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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12692
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Social

EU loan to increase number of microloans in Estonia and Lithuania

Brussels, 06/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 6 April, the European Commission announced a €2 million loan to the financial intermediary Finora Capital in order to increase the number of microloans in Estonia and Lithuania under the European Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme. For example, Finora Capital plans to provide more than 100 micro-enterprises in the two Baltic States with new long-term loans. Additional support will be made available for micro-enterprises...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU calls on Ankara to take outstretched hand
LIBYA: EU ambassador to return to Tripoli at month’s end
ETHIOPIA: Pekka Haavisto to report from second mission to Addis Ababa on 19 April over conflict in Tigray
TIMOR LESTE: EU stands in solidarity with East Timorese after deadly floods
JAPAN: EU to strengthen ties with Tokyo at upcoming bilateral summit
DEVELOPMENT: EU contributes €170 million to IMF for debt service relief for poorest countries
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRADE: Australia accuses EU of blocking export of 3.1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
HEALTH: despite obstacles, Commission continues to aim for collective immunity by summer
HOME AFFAIRS : EU data protection authorities want temporary ‘digital green certificates’ limited to what is necessary
COHESION: first European grants announced under REACT-EU
STATE AID: European Commission approves French support of up to €4 billion to recapitalise Air France
SOCIAL: EU loan to increase number of microloans in Estonia and Lithuania
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Viktor Orbán, Mateusz Morawiecki and Matteo Salvini launch their ‘European Renaissance’ project
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: public consultation on Health Emergency Response and Preparedness Authority
JUSTICE: transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence—EU and US take stock
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, nine NGOs and experts threaten to leave Platform on Sustainable Finance
ENERGY: 2020 a record year for renewables, with over 260 GW of new generation capacity installed worldwide
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: PSC supports participation of United States, Canada and Norway in PESCO project on military mobility
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: Europeans welcome Janet Yellen’s commitment to a global minimum corporate tax rate
COMPETITION: European Commission notes that Air Canada is not acquiring Transat
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: experts highlight progress achieved through Istanbul Convention, despite blows to treaty
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
ROMA: Council of Europe organises three-day conference to mark International Roma Day on 8 April
TURKEY: Kurdish demonstrators breach Council of Europe gates
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: emissions from sectors covered by ETS fell by 12.6% in 2020, according to Refinitiv
EMPLOYMENT: unemployment stabilises in EU despite pandemic
TRIBUTE: Robert Mundell, father of the Euro, has died
LEBANON: EU urges political forces to work together