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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12720

18 May 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Future of eu
Conference on future of Europe, political groups share out European Parliament seats for plenary

17/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament’s political groups (CoP) decided on Wednesday 2 May on the distribution by political group of the 108 seats allocated to the European Parliament in the plenary assembly of the Conference on the Future of Europe (see EUROPE B12716A1). The distribution will be as follows: 28 delegates for the EPP group, 23 for S&D, 15 for Renew Europe, 11 for Identity and Democracy, 11 for Greens/EFA, 9 for ECR, 6 for...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL interview: European treaties are no longer completely adapted to today’s economic and working world, according to Nicolas Schmit
SECTORAL POLICIES
SEAS: European Commission presents “new approach” for a sustainable blue economy in EU
FISHERIES: European Commission adopts new aquaculture policy for 2021-2030
FISHERIES: Virginijus Sinkevičius polls EU ministers on EU/UK quotas for 2021
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, MEPs divided over potential inclusion of gas and nuclear
ENVIRONMENT: public access to justice, EU Council legal opinion on amendment of ‘Aarhus’ Regulation clarifies matters
MIGRATION: Commission surveys Member States and European Parliament on future of Schengen area
COHESION: EU ministers meet to discuss synergies between cohesion policy and national recovery plans
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Commission opens consultation for second time on future EU strategy for sustainable textiles
EXTERNAL ACTION
NEAR EAST: extraordinary videoconference of EU Foreign Ministers on Israeli-Palestinian tensions on 18 May
CAUCASUS: EU allocates 10 million euros to help those affected by Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
RUSSIA: EU deplores Moscow’s designation of Czech Republic as an ‘unfriendly State’
UNITED KINGDOM: London responds to Commission’s letter of formal notice on Northern Ireland Protocol, but is challenging scheme
UNITED STATES: EU suspends tariff increases on US imports
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission wants to break deadlock on CCCTB proposal
MONEY LAUNDERING: European anti-money laundering authority to be in place by 2024, according to Commission
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €12.8 million in aid for Alitalia
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European University alliances, EU Council welcomes promising pilot project
YOUTH: Council of the EU and European Commission call on EU-27 to involve young people in decision-making processes
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission appoints Michaela Moua of Finland as “anti-racism coordinator”
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: European recovery plan, European Parliament considers itself wronged on information sharing
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: Conference on future of Europe, political groups share out European Parliament seats for plenary
CYBERSECURITY: EU organises exercise to improve international cooperation
ECONOMY: ‘Juncker’ investment plan submitted for public consultation
ETHIOPIA: EU condemns use of humanitarian aid as a weapon of war in Tigray
LIBYA: reopening of EU delegation in Tripoli
REGIONS: Commission consults on updated strategic partnership with outermost regions
TRANSPORT: EU Court of Justice defines concept of an accident during aircraft landing