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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12711

4 May 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
Portuguese prosecutor appointed to European Public Prosecutor’s Office, MEPs return to issue
Brussels, 03/05/2021 (Agence Europe)

MEPs Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, Germany), Esteban González Pons (EPP, Spain), Paulo Rangel (EPP, Portugal), Jeroen Lenaers (EPP, Netherlands) and Daniel Freund (Greens/EFA, Germany) wrote to Portuguese Justice Minister Francisca van Dunem on Monday 3 May asking her to provide the European Parliament with new documents on the appointment of the Portuguese prosecutor to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Concerned about possible national interference, Parliament had formally requested,...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission prepares for EU to welcome back foreign tourists this summer
ECONOMY: European Commission has received 13 national recovery plans
HEALTH: Covid-19, EU welcomes Sweden’s intention to donate one million doses of vaccine via Covax
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, EU continues to coordinate aid to India from 15 Member States
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
Companies interview: “Making European non-financial reporting standards in 18 months is a challenge” - interview with Jean-Paul Gauzès and Patrick de Cambourg
TAXATION: Aurore Lalucq’s first steps to tackle harmful tax practices in EU
COMPETITION: European Commission fines Sigma-Aldrich €7.5 million for providing misleading information
COMPANIES: seven organisations believe that directive on sustainable corporate governance would be “counterproductive”
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission wants exclusive competence to counter foreign subsidies
RUSSIA: EU condemns measures against Ms Jourová and Mr Sassoli
HONG KONG: EU expected to take further action
IRAN: negotiations on nuclear deal are progressing slowly
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: industrial strategy, European Commission is preparing an update with a focus on internal market
AGRICULTURE: EU institutions will continue negotiations on major contentious issues of CAP on 11 May
AGRICULTURE: “It is not possible to find additional money” for wine, says European Commission
HEALTH: European Commission and Portuguese Presidency of EU Council stress crucial role of research in fight against cancer
JUSTICE: Portuguese prosecutor appointed to European Public Prosecutor’s Office, MEPs return to issue
CLIMATE: European Commission plans to postpone presentation of ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package to 14 July
ENERGY: some 60 civil society organisations call on Commission to establish a mandatory framework for detection and fixing of methane leaks
DIGITAL: Commissioner Thierry Breton inaugurates headquarters of European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking in Luxembourg
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Conference on Future of Europe, discussions stumble over prerogatives of plenary session
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Věra Jourová plans to visit Slovenia to “test the water” before presenting initiatives on freedom of press
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Berlin says it is ready to strengthen its climate law after German Constitutional Court verdict
TAXATION: European Commission launches the Customs & Tax EU Learning Portal, its new e-learning portal for tax and customs professionals
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, interinstitutional negotiations at standstill