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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12701
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Cohesion

REACT-EU, European Commission approves amendments from three Member States

The European Commission announced on Monday 19 April that it has approved the modification of three European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) operational programmes under REACT-EU for Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands for a total amount of €344.8 million.

Denmark will receive €54.7 million to support businesses and enhance skills development among workers in the context of the dual green and digital transition. Luxembourg will receive €69.7 million to help around 20,000 people...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Borrell says Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders represent an “evident” risk of escalation
RUSSIA: authorities are responsible for Mr Navalny’s health, recalls Mr Borrell
GEORGIA: Mr Michel welcomes agreement between political parties
MYANMAR: EU sanctions 10 Burmese officials, including Information Minister, and two conglomerates linked to military
ETHIOPIA: faced with deteriorating situation in Tigray, EU is seeking a monitored ceasefire
SAHEL: new integrated EU strategy for Sahel based on mutual accountability of partners
CHINA: Investment Agreement with EU unlikely to be respected by Chinese, says new Polish study
TRADE: EU renews anti-dumping duties on Chinese citric acid and Chinese and Indonesian monosodium glutamate
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission activates its option to purchase an additional 100 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Commission approves amendments from three Member States
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission adopts revised EU guidelines on regional State Aid
TAXATION: Lyudmila Petkova updates MEPs on reform of EU Council’s Code of Conduct Group
BANKS: ECB review reveals €275 billion increase in risk-weighted assets since 2018
FINANCE: ‘BlackRock’ case, Commission responds to European Ombudsman’s recommendations
ECONOMY: European financial architecture for development, revolution will not take place
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, Commission reviews criteria for forestry and bioenergy
AGRICULTURE: negotiations between EU institutions on CAP reform intensify
ANIMAL HEALTH: EFSA public consultation on animal transport conditions
HEALTH: imminent launch of interinstitutional negotiations on health technology assessments
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: launch of interactive digital platform of Conference on Future of Europe
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Rule of law, Brexit, EU response to Covid-19 and Conference on Future of Europe on ministerial agenda
LOBBYING: CEO exposes pharmaceutical industry’s influence on European Commission on intellectual property rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: European Commission consults on draft directive to support electoral participation of mobile European citizens
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul receives Council of Europe Václav Havel Prize
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: public consultation on future European police cooperation code
CLIMATE: fifty academics and experts call on EU to set separate target for carbon removals in Climate Law
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: lack of EU legislation on equal treatment is “simply unacceptable”, insists Helena Dalli
EMPLOYMENT: 2020 saw temporary lay-offs at their highest in EU
INDUSTRY: approval, European Commission consults on update of motor vehicle categories
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission to update statistics on the control of products subject to EU law
MOZAMBIQUE: EU plans training mission to help Mozambican authorities fight terrorism
FISHERIES: European Commission prepares measures to reduce by-catch of sensitive species
SOCIAL: labour market still difficult to access for people with disabilities
SPORT: football ‘Super League’ project causes a stir in EU institutions
NEIGHBOURHOOD: EU Council calls for rapid and effective implementation of new Mediterranean agenda