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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12761

14 July 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Transport
‘Eurovignette’ Directive takes another step forward in European Parliament

13/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 12 July, MEPs in the Committee on Transport approved (28 votes in favour and 21 against) the interim agreement on the ‘Eurovignette’ Directive (see EUROPE B12752A8). This includes a move from a time-based vignette system to a distance-based charging system for trucks and heavy goods vehicles within the EU. Member States - who will be able to claim certain exemptions - will have an eight-year period to phase out the vignette for heavy goods...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: EU Council approves recovery plans for 12 Member States
TAXATION: EU Council adopts VAT exemption solely for goods and services distributed by EU during Covid-19 pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: divisions in ECOFIN Council over inclusion of nuclear in EU taxonomy resurface
FINANCE: MEPs decide on pilot scheme for distributed ledger technology
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: public access to justice, European Parliament and EU Council reach interim agreement on amending ‘Aarhus’ Regulation
HEALTH: cross-border health threats, MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council
CLIMATE: ‘Fit for 55’ package, Greens/EFA group in European Parliament expresses concern about an approach overly based on carbon market
TRANSPORT: Slovenian EU Council Presidency puts rail and decarbonisation of transport at heart of its priorities
FISHERIES: Virginijus Sinkevičius hopes to reach an agreement with Norway on EU quota for Arctic cod
AGRICULTURE: finalising CAP reform is number one priority of Slovenian Presidency of EU Council
COHESION: Slovenian Presidency of EU Council confirms definitive abandonment of European cross-border mechanism
MIGRATION: Ylva Johansson calls on EU Member States to use momentum to push Pact on ‘Migration and Asylum’ forward
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Sarajevo will have adopted enough measures by end of 2021 to obtain EU candidate status, according to Mr Tegeltija
MOLDOVA: EU welcomes early elections, but notes shortcomings
ISRAEL: there is a chance for a fresh start in EU/Israel relations, says Mr Borrell
CUBA: Borrell calls on Cuban authorities to listen to protesters
TRADE: MEPs regret slow progress on EU trade and sustainability action plan
TRADE: Slovenian EU Council Presidency expected to focus on trade agreement negotiations
TRADE: European Commission publishes guidance for companies to tackle forced labour in supply chains
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/FINANCIAL: Platform on Sustainable Finance outlines a social taxonomy
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: Austria to join European Rapid Reaction Corps
ECONOMY: Eurogroup confirms eurozone expansionary fiscal stance in 2022
SPACE: Member States of the ESA and EU consider European approach to space traffic management
FINANCE: European Parliament concerned about delay in appointing new ESMA chair
INDUSTRY: EU and Ukraine launch Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
DIGITAL: related rights—French competition authority fines Google €500 million
RESEARCH: Women TechEU, European Commission wants to support women creating innovative start-ups
SERBIA/KOSOVO: new High Level Dialogue meeting on 19 July
TRANSPORT: ‘Eurovignette’ Directive takes another step forward in European Parliament