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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12694

9 April 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 25
NEWS BRIEFS / Bahrain
Ms Arena and Ms Neumann call for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s release

Brussels, 08/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday, 8 April, the European Parliament’s Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights Maria Arena (S&D, Belgium) and Chair of the Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula Hannah Neumann (Greens/EFA, Germany) called for the release of Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja on the 10th anniversary of his life sentence for “terrorist” activities. “No country can justify the restriction of freedom of expression and...

Contents

BEACONS
LANDMARKS: Ankara scandal
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: member States continue to move forward piecemeal on AstraZeneca, despite EMA’s opinion
DEVELOPMENT: in one year, the EU has mobilised more than €26 billion to support 130 countries around the world with Covid-19
REGIONS: Baltic regions ask for better consideration of territorial specificities regarding recovery plan
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: case of missing chair, Mr Michel and Turkish authorities blame each other
JORDAN: King Abdullah II wants to strengthen relationship with EU
GEORGIA: EU concerned about revision of selection process for Supreme Court judges
CHINA: report by two French associations criticises Investment Agreement
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: The Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe approves creation of a digital citizens’ platform
ECONOMY - FINANCE
COMPANIES: European Commission soon to unveil its revision of Non-Financial Reporting Directive
TAXATION: US put new proposal on table for international corporate tax reform
STATE AID: European Commission proposes revision of state aid framework for research
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS : EU Member States to renew their support for ‘PNR’ agreements with US and Australia
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office could begin its work on 1 June, according to Laura Kövesi
ENERGY: EU Council Presidency proposes to strengthen role of Member States in energy infrastructure planning process by revising TEN-E Regulation
ENERGY: Global Energy Monitor report highlights risks of expanding EU gas import capacity
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: incarceration rates continue to fall in Europe
RUSSIA: classified as “undesirable” by Moscow, Council of Europe’s Association of Schools of Political Studies files complaint
HEALTH: European Court of Human Rights rules compulsory vaccination “necessary in a democratic society”
NEWS BRIEFS
BAHRAIN: Ms Arena and Ms Neumann call for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s release
DEMOGRAPHY: European Commission publishes its roadmap for new Regulation on population statistics
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission prepares update of EU Regulation on pesticide sales statistics
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission condemns violence in Northern Ireland
HEALTH: Life expectancy fell across EU in 2020
SOCIAL: pandemic has forced Member States to reform their social security systems, according to trade unions