties
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Court confirms illegal cartel between Lundbeck and several generic drug manufacturers on citalopram market
COMPETITION: Court confirms the fines imposed on Slovak Telekom and Deutsche Telekom for abuse of dominant position on Slovak broadband Internet market 
ENVIRONMENT: Court of Justice confirms inadmissibility of citizens’ appeal against EU’s 2018 ‘climate package’
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Court of Human Rights condemns France for execution of a European arrest warrant issued by Romania
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS : approximately 60 NGOs oppose regulation requiring removal of terrorist content within an hour
AFRICA: month of dialogue on green transition in preparation for EU/Africa Green Investment Forum
FINANCE: European Parliament gives green light to adjustments to EU securitisation framework to facilitate economic recovery
TRANSPORT: EU Council approves agreement on Regulation establishing Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027