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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12757

8 July 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / Georgia
Várhelyi calls for freedom of expression and assembly
Brussels, 07/07/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy, Olivér Várhelyi, used his visit to Tbilisi on Wednesday 7 July to highlight the importance of freedom of expression and assembly, after violence against LGBTI activists (see EUROPE B12755A28).

“The freedom of expression unhindered by violence, or any discrimination, needs to be upheld. All must enjoy the right of assembly and of freedom of expression. Therefore, we want everybody to respect this”, he stressed at a press conference with Prime...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
RULE OF LAW/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs speak out against Hungary’s law stigmatising LGBTI people and urge European Council to stay engaged
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides disapproves of European Parliament’s plan to create a platform on medicines stocks
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission broadly satisfied with start of EU digital Covid certificate
TRADE: MEPs approve report on Covid-19 trade repercussions
ETHIOPIA: MEPs urge EU to act to secure immediate humanitarian access to Tigray at all costs
NATO: European Parliament calls for strengthening of EU-NATO strategic partnership
GMO: European Parliament opposes authorisation of products containing herbicide-resistant GM maize and soybeans
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves three reports on TEN-T network, Connecting Europe Facility 2.0 and ERTMS
MIGRATION: European Parliament gives final green light to new EU funds on asylum and migration management
MIGRATION: European Parliament confirms new Visa Information System rules
BUDGET: European Parliament approves budgeting of €1.7 billion budget surplus
FISHERIES: offshore wind farms should be placed mainly where fishing is not permitted, according to European Parliament
TAXATION: European Parliament says ‘yes’ to transforming VAT Committee into a comitology committee
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: new EU agency will be centrepiece of Commission’s proposed future anti-money laundering framework
ECONOMY: accelerated lifting of health restrictions fuels economic rebound, says European Commission
ECONOMY: European Commission says it has not suspended assessment of Hungarian recovery plan
TAXATION: a new step in international corporate tax reform is expected at G20 ‘Finance’ Summit in Venice
STATE AID: European Commission publishes results of evaluation of EU rules on aid for broadband networks
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
WTO: EU regrets lack of progress on Covid-19 vaccine patent issue at WTO
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Slovenian Presidency seeks to finalise EU Council's position on revision of TEN-E Regulation
AGRICULTURE: positive short-term outlook for EU agricultural sector
INDUSTRY: European Battery Alliance, Maroš Šefčovič signs new Memorandum of Understanding on skills
EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: Várhelyi calls for freedom of expression and assembly
IRAN: France, UK and Germany are concerned about continued production of enriched uranium metal
TURKEY: EU Facility meets refugees’ needs, says independent study
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: labour market and dual transition issues will be focus of next informal meeting
EMPLOYMENT: rural areas more greatly affected by consequences of pandemic than urban areas, according to European Commission report
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Russian legislation on “foreign agents” violates basic rights, says Council of Europe’s Venice Commission
TURKEY: according to Venice Commission, law on prevention of financing of weapons of mass destruction is of great concern from a basic rights perspective
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU denounces expulsion of two Lithuanian diplomats
BUDGET: ‘Rule of law conditionality’, “we will start first files this autumn”, promises von der Leyen
COURT OF JUSTICE: appointment of two judges and two advocates-general
MEDIA: EU institutions unanimously condemn the attack on Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries
MOLDOVA: European Parliament delegation will observe early parliamentary elections on 11 July
SOCIAL: ‘Fit for 55’, trade unions, employers and NGOs in automotive sector call for specific European measures
SOCIAL: Slovenian EU Council Presidency considering adoption of three conclusions
TRANSPORT: green light for signing of contracts for construction of Lyon-Turin rail tunnel on French side