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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12749

26 June 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 28
EXTERNAL ACTION / Wto
EU defends its proposal on intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines at WTO
Brussels, 25/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) met on Thursday 24 June, to discuss the intellectual property (IP) rights of Covid-19 vaccines. The EU was able to present and defend its written proposal, which was transmitted to WTO members on 18 June. 

The EU has argued that its proposal could be adopted quickly, as it does not amend the TRIPS agreements, but clarifies certain points, according to a senior Geneva official. 

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: political agreement between EU institutions on elements of CAP reform
AGRICULTURE: European Court of Auditors criticises EU aid during 2014-2016 dairy crisis
JUSTICE: European Parliament in turn considers transfer of management of e-CODEX system
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
HEALTH: vigilance and coordination remain watchwords of EU-27, which is “very concerned” about spread of Delta variant
HOME AFFAIRS : EU-27 call for caution as Member States re-open to EU and third-country tourists
MIGRATION: new €3 billion aid package to help Turkey will soon be on table of Member States, confirms Ursula von der Leyen
EMU: EU leaders view economic recovery with optimism and caution
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: after summit debate on controversial Hungarian bill, Hungary’s place in EU is in question
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU-27 to discuss relations with China on 5 October in Slovenia
RUSSIA: Europeans divided on holding a summit with Vladimir Putin
TURKEY: EU will never accept two-state solution in Cyprus, warns Ms von der Leyen
BELARUS: leaders welcome adoption of sanctions against regime
SAHEL: European Council reiterates its call for respect for Transitional Charter in Mali and its support for stabilisation of region
LIBYA: European Council calls for progress on political dialogue and foreign troop withdrawal
CYBERSECURITY: EU leaders condemn latest cyber attacks and call for response
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH MACEDONIA: Bulgaria will not allow its arm to be twisted into accepting opening of negotiations, warns Rumen Radev
WTO: EU defends its proposal on intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines at WTO
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament calls on EU to mobilise significantly more funding to help poor countries cope with impact of pandemic
BUDGET/COHESION: Just Transition Mechanism, European Parliament adopts interinstitutional agreement reached on public sector loan facility
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: LinkedIn joins EU code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: European Pact on Migration and Asylum strongly challenged in debate at Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: REACT-EU, Commission approves €93 million for City of Berlin
TRADE: agri-food trade rose sharply in March
DEFENCE: EU and South Korea to strengthen cooperation on maritime safety
FINANCE: ECB to supervise systemic investment firms
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission consulting on revision of labelling rules for alcoholic beverages
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: until 2 July 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 2 july 2021