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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12779

31 August 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 22
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
European Commission acts to protect EU funds for Czech Republic
Brussels, 30/08/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission sent a warning to the Czech Republic on 23 August to protect EU funds in the field of cohesion policy.

A Commission spokesperson confirmed on Monday 30 August that on 23 August 2021, “in order to address a horizontal risk related to the interpretation and application of a provision in the Czech conflict of interest Act relating to beneficiary companies held within trust funds, that was identified during a Commission audit in 2019, the Commission has issued a...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Afghanistan crisis, Member States will seek to balance humanitarian obligations and security requirements in EU
SPACE: European Commission wants to raise level of connectivity security in space
INTERNAL MARKET: fight against climate change, mandatory unbundling of mobile phones from chargers and cables would be most effective option
CLIMATE: EEA highlights potential of better raw material procurement practices to reduce emissions
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFGHANISTAN: Taliban to allow evacuation of foreigners and Afghans, says international community
AFRICA: EU boosts G20 economic partnership with Africa for private investment in Berlin
TRADE: European Commission welcomes the 2020 trade defence policy record
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: publication of BlackRock’s report on sustainable finance reignites controversy
STATE AID: €520 million Italian aid to compensate for losses in trade fair and congress sector approved
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Rule of law conditionality, European Parliament moves towards referral to Court of Justice of EU
BUDGET: European Commission acts to protect EU funds for Czech Republic
EU LAW: Manon Aubry wants to play on contradictions between national and European law to fight against austerity policies
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: nationals of six third countries, including United States, can no longer travel to EU without restrictions
EMPLOYMENT - SPORT
SPORT: Tomasz Frankowski calls for better integration of sports issues into EU policies
EMPLOYMENT: European trade unions highlight importance of collective agreements for paid holidays
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU denounces closure of Belarusian journalists’ association
ENERGY: Hungary and Russia agree on new gas supply agreement
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults on future EU27 reporting obligations on sewage sludge in agriculture
ENVIRONMENT: proposal to restrict microplastics expected by end of year, says European Commission
SPACE: terms of European preference for Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers becoming clearer
INDUSTRY: UK discovers huge lithium reserve
IRAQ: EU welcomes holding of Conference for Cooperation and Partnership