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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12717

11 May 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy/climate
CO2 emissions from energy use fell by 10% in EU in 2020, according to Eurostat
Brussels, 10/05/2021 (Agence Europe)

In 2020, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels (mainly oil and oil products, coal, peat and natural gas) decreased by 10% in the European Union compared to the previous year, according to data published by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Friday 7 May.

This is due to a significant reduction in fossil fuel consumption in all EU Member States in 2020, the year in which the Covid-19 pandemic containment measures were introduced.

In addition, the share of...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: EU Foreign Ministers call for more political engagement with region
MIDDLE EAST: European Foreign Affairs Ministers deeply concerned about violence in Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount
HORN OF AFRICA: EU takes on strengthened integrated strategy
TRADE: EU Council adopts regulation on export controls for dual-use items
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Council determined to move forward with implementation of Security and Defence Programme
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: EU ministers to discuss European coordination on pandemic and extraordinary European Council at end of May
BUDGET: European Parliament's Committee on Budgets revises amounts of Brexit adjustment reserve upwards
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee on Fisheries corrects proposal on Brexit adjustment reserve
AGRICULTURE: EU institutions resume negotiations on CAP reform on Tuesday 11 May
ENERGY: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council proposes new ‘Renovation Wave’ strategy draft conclusions
ENERGY/CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from energy use fell by 10% in EU in 2020, according to Eurostat
HEALTH: MEPs discuss funding for Europe’s beating cancer plan
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office on track to start operations on 1st June
MIGRATION: asylum pact will make migrant arrivals to EU quite “manageable”, say Ylva Johansson and Filippo Grandi
MIGRATION: voluntary return and reintegration of migrants, Member States invited to say how they intend to contribute to Commission’s strategy
RESEARCH: EU Council endorses Horizon Europe implementation programme and new priorities for Euratom and EIT
DIGITAL: EU Member States want to give more weight to national competition authorities under ‘Digital Market Act’
INDUSTRY: industrial strategy, steel sector awaits a concrete action plan
ECONOMY
TAXATION: EU co-legislators hope to reach agreement on public country-by-country reporting on 1 June
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: European recovery plan, Commission maintains target for first payments in July 
SOCIAL: European Commission seeks to evaluate effectiveness of ESF and FEAD in context of Covid-19 pandemic
HEALTH: EU exports far more Covid-19 vaccines than China and Russia and will continue to lead the way, says Borrell
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
CITIZENSHIP: European citizens’ initiative still largely unknown to EU citizens, according to polling company YouGov
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: Liechtenstein ratifies Istanbul Convention, whose tenth anniversary will be celebrated soon
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU strongly condemns attack in Dasht-e-Barchi
CLIMATE: European Parliament’s Environment Committee approves provisional agreement on ‘Climate Law’
CLIMATE: EU and US to work closely together to raise global climate ambition
EBOLA: additional medical equipment arrived in Guinea with EU support
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU Civil Protection Mechanism reform adopted for more effective crisis response
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