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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12751
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Belarus

EU regrets Lukashenko regime’s countermeasure announcements

European External Action Service spokeswoman Nabila Massrali on Tuesday 29 June underlined the EU’s regret at the Belarusian countermeasures against the EU announced the day before (see EUROPE B12750A19).

“The EU regrets the decision of the Lukashenko regime to suspend its participation in the Eastern Partnership framework”, she told EUROPE. According to her, this decision only serves to further isolate Belarus and “is yet another demonstration of the regime’s disregard for the...

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BEACONS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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FUTURE OF THE EU: European Trade Union Confederation calls for change to EU treaties
NEWS BRIEFS
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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
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