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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12737
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation

Member States endorse interinstitutional agreement on public country-by-country reporting

On Wednesday 9 June, the Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) validated the agreement reached a few days earlier between the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament negotiators on the proposal for a directive aimed at increasing public country-by-country reporting (CBCR) (see EUROPE B12732A2).

The overall compromise reached with Parliament is “balanced” and in line with the revised mandate given to it at the end of May...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament gives final green light to EU Digital Covid Certificate
BUDGET: European Commission heckled in European Parliament over delayed implementation of ‘Rule of law’ mechanism
UNITED STATES: EU institutions state their expectations for 15 June summit
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament endorses compromise with EU Council on NDICI financial instrument
BIODIVERSITY: European Parliament - an effective EU strategy requires a ‘Biodiversity’ law and binding targets for 2030
DIGITAL: MEPs vote on a motion for a resolution on cybersecurity for next decade
CULTURE: documentary Collective wins first ever LUX Audience Award
SOCIAL:  European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on European Social Fund plus
COHESION: Brexit adjustment reserve, European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council
COHESION: territorial entities discriminating against LGBTQI community should receive less EU aid, says European Parliament
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU Council discussions on future of health restrictions in “post-vaccination” EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Greece promises to improve conditions for migrants on its territory
CLIMATE/FINANCE: seven Member States call for better definition of limitations of EU taxonomy
CLIMATE: European Commission considering setting up social fund if ETS for road transport and buildings is created, says Frans Timmermans
TRANSPORT: Member States are working on Eurovignette Directive in preparation for upcoming negotiations with European Parliament
FISHERIES: EU ministers back deal with UK on 2021 fisheries quotas
INTERVIEW AGRICULTURE: current compromise on CAP requires “major investments from farming community”, says Pekka Pesonen (Copa-Cogeca)
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission threatens London with retaliatory measures under Trade and Cooperation Agreement
HONG KONG: EU to step up its response to situation in city-state, promises Borrell
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Member States endorse interinstitutional agreement on public country-by-country reporting
TAXATION: review of progress made under Portuguese Presidency of EU Council on tax issues
COMPETITION: European Commission raises concerns about ‘Internet of Things’
FINANCE: Commission publishes a toolkit of indicators to measure progress on Capital Markets Union
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
UKRAINE: General Court annuls 2019 EU Council acts on extension of freezing of funds of Viktor and Oleksandr Yanukovych
STATE AID: General Court annuls Commission decision approving German aid to airline Condor
BREACHES OF EU LAW
EU LAW: Karlsruhe Court judgment, European Commission takes Germany to court for infringing primacy of EU law
MIGRATION: Hungary urged to comply with EU Court of Justice judgment on its violations of asylum seekers’ rights
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission refers Warsaw and Prague to Court of Justice for failure to respect EU citizens’ electoral rights
ENVIRONMENT: France and Hungary before EU Court of Justice for inadequate urban wastewater treatment
ENVIRONMENT: Commission refers Italy to EU Court of Justice for violation of EU drinking water requirements
TRANSPORT: Denmark to be taken to EU Court of Justice for persistent parking restrictions on heavy goods vehicles
JUSTICE: confiscation of criminal assets - EU Court of Justice asked to impose financial penalties on Luxembourg
JUSTICE: European Commission toughens up on Cyprus and Malta over “golden passports”
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: referral to EU Court of Justice against Poland for non-compliance with public procurement rules
NEWS BRIEFS
SPACE: Eurospace calls for clarification of scope of Sustainable Products Initiative
WOMEN: EU ministers sign open letter calling for protection of abortion as an “essential health service”
INDUSTRY: ACEA study suggests specific locations for charging infrastructure in EU for electric trucks
SERBIA/KOSOVO: resumption of high-level political dialogue on Tuesday 15 June