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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12754

3 July 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / Employment
Unemployment fell slightly in May, according to Eurostat

02/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – The unemployment rate in the euro zone stood at 7.9% in May 2021, compared with 8.1% in April, according to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Friday 2 July. It remained slightly higher than a year ago, when it stood at 7.5%. Similarly, there is a slight downturn for the EU as a whole, where the unemployment rate stood at 7.3% in May 2021, compared to 7.4% in April (and 6.9% in May 2020). In total, 15.2 million people were unemployed in May 2021,...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EU2021SI: daggers drawn between Slovenian government and Executive Vice-President of European Commission, Frans Timmermans
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: July session will be dominated by Rule of law issue and marked by visit of Slovenian Prime Minister, Janez Janša
FUTURE OF EU: sixteen national far-right parties sign declaration against construction of European “superstate”
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Slovenian EU Council Presidency to focus on Western Balkans
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: EU programme emphasises respect for Rule of law
WTO: fisheries subsidies negotiations move forward with revised text presented in Geneva
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: Commission’s Scientific Service report on inclusion of nuclear power in EU taxonomy receives a relatively positive assessment
CLIMATE/FINANCE: five Member States urge Commission to keep nuclear power out of EU taxonomy
SPACE: Slovenian Presidency of EU Council to focus on space traffic management and European Secure Connectivity Initiative
JUSTICE: Laura Kövesi updates European Parliament Conference of Presidents on challenges facing European Public Prosecutor’s Office
MIGRATION: UNHCR and IOM call on Slovenia to use its Presidency to better protect migrants and refugees
CONSUMERS: General Product Safety Directive revision proposal welcomed ahead of debate on 13 July
AGRICULTURE: EU trade organisations vary in their satisfaction with CAP agreement
ENVIRONMENT: EEB sets out ten criteria against which it will assess Slovenian Presidency of EU Council’s performance
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: extraordinary ‘Ecofin’ Council meeting scheduled for 26 July to adopt latest national recovery plans
ECONOMY: Greens/EFA group in European Parliament urges Commission to rigorously assess national recovery plans
HEALTH: MEPs on public health are concerned about UK hosting last Euro football matches
COHESION: European Commission approves € 311 million for Germany, France and Latvia under REACT-EU
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €39.7 million Italian aid to support Alitalia
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: LuxLetters, Luxembourg’s tax practices under fire again
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls for repatriation of EU nationals held in Syrian camps
NEWS BRIEFS
EMPLOYMENT: unemployment fell slightly in May, according to Eurostat
ENERGY: European Commission updates platform for monitoring energy efficiency financing
ENERGY: revision of TEN-E regulation, delay in negotiations between the political groups in European Parliament
TAXATION: European Commission consults on its future DEBRA directive to reduce debt/equity bias
MEDIA: ten European public broadcasting groups join forces to launch joint news service
UNITED KINGDOM: over 6 million EU nationals have applied for permanent residence in UK
TRANSPORT: public consultation for safe, accessible, inclusive and zero-emission urban transport
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on review of mandate of European Maritime Safety Agency
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: until 9 July 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 8 July 2021