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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12708
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NEWS BRIEFS / Regions

Just Transition Fund, European Commission expects to receive draft territorial plans in second quarter

28/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – In a debate, on Wednesday 28 April, with local and regional representatives on framework of the Just Transition Platform, the European Commission’s Deputy Director General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), Normunds Poppens, assured that the preparation of the territorial transition plans under the Just Transition Fund was still ongoing, in parallel with the preparation of the national plans linked to the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan. Our services,...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
INTERVIEW NORTH MACEDONIA: President Pendarovski says EU needs to be more present in Western Balkans
MALAYSIA: EU refuses to open a panel on its biofuels dispute with Kuala Lumpur
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament wants an ‘EU Covid-19 certificate’ that really improves everyday life
TAXATION: European Parliament welcomes new US international tax reform proposals
RUSSIA: MEPs denounce latest Russian actions
CHINA: faced with Chinese sanctions, European Parliament threatens to block ratification of investment agreement
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament approves by a large majority Trade and Cooperation Agreement and endorses ‘Brexit’
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament vetoes increase in maximum residue levels for pesticides in food
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for a legislative framework for soil protection in EU that respects principle of subsidiarity
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on post-2020 Single Market Programme
SPACE: European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional agreement on space programme
BUDGET: MEPs give discharge on implementation of 2019 budget, but a postponement is decided for Frontex
TRANSPARENCY: Parliament approves new rules for a common mandatory Transparency Register
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves ‘Justice’ and ‘Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values’ programmes 2021-2027
SOCIAL - YOUHT
SOCIAL: Porto Summit, Portuguese Presidency of EU Council prepares a very conventional declaration
YOUTH: European Commission consults to update Recommendation on mobility of young volunteers in EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: first draft compromise of Portuguese Presidency of EU Council on revision of TEN-E Regulation
MIGRATION: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on revision of Blue Card Directive seems within reach in mid-May
JUSTICE: European Commission wants to improve communication within Joint Investigation Teams
CLIMATE: Member States prepare for EU May Summit
BIODIVERSITY: EU and China pledge to step up action to tackle biodiversity crisis
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission and AstraZeneca to be heard by Belgian courts on 26 May
ECONOMY: European Commission has received several national recovery plans
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, six European countries assist India through EU Civil Protection Mechanism
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: MEPs on initiative on composition and role of plenary session of ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: investment banks fined €28 million for SSA bonds trading cartel
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: 2020 was a disastrous year for media freedom and safety of journalists, Council of Europe warns
NEWS BRIEFS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Borrell urges Bosnian Presidency to engage in dialogue
CLIMATE/TRADE: Frans Timmermans reaffirms Commission’s intention to make CBAM an alternative to free allowance system
DEVELOPMENT: future European financial architecture for development to be discussed by European ministers on Thursday
REGIONS: Just Transition Fund, European Commission expects to receive draft territorial plans in second quarter
SOCIAL: European trade unions sound alarm over plummeting labour inspections in EU
CHAD: EU strongly condemns repression of anti-government protests