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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12722

20 May 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade
Public procurement instrument, EU trade policy review and WTO reform on ministerial agenda
Brussels, 19/05/2021 (Agence Europe)

The EU Trade Ministers will meet in Brussels on 20 May for a Trade Council, during which they will exchange views with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai. There are many items on the agenda for this morning-long meeting.

International Procurement Instrument. The European Commission and the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council will inform Ministers on the progress of the discussions on the...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States allow more tourists from third countries to return to EU
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament and EU Council to try to reach agreement on EU green certificate on 20 May
TOURISM: a safety protocol and a new label to facilitate reopening of tourist season in Europe
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Commission approves almost 370 million euros for three Member States
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Member States struggle to agree on conclusions on EU’s trade policy review
TRADE: public procurement instrument, EU trade policy review and WTO reform on ministerial agenda
HUMANITARIAN AID: respect for humanitarian law and increased aid effectiveness are focus of draft EU Council conclusions
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRADE: European Commission to submit a proposal to WTO for production of Covid-19 vaccines
BUDGET: MEPs denounce conflict of interest involving Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
ENERGY: European Parliament will not shut door on low-carbon hydrogen
INDUSTRY: European Parliament criticises lack of ambition and concrete actions in revised industrial strategy
DEVELOPMENT: impact of climate change on vulnerable populations, European Parliament draft resolution will remain in limbo
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament wants EU to take lead in global fight against AIDS
FISHERIES: European Parliament calls for improved rules on landing obligation
REGIONS: EU Solidarity Fund, European Parliament approves aid for 17 Member States and 3 candidate countries
CULTURE: European Parliament approves Creative Europeprogramme
EDUCATION: MEPs pave way for Erasmus+ programme to run from 2021-2027
YOUTH: European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on European Solidarity Corps
ENERGY: European Parliament adopts Cristian Buşoi’s report on revision of Research Fund for Coal and Steel
DIGITAL: European Parliament calls for binding measures to combat online piracy of sports events
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: macroeconomic situation in euro area and adjustment to large shocks on ministerial agenda
ECONOMY: GDP down by 0.6% and employment down by 0.3% in euro area in first quarter of 2021
STATE AID: European Commission to fine-tune EU State aid rules for agriculture and forestry
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: General Court of the European Union annuls two Commission decisions approving public aid to KLM and TAP
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States support continuation of PNR agreements with Australia and United States
ENERGY: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council consults Member States on hydrogen strategy
HEALTH: cross-border threats to health, Member States support more flexible surveillance protocols
SEAS: EU Council advocates for a sustainable and socially just ‘blue’ economy
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission publishes methodology to assess impact of free trade on ecosystems
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
SPORT: EU Member States called on to support research and innovation projects that will benefit sports sector
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: EU Council lends full support to Commission’s Action Plan on recovery and transformation of sector
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU condemns Belarusian authorities’ total disregard for freedom of expression
TRANSPORT: railway stakeholders call on European Commission to extend exemption from infrastructure charges