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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12746
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NEWS BRIEFS / Digital

European Commission launches consultation on future of ‘Digital Compass 2030’

22/06/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 22 June, the European Commission launched a consultation and forum on the Digital Compass 2030 (see EUROPE 12734/11). This toolkit should enable the EU to achieve its digital goals for the current decade. Specifically, the Commission is seeking views on accelerating the digital transformation, ensuring coordinated and timely action, identifying policy options to support the objectives and implementing multi-country projects to stimulate investment. “Today we are asking Europe’s citizens and businesses to share their views and help us prepare the next Digital Compass policy programme, which will guide the digital transition”, said Executive Vice-President for a Europe fit for the Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager. The consultation will remain open until 3 August 2021. See the consultation: https://bit.ly/3gPaWPu (TM)

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: thirteen Member States condemn Hungary’s new law stigmatising LGBTIQ people
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament vote on EU Ethics Body postponed to 14 July
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: situation is “dangerous”, warns Council of Europe Special Representative on antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: ongoing deadlock in EU Council on opening of EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania
ARMENIA: early elections were competitive and generally well-managed, says EU
LATIN AMERICA: EU considering how to further help Latin America fight Covid-19 pandemic
ANGOLA: start of negotiations on investment facilitation agreement
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRADE: Commission to extend export authorisation mechanism for Covid-19 vaccines
HEALTH/HOME AFFAIRS: EU must do more to harmonise travel rules, says Merkel
HEALTH: European Union will receive an additional 150 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in 2022
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU Council continues its work to adopt negotiating mandate on strengthening ECDC mandate
HEALTH: EU Council and European Parliament agree on modalities of future European health technology assessments
GMO: MEPs oppose authorisation in EU of products containing herbicide-tolerant maize and soybeans
ENVIRONMENT: protection of bees, MEPs pleased that agriculture ministers will soon be dealing with issue
FISHERIES: European Commission identifies weaknesses in application of Control Regulation
ENERGY: TEN-E regulation revision, European Parliament Environment Committee votes to exclude natural gas
SPACE: European Commission and European Space Agency officially sign Financial Framework Partnership Agreement
DIGITAL: European Council on Foreign Relations warns of geopolitical risks of artificial intelligence
HOME AFFAIRS: EU and US re-launch their cooperation on migration
MIGRATION: illegal crossings of EU’s external borders have risen again in 2021 as pandemic ebbs
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in online advertising technology sector
INSURANCE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on revision of Motor Insurance Directive
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, Portuguese Presidency of EU Council is about to hand over baton to Slovenia
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: EU Court of Justice clarifies platform operators’ liability when protected works are illegally uploaded
MIGRATION: Court clarifies conditions for enforcement of a removal order of EU citizens on grounds of public order and security
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: a third country can bring an action against EU sanctions affecting it, Court of Justice confirms
NEWS BRIEFS
IRAQ: EU to observe October parliamentary elections
DIGITAL: European Commission launches consultation on future of ‘Digital Compass 2030’