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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12772

30 July 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 23
NEWS BRIEFS / Migration
Greek migration minister asks for European Commission’s support in convincing Turkey to take back irregular migrants

29/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission confirmed on Thursday, 29 July, that Greek Minister of Migration Notis Mitarachi wrote the European Commission to ask for its support in dealing with Turkey, which refuses to take back irregular migrants who entered Greece from its territory. On 28 July, the Greek minister indicated on Twitter that he had asked Turkey to agree to take back 1,908 illegal immigrants in accordance with the EU-Turkey Statement. “We expect Turkey to...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: climate change adaptation, European Commission adopts new guidelines
CLIMATE: On ‘Earth Overshoot Day’, the world has used up all resources the Earth produces in a year
COHESION: European Commission adopts first partnership agreement for period 2021-2027
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office and European Commission sign working arrangement
FISHERIES: EU and Mauritania agree on a new fisheries partnership agreement
FISHERIES: EU Council agrees definitive EU/UK fishing quotas for 2021
EXTERNAL ACTION
CUBA: repression of demonstrations, EU calls for respect for human rights and dialogue
GEORGIA: EU calls on party in power to return to 19 April political agreement
AFGHANISTAN: EU calls for reforms
TRADE: negotiations are progressing on extension of Economic Partnership Agreement with five countries in Southern and Eastern Africa
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: European Commission still looking for new signatories to Code of Practice on Disinformation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: OECD releases new corporate income tax statistics
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Commission launches call for evidence to assess situation of traineeships in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ms von der Leyen receives credentials of eight Heads of Mission to EU
STATE AID: European Commission approves €10.25 million support for Palanga airport in Lithuania
BIODIVERSITY: COP15 on biodiversity may be postponed again
MIGRATION: European Commission calls on Member States to step up aid to Lithuania
MIGRATION: Greek migration minister asks for European Commission’s support in convincing Turkey to take back irregular migrants
DIGITAL: EU fibre optic internet subscriptions to rise sharply in 2020
FISHERIES: green light for German State aid to fisheries sector affected by Brexit
FISHERIES: European Commission proposal on Southern Bluefin Tuna
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission pauses infringement action against London to work on solutions for Northern Ireland
HEALTH: ECDC publishes health risk assessment for areas of EU recently devastated by floods