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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12764

17 July 2021
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NEWS BRIEFS / Taxation
MEPs call on European Commission to deliver on its commitment to EU digital levy

16/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – European Parliament Committee on Budgets Chair Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR, Belgium) and own resources co-rapporteurs Valérie Hayer (Renew Europe, France), and José Manuel Fernandes (EPP, Portugal) sent a letter to the European Commission on Friday 16 July asking it to honour its commitment to propose a ‘digital levy’ as an EU own resource by 20 July. In their view, the Commission’s decision to pause its work on the tax in order to support the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes new strategy to protect and restore EU forests
AGRICULTURE: Slovenian priorities, organic farming, trade and animal welfare to be discussed at EU Council on Monday 19 July
Interview on MIGRATION: Birgit Sippel believes that it is time to try to move forward with “the most serious countries” on Asylum Pact rather than seeking consensus at all costs
JUSTICE: Slovenian EU Council Presidency optimistic about reaching agreement with European Parliament on e-evidence notification
JUSTICE: Slovenian Presidency of Council of EU starts its work with Ministers of Justice on respect of children’s rights
JUSTICE: European Commission proposes EU accession to 2019 Hague Judgement Convention
DIGITAL: Commission reminds Member States of its priorities in use of artificial intelligence in field of justice
DIGITAL: European data governance takes another step forward in European Parliament
HEALTH: MEPs prepare response to European Commission’s cancer proposals
CLIMATE: ‘Fit for 55’ package, main changes in ETS for aviation
CLIMATE: proposal for carbon market for buildings and road transport already criticised by some Member States
CLIMATE/FINANCE: complementary delegated act on EU taxonomy will cover nuclear energy, confirms European Commission
COHESION: CPMR considers that programming delays are most significant since 2007
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: despite stable hospitalisation rates, Covid-19 cases in Europe have increased by more than 60% this week, warns ECDC
ECONOMY: European Commission proposes approval of Irish recovery plan
REGIONS: Committee of Regions calls on Commission to extend emergency measures to deal with pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: PRIIPS Regulation, European Commission proposes to extend transitional arrangement until 30 June 2022
STATE AID: green light for a €1.2 billion Portuguese loan to TAP and opening of investigation into further support of €3.2 billion
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BANKS: Court interprets scope of European Banking Authority’s powers
BANKS: Court confirms legality of EU rules on calculation of ex-ante contributions to Single Resolution Fund
SOCIAL: Court of Justice confirms economically inactive EU citizens have right to be affiliated to health insurance system of another Member State
SOCIAL: Court specifies cases in which the Working Time Directive does not apply to activities of military personnel
SOCIAL: according to CJEU, Estonian regulation on health requirements for prison officers is contrary to EU law
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Nicolas Schmit believes there is “absolute need for improvement” on Social Climate Fund
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: Progress but no agreement on fisheries subsidies after a ministerial meeting in Geneva
LEBANON: EU takes note of resignation of Prime Minister-designate
AFGHANISTAN: Mrs Farid and Mr Auštrevičius call for resumption of peace talks
INSTITUTIONAL
DEFENCE: according to European Ombudsman, EDA should have forbidden Jorge Domecq from becoming strategic adviser at Airbus Defence and Space
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation confirmed at 1.9% in June
TAXATION: MEPs call on European Commission to deliver on its commitment to EU digital levy
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Slovenia promises to select its European Delegated Prosecutors soon
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office opens investigation into Croatian town mayor
SOCIAL: Marianne Vind will be rapporteur on new OSH strategic framework on safety and health at work post-2020
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: until 23 July 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 22 July 2021