login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12731

2 June 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Budget/economy
Commission plans to raise €80 billion on markets in 2021 to finance European Recovery Plan
Brussels, 01/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission announced on Tuesday 1 June that it would issue €80 billion of long-term EU bonds between June and December 2021 and several tens of billions of euros of short-term EU Bills from September onwards. These operations will enable it to start financing the Next Generation EU European Recovery Plan on behalf of the EU27.

This announcement takes the form of a decision on the maximum annual borrowing level, the ‘annual borrowing decision’. For 2021, this decision...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission launches discussion on how Schengen area can withstand different crises
JUSTICE: EU celebrates “historic” launch of European Public Prosecutor’s Office, despite missing appointments
AGRICULTURE: an update on progress and pitfalls in negotiations between EU institutions on CAP reform
AGRICULTURE: on common market organisation, “European Parliament backed down little”, according to Éric Andrieu
ENVIRONMENT: public access to environmental justice, final preparations for European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on 4 June
ENVIRONMENT: more than 80% of Europe’s bathing waters are of excellent quality, according to EEA
HEALTH: interinstitutional agreement on health technology assessments expected by end of June
HEALTH: Nico Semsrott invests part of his MEP allowance to fight period poverty
ENERGY: eleven Member States oppose inclusion of blending hydrogen with natural gas in scope of revised TEN-E Regulation
ENERGY: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council is sounding out Member States on gas legislation revision
TRANSPORT: Member States will adopt their position on Single European Sky on 3 June
DIGITAL: Member States to debate ‘2030 Digital Compass’ on Friday 4 June
SPACE: European Commission reveals some aspects of its vision of space traffic management
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Parliament/EU Council negotiations on country-by-country reporting
TAXATION: European Tax Observatory will be “a source of new ideas” to combat tax evasion, says Gabriel Zucman
EDUCATION - YOUTH
YOUTH: Biliana Sirakova, first EU Youth Coordinator
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Foreign Ministers prepare future of Alliance
EXTERNAL ACTION
JORDAN: EU and Amman want to strengthen their partnership
MALI: EU supports ECOWAS mediation and adherence to timetable for presidential election
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: seven Member States ready to use ‘EU Digital Covid Certificate’
BUDGET/ECONOMY: Commission plans to raise €80 billion on markets in 2021 to finance European Recovery Plan
WTO: member countries discuss South Africa’s revised proposal to lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines
NEIGHBOURHOOD: European Commission provides €460 million in macrofinancial assistance to four third countries
STATE AID: European Commission approves €800-million Greek support for tourism sector
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs approve €11.6 million in aid for dismissed workers
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: over 50 former leaders support ICC
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 2.0% in May and unemployment at 8.0% in April
INDUSTRY: Belgium is EU Member State with highest tax on motor vehicles, according to ACEA
LIBYA: second peace conference scheduled for 23 June in Berlin
MEDIA: European Parliament concerned about future of Euranet Plus radio network
SOCIAL: number of childless households in EU has risen by 20% in ten years, according to Eurostat