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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12735

8 June 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration
European Court of Auditors gives harsh assessment of Frontex agency activities
Brussels, 07/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

Frontex performs key functions in protecting the EU’s external borders, but despite being given a strengthened mandate in 2019, it has not yet fully demonstrated its effectiveness to Member States and has even failed to implement a previous mandate given in 2016.

This is the finding made public on Monday 7 June by the European Court of Auditors in a new report on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. This is a somewhat “worrying” finding, based on responses to questionnaires sent...

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Council excludes Common Foreign and Security Policy from scope of activity of Agency for Fundamental Rights
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: white smoke in EU Council on law applicable to third-part effects of assignment of claims
JUSTICE: Member States willing to entrust management of e-CODEX system to eu-LISA agency, subject to certain guarantees
JUSTICE: e-Evidence, Commission urges co-legislators to show “openness” in finding a compromise
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Slovenia again asked to appoint its European Delegated Prosecutors as soon as possible
JUSTICE: Member States urge European Commission to find a solution for personal data transfers to US
DIGITAL: Member States want to clarify time limits and mandatory notifications for removal of illegal content online
MIGRATION: European Court of Auditors gives harsh assessment of Frontex agency activities
SPACE INTERVIEW: “If you're not a superpower in space, you cannot be a superpower on the global political landscape,” says Josef Aschbacher
ENVIRONMENT: adapting to climate change, zero pollution objective, and battery and waste regulation on EU ministers’ agenda
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA has authorised twelve potentially carcinogenic pesticides, says PAN Europe
ENERGY: revision of TEN-E Regulation, hydrogen and ‘renovation wave’ strategies on agenda of Member States’ Energy Ministers meeting
ENERGY: some 40 stakeholders calls on EU to stop subsidising fossil fuels
CLIMATE: ETS has allowed European industries to make up to 50 billion euros in profits between 2008 and 2019, according to Carbon Market Watch
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: ‘G7 Finance’ lays foundations for agreement on international tax reform
BANKS: towards creation of a European passport for servicers of non-performing loans
BANKS: European Banking Authority recommendations to reduce reporting costs for small banking entities
COMPETITION: European Commission suggests changing rules on climate, energy and environmental support
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: current state of tension in EU/Russia relations is in nobody’s interest, say Michel and Putin
UNITED KINGDOM: EU and London will try again on 9 June to resolve their differences over Northern Ireland Protocol
BURKINA FASO: EU condemns new terrorist attacks and renews solidarity with bereaved Burkinabe population
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Mr Stoltenberg calls for a more political Alliance
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRADE: left/right split in European Parliament on lifting of Covid-19 vaccine patents
HEALTH: Slovakia latest country to start using Russian Sputnik V vaccine
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council adopts conclusions on impact of pandemic on internal security and terrorist threat
COHESION: EU Council adopts Just Transition Fund
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Slovenia becomes 11th EU country to incorporate concept of consent into rape legislation
EU2022FR: social issue will be at heart of French Presidency of EU Council
JUSTICE: EU Council adopts conclusions on protection of vulnerable adults
CSDP: Mr Wigemark’s mandate as Head of EULEX Kosovo is expected to be extended
RUSSIA: EU denounces new law limiting opponents from running in elections
Kiosk
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