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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12707
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

European Parliament sets out its position on social conditionality of future CAP

On Tuesday 27 April, the European Parliament transmitted its working document detailing its position in favour of a ‘New Social Dimension for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)’(see EUROPE B12705A3).

This text is approved by the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe Greens/EFA and The Left groups.

The Council of the EU will discuss the European Parliament’s position on this issue, which is one of the remaining issues of divergence between the EU institutions on CAP reform. Social conditionality...

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RESEARCH: MEPs approve Horizon Europe programme and new EIT priorities negotiated with Member States
CIVIL PROTECTION: European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement on strengthening EU’s rapid response to major emergencies
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt draft non-legislative resolution for cleaner shipping
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt resolution to improve road safety aspects of Roadworthiness Package
SOCIAL: European Parliament unanimously welcomes interinstitutional agreement on post-2020 European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
HEALTH: European Parliament’s turn to support delegated act on an accelerated approval of vaccines adapted to Covid-19
HONDURAS: MEPs back Voluntary Partnership Agreement on timber with Honduras
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: parliamentary immunity of Ioannis Lagos, former leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, has been lifted
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European Commission asks Frontex to encourage more ‘voluntary’ returns of irregular migrants
MIGRATION: fifty MEPs call on Commission to investigate drowning of 130 people in Mediterranean
AGRICULTURE: EU Ministers discussed trade and situation of agricultural markets
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament sets out its position on social conditionality of future CAP
AGRICULTURE/CLIMATE: European Commission wants to promote carbon farming
ENERGY: electricity and gas prices for European households fell slightly in 2020, according to Eurostat
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: Germany, Spain, France and Italy will simultaneously submit their national recovery plans
SOCIAL: European Commission mobilises EGF to help 1,500 former workers in Belgian airport sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Kiev continues talks with IMF and EU for further financial support
ALBANIA: EU calls for respect of election results
DEVELOPMENT: coordination, watchword of draft EU Council conclusions on European financial architecture for development
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: VAT rates, several questions still open in EU Council
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SOCIAL: EU Council focuses on different disabilities of children in framework of European Child Guarantee
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Court of Auditors points out challenges linked to financial contributions from non-EU countries to EU budget
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HEALTH: Council of Europe issues recommendations to combat counterfeit Covid-19 vaccines
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Alsatian elected representatives united in defence of European Parliament’s Strasbourg seat
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CLIMATE: tackling climate change must be EU’s priority in relations with China, according to survey of European citizens
CUSTOMS: European Commission consults on effectiveness of Union Customs Code
SPACE: Eurospace launches new working group to implement EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
JUSTICE: EPPO asks Slovenia to appoint its European Delegated Prosecutors as soon as possible
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches a period of feedback on a proposal for a regulation on machinery products
SOCIAL: MEPs call for European strategy on long-term care and caring