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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12717
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Industry

Industrial strategy, steel sector awaits a concrete action plan

The 5 May update of the industrial strategy was special in that it included an in-depth analysis to help European steel make a success of its green transition. An announcement that greatly satisfied the steel sector and marked a turning point in industrial policy.

Thus, on 6 May, Eurofer, which represents the steel sector at European level, welcomed the analysis attached to the European Commission’s communication (see EUROPE B12713A6). “We are pleased to see that the Commission has...

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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