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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12740
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Gender equality

EU Council adopts conclusions on socio-economic consequences of Covid-19 on gender equality

14/06/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 14 June, the European Ministers for Social Affairs and Employment adopted conclusions on the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic regarding gender equality. These findings, detailed earlier in our articles (see EUROPE 12733/17), highlight the fact that women have been more affected by job losses and falling wage levels and have taken on a disproportionate share of unpaid work (see EUROPE 12584/11), which has increased during the crisis as a result of school closures, increased household chores and an unavailability of home care services. Poland has once again stated in a note that it considers the term “gender” to refer only to “sex” (see EUROPE 12713/20). For the conclusions: https://bit.ly/34GTHt9 and Poland’s note: https://bit.ly/3gwugzP (AC)

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: leaders agree on Alliance’s 2030 Agenda
NATO: alliance addresses new challenges posed by Russia and China
AFGHANISTAN: Allies want to open a new chapter with country
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Summit with Joe Biden will lay foundations for enhanced cooperation with EU on health, climate, trade and security
DEVELOPMENT: EU must build tailored strategic partnerships with middle-income countries, says EU Council
DEVELOPMENT: EU Council adopts conclusions on UN-guided post-Covid-19 ‘human development’
CAUCASUS: EU welcomes goodwill gestures by Armenia and Azerbaijan
G7 SUMMIT
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: China slams G7 joint communiqué
DEVELOPMENT: G7 supports allocation of SDRs to finance post-Covid-19 development in poor countries, including $100 billion for Africa
HEALTH: G7 pledges to provide 10 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine to poorest countries and to defeat pandemic by 2022
TRADE/ECONOMY: G7 ready to boost production of anti-Covid-19 medical products under existing TRIPS Agreement
TAXATION: G7 leaders confirm their commitment to international tax reform
CLIMATE: G7 countries commit to end direct support for unabated coal power generation by end of 2021
ETHIOPIA: G7 supports international investigations to bring to justice those responsible for atrocities in Tigray
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wages, Member States want a flexible European framework in EU
SOCIAL: EU countries support development of common roadmap to set national targets at Porto Social Summit
SOCIAL: EU Council adopts European Child Guarantee
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Member States hesitant about ‘pay transparency’ directive and still opposed to ‘Women on Boards’ directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: discussions resume in EU Council on Equal Treatment Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European Parliament and national parliaments insist on support for third countries to manage migration flows
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council approves three financial instruments for migration, external borders and internal security
DIGITAL: DMA, Tiemo Wölken calls for a rolling text, capable of responding to future market developments
ENERGY: TEN-E revision, EU Council criticised for its position on blending hydrogen with natural gas
ENERGY/CLIMATE: MEPs tackle methane emissions
ENERGY: about one third of ‘Projects of Common Interest’ have not yet been approved or are still under consideration, according to ACER
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts Connecting Europe Facility 2.0
TRANSPORT: EU Council validates new rules for trans-European transport network
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EU electoral law, Domènec Ruiz Devesa presents his ideas for the creation of a common constituency
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Lucia Nicholsonová re-elected as Chair of European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: European Technical Support Instrument for Reform focuses on national recovery plans
GENDER EQUALITY: EU Council adopts conclusions on socio-economic consequences of Covid-19 on gender equality
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Dunja Mijatović calls for rejection of ban on discussions on sexual diversity and gender identity
NEWS BRIEFS
DEVELOPMENT: EU Council welcomes EU ODA increase in 2020, but stresses need to do more
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Ministers “welcome and endorse” new European strategy for rights of persons with disabilities