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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12703

22 April 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 35
NEWS BRIEFS / Csdp
José Maria Núñez Torrente new Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR Atalanta

21/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – Vice-Admiral José Maria Núñez Torrente has been appointed by the Council of the European Union as Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR Atalanta, effective Wednesday 21 April. The Vice-Admiral, who was Commander of the Spanish High Readiness Maritime Forces, takes over from Spanish Rear Admiral Eugenio Díaz del Río Jáudenes. Operation Atalanta contributes to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast....

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: interim agreement on ‘Climate Law’, EU Council and European Parliament agree to aim for a net reduction in EU emissions of at least 55% by 2030
CLIMATE/FINANCE: Commission will examine possibility of including gas and nuclear in EU taxonomy through a subsequent delegated act
DIGITAL: European Commission proposes new rules on artificial intelligence
INDUSTRY: conformity factor, Council does not change its negotiating mandate to resume talks with European Parliament
SPACE: European Court of Auditors calls for new strategy to better exploit Galileo and Copernicusservices
MIGRATION: discussion to continue in EU Council on priority third countries for future ‘migration partnerships’
MIGRATION: 18,292 unaccompanied minors estimated gone missing in EU between 2018 and 2020, according to a study
FISHERIES: European Commission “revokes” approval of Irish control plan for weighing fish
FISHERIES: MEPs call for better labelling of fisheries products
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: European Commission wants to bring reporting on sustainability to same level as financial information
FINANCE: European Commission proposes new measures to improve consideration of sustainability risks and preferences
FINANCE: European Commission launches work on its future strategy for retail investment
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: Covid-19, towards strengthening ‘Team Europe’ as a tool for a global and coordinated response
LIBYA: Quartet welcomes progress
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Euronest Assembly co-chairs look to future of Partnership
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: German Constitutional Court lifts suspension of Berlin’s ratification of ‘Own Resources Decision’
HEALTH: Valneva moving away from EU’s centralised procurement process to bilateral discussions with Member States
HUMANITARIAN AID: Covid-19, EU mobilises €1 million in emergency aid for Papua New Guinea
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: lively debates on composition and prerogatives of plenary session of Conference on Future of Europe
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers ECI ‘Civil Servant Exchange Program’ and ‘Green Garden Roof Tops’
EDUCATION - CULTURE
CULTURE: European Commission ready to launch calls for nominations for “New European Bauhaus” prize
EDUCATION: European Commission launches public consultation on common standards for micro-credentials
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: “2020 has been a disastrous year”, warns Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: David Sassoli hopes for stronger links between European Parliament and Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
BELARUS: Council of Europe calls for electoral reform and prosecution of human rights abusers
NEWS BRIEFS
COURT OF JUSTICE: appointment of two judges and two advocates general
SPACE: European Commission launches Virtual Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation
SPACE: ESA and FAO sign Memorandum of Understanding to deepen their cooperation in fight against world hunger
FINANCE: EU Council approves draft conclusions on issuing green bonds for European Recovery Plan
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Michiel Hoogeveen replaces Derk Jan Eppink in ECR group
CSDP: José Maria Núñez Torrente new Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR Atalanta
RUSSIA: chairs of five political groups in European Parliament denounce Russian actions in EU
HEALTH: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on health technology assessment will start on Monday 26 April
SOCIAL: large upswing in number of long-term care workers in EU
CHAD: after Idriss Déby’s death, EU calls for a rapid return to constitutional order