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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12753

2 July 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture
European Parliament expects to vote on CAP reform in late October or November
Brussels, 01/07/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament should be in a position to vote on the three texts reforming the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the end of October or in November, said the chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture, Norbert Lins (EPP, Germany), on Thursday 1 July.

In general, the members of this committee welcomed the results of the interinstitutional negotiations on the new CAP, which will enter into force on 1 January 2023 (see EUROPE B12749A1).

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Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: 130 countries agree on key elements of international tax reform
TAXATION: new VAT rules for e-commerce come into force
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2021SI: Slovenia begins its EU Council Presidency amidst Rule of law problems
BUDGET: MEPs say future guidelines on Rule of law conditionality are unnecessary and counterproductive
EU2021PT: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council has exceeded its objectives for success, according to Pedro Lourtie
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament expects to vote on CAP reform in late October or November
MIGRATION: work progresses in EU Council on conditions for ‘screening’ migrants at EU’s external borders
TERRORISM: latest Europol report reveals terrorism killed 21 people in EU in 2020
DIGITAL: data governance, Portuguese EU Council Presidency proposed to strengthen Member States’ data protection laws
DIGITAL: Joint Cybercrime Unit, European Commission reassures MEPs of Member States’ willingness to help
COHESION: Interreg, European Court of Auditors still regrets shortcomings in implementation and monitoring
ENERGY: MEPs want to speed up deployment of offshore renewables
ENERGY: more than 70 MEPs call on European Commission to ensure 5th PCI list conforms with EU’s climate objectives
ENERGY: European Commission launches public consultation on voluntary bioenergy standards schemes
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: two NGOs report contrasting commitments from EU countries for Single-Use Plastics Directive, which enters into force on 3 July
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BANKS: anticipating credit risk remains priority, says Andrea Enria
HEALTH: Covid-19 certificate, Covax calls for equal treatment of all WHO recognised vaccines
ECONOMY: in March 2021, less than 7% of public emergency aid activated to deal with pandemic paid out
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: MEPs intend to keep up pressure on European Commission for a binding text on SLAPPs
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU adopts first European Defence Fund annual work programme
EXTERNAL ACTION
GHANA: further step in implementation of EU-Ghana Interim Economic Partnership Agreement
MOZAMBIQUE: EU humanitarian airlift flight carrying 15 tonnes of aid heading for Cabo Delgado
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TAXATION: Court clarifies rules for application of VAT to determine taxable amount of a fraudulent transaction a posteriori
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MONEY LAUNDERING: Council of Europe calls for reversal of burden of proof to allow confiscation
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: sanctioned for climate inaction, French government ordered to act within nine months by country’s Council of State
COHESION: four key Cohesion Policy regulations enter into force
DEVELOPMENT: food security and the implementation of all SDGs a priority for the EU and G20 ministers
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European broadcasting associations fear that controversial Hungarian bill will set “very negative legal precedent”
ENERGY: new EU rules on ecodesign of electric motors come into force
COMPANIES: European trade unions call on Commission to set a date for release of its proposal on due diligence
ETHIOPIA: EU calls for swift implementation of unilateral ceasefire in Tigray as announced by government