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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12751

30 June 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 36
SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration
European Asylum Support Office confirms a drastic drop in asylum applications for 2020 due to pandemic
Brussels, 29/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) confirmed in its annual report, on Tuesday 29 June, that the number of first-time asylum applications lodged in the EU in 2020 fell to an all-time low due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

First instance decisions in Member States and Schengen associated countries were indeed higher than applications, with 534,500 decisions in total and 485,000 asylum applications, down by 32% compared to 2019 and the lowest since 2013.

The Office also notes that 58% of...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Slovenia, the brilliant student starting to regress (2)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission wants to expand the EU’s toolbox for sustainable finance
FINANCE: Christine Lagarde calls for a ‘green’ capital markets union
TAXATION: European Commission expects significant decrease in tax revenues in EU in 2021 and 2022
BANKS: European Banking Authority sets out its vision for a balanced approach to RegTech
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: European Commission raises €15 billion in 2nd operation to support economic recovery
CULTURE: Commission presents its recommendations for a coordinated recovery in cultural and creative sectors
HEALTH: Margarítis Schinás presents the European Commission’s reflection on “early lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic” to MEPs
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission calls on Member States to respect Recommendation on non-essential travel in EU
TRANSPORT: passenger rights, European Court of Auditors deplores airlines’ shortcomings during health crisis
CONSUMERS: Covid-19—airlines operating in EU urged to improve handling of flight cancellations
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19: EU coordinates shipment of vaccines to Kosovo and medicines to Brazil
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOGRAPHY: European Commission develops its long-term vision for more prosperous European rural areas
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: agreement between European Parliament and EU Council Presidency on new European Union Agency for Asylum
MIGRATION: European Asylum Support Office confirms a drastic drop in asylum applications for 2020 due to pandemic
DIGITAL: DMA, Portuguese Presidency of EU Council proposes a broader definition of gatekeepers and more recourse for Member States
AGRICULTURE: pesticides, EU Ministers support a specific protection goal for honey bees
AGRICULTURE: several EU ministers call for an end to fur farming in EU
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties validates three new EU funds dedicated to asylum and migration and internal security
CLIMATE: EU and Morocco want to establish a ‘Green Partnership’
CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from new cars in Europe down sharply in 2020, says EEA
COMPANIES: EPP group in European Parliament continues its rebellion against EU SME Envoy
JUSTICE: MEPs call on Commission to act on missing Slovenian nominations to European Public Prosecutor’s Office
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: EU regrets Lukashenko regime’s countermeasure announcements
AUSTRALIA: Australian trade minister warns against carbon border adjustment mechanism
SECURITY - DEFENCE
TERRORISM: stabilisation and reconstruction essential to prevent Da’esh resurgence, Borrell says
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: European Court of Human Rights condemns Poland again after its judicial reform
TURKEY: ECHR condemns Turkey for arrest of a Constitutional Court judge after coup attempt
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2021SI: Slovenia battle ready for its EU Council Presidency
FUTURE OF THE EU: European Trade Union Confederation calls for change to EU treaties
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: Member States green-light agreement with European Parliament on Motor Insurance Directive revision
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: LGBTI, EU-OSHA calls for non-binary occupational safety and health legislation and administrative procedures
EMPLOYMENT: OSH, S&D group in European Parliament would have preferred more ambition from European Commission
ENERGY: more than €41 billion could be invested in fossil gas infrastructure in Europe under 5th CIP list, according to CAN Europe
G20: Foreign Ministers call for multilateralism and post-pandemic cooperation
INTERNAL MARKET: in 2019, there were 554 million nights booked via digital platforms, according to Eurostat