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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12750

29 June 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / Belarus
Minsk adopts countermeasures against EU
Brussels, 28/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday 28 June a package of measures against the EU in retaliation for the “unprecedented restrictive measures” it has adopted against the country (see EUROPE B12749A12).

For example, Belarus has decided to suspend its participation in the Eastern Partnership. A suspension which, according to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, “will lead to a further escalation of tensions and will have a clear negative impact on the...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Slovenia, the brilliant student starting to regress (1)
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Commission blows dust off European strategic framework on health and safety at work
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission considering establishing voluntary certification scheme for forestry practices, according to draft document
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers confirm agreement between institutions on CAP reform
FISHERIES: EU Council agrees on its negotiating position on reform of control systems
FISHERIES: Jersey agrees to extend fishing licences for EU vessels until end of September
HEALTH: EU Council to discuss a second draft compromise on cross-border health threats
JUSTICE: personal data can flow freely from EU to UK for four years
CONSUMERS: European Commission will propose on 30 June that General Product Safety Directive be adapted to digital world
TRANSPORT: MEPs call for sustainable and environmentally friendly inland waterway transport
RESEARCH: European scientific community is mobilising to call for Switzerland’s full association with Horizon Europe
BIODIVERSITY: Commission report analyses economic value of healthy ecosystem services in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU money laundering supervision framework too fragmented, says European Court of Auditors
FINANCE: EU Council agreement on pilot regime on distributed ledger technology
STATE AID: green light for Austrian network reserve for ensuring security of electricity supply
STATE AID: European Commission authorises regulatory mechanism for natural gas storage in France
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET/ECONOMY: Hungarian recovery plan, European Commission assures that a control of final beneficiaries will be in place
COHESION: European Commission grants €1.5 billion in aid to Portugal under REACT-EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: Minsk adopts countermeasures against EU
WESTERN BALKANS: Slovenia will work on enlargement process, promises Igor Zorčič
TURKEY: Ankara denounces European Council conclusions
ETHIOPIA: EU condemns in strongest possible terms murder of three members of Médecins Sans Frontières
VENEZUELA: EU, US, and Canada do not rule out a gradual lifting of sanctions in case of democratic progress
MERCOSUR: Thirteen European industry representatives call for swift ratification of EU-Mercosur agreement
TRADE: EU extends steel and aluminium safeguards for 3 years
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: digital euro wallet will not exceed €2,000 to €3,000, according to Fabio Panetta
CLIMATE: EU Council endorses ‘Climate Law’
NATO: Alliance will begin consultations on its next Strategic Concept in September
CSDP: EU extends its EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah missions by one year
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission on verge of announcing agreement with London on chilled meat export issues
TRANSPORT: EU ready to sign four aviation agreements with Ukraine, Armenia, Tunisia and Qatar
TRANSPORT: Trans-European Transport Network takes another step forward in European Parliament