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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12779

31 August 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 22
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Finance
Publication of BlackRock’s report on sustainable finance reignites controversy
Brussels, 30/08/2021 (Agence Europe)

While the European Commission’s decision in March 2020 to award a contract to the American asset manager BlackRock to conduct a study on the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in the supervision of banks had already caused controversy (see EUROPE B12466A28), the results of the study, published on Friday 27 August, are just as controversial and have already caused civil society to react.

The 273-page study released almost 5 months after it was submitted...

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