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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12779
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Afghanistan

Taliban to allow evacuation of foreigners and Afghans, says international community

More than 100 countries, the European Union and NATO announced on Sunday 29 August that they had received assurances from the Taliban that all foreigners and Afghans with third country travel permits would be able to leave the country (https://bit.ly/3jrQFRq).

“We have received assurances from the Taliban that all foreign nationals and Afghan citizens with travel authorization from our countries will be allowed to proceed in a safe and orderly manner to points of departure and to travel...

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