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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12766

21 July 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Digital
Number of fines imposed for breaches of General Data Protection Regulation up by 113%

20/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – The number of fines related to breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) increased by 113% between July 2020 and July 2021, reported the financial analysis firm Finbold. Some 709 fines were recorded during this period, compared to a high of 332 the previous year. “The increase in fines over the past year highlights the improvement in the ability of regulators to detect personal data breaches”, the Finbold report says. The total amount of the...

Contents

Belgian National Day: please note that 21 July is a legal public holiday in Belgium and our offices will be closed. EUROPE 12767 will be dated Friday 23 July
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: situation in Hungary and Poland continues to worry European Commission
POLAND: European Commission threatens Warsaw with financial penalties if it does not comply with Court of Justice’s judgment on disciplinary regime for judges
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Commission proposes creation of a new EU ‘anti-money laundering’ agency in 2023
MONEY LAUNDERING: European anti-money laundering framework gets a makeover
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Commission proposes to establish ‘grey’ list of third countries at risk of money laundering
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission wants to start negotiating agreement between London and Gibraltar
CYPRUS: EU denounces Ankara’s decision to change status of town of Varosha as “unilateral and unacceptable”
SERBIA/KOSOVO: very limited progress during second political dialogue between Mr Vučić and Mr Kurti
WTO: EU requests WTO consultations on discriminatory Russian measures
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: first discussion of Member States’ Environment Ministers on ‘Fit for 55’ package
CLIMATE: Ursula von der Leyen defends proposal for a new ETS for road transport and buildings
FISHERIES: Oceana urges UK and EU to end overfishing of jointly managed fish stocks
INTERNAL MARKET: circular economy on next informal EU Council meeting agenda
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: competition makes extended producer responsibility schemes more efficient, says study
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Conference on the Future of Europe, both local and regional authorities and social partners to have stronger presence
BUDGET: EPP group in European Parliament laments postponement of presentation of proposals on EU own resources
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency embarks on rolling review of Sanofi Pasteur’s Covid-19 vaccine
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: impact of flood disaster on EU agriculture is yet to be determined
EMPLOYMENT: Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated labour shortages in certain sectors
ENERGY: new set of proposals from European Commission expected in December
COMPANIES: banking industry and SME representatives want to improve monitoring of SMEs’ post-Covid-19 financial health 
JUSTICE: copyrights, European Commission is examining principle of reciprocity in remuneration of artists and producers
JUSTICE: European Commission consults on implementation of EU Victims' Rights Directive
DIGITAL: number of fines imposed for breaches of General Data Protection Regulation up by 113%
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: ECR Group denies rumours concerning possible departure of PiS MEPs
EUROPEAN PARTIES: Pascal Schonard appointed Director of Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations
ANIMAL HEALTH: recent outbreak of African swine fever in domestic pigs in Germany