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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12731

2 June 2021
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Neighbourhood
European Commission provides €460 million in macrofinancial assistance to four third countries
Brussels, 01/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 1 June, the European Commission made further disbursements to four third countries under the EU’s €3 billion macrofinancial assistance programme to support ten enlargement and neighbourhood countries from spring 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic (see EUROPE B12472A7).

The EU support will be distributed as follows: - €300 million to Tunisia; - €50 million to Kosovo; - €30 million to Montenegro; - €80 million to North Macedonia.

For Tunisia, this is the...

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