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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12785
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health

EMA is evaluating a series of data on use of a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines

07/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – Although it does not consider an additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine (see EUROPE B12782A22) to be “urgent” for the general population, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced, on Monday 6 September, that it will soon make a decision on the use of a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The agency says it will review data submitted by the company on the subject, including “the results from an ongoing clinical trial in which around 300 adults...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: rule of law, Commission carries out its threat of daily penalty payments
BUDGET: European Commission adopts ‘Green Bond framework’ of up to €250 billion
FUTURE OF EU: European Commission identifies ten key areas for action to strengthen EU’s strategic autonomy
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: tight timetable on CAP strategic plans worries some EU countries
AGRICULTURE: reciprocity in trade and ‘mirror clauses’, priorities of future French Presidency of EU Council
AGRICULTURE: Copa and Cogeca call for anti-dumping measures targeting nitrogen fertilisers to end
FOOD: MEPs to finalise, on Friday 10 September, their position on EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network calls for postponement of COP26 due to Covid-19 inequalities
DIGITAL: Charles Michel and Valdis Dombrovskis highlight EU’s digital priorities in Tallinn
COHESION: cohesion policy enabled over €37 billion to be invested during first half of 2021
ENERGY: opening of a public consultation on green hydrogen
EXTERNAL ACTION
LEBANON: EU can make a difference in resolving Lebanese crisis, says Pedro Marques
IRAQ: EU has opened a branch of its CSDP mission EUAM in Erbil
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission again accepts London unilaterally extending grace periods under Northern Ireland Protocol
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NUCLEAR: Stoltenberg calls for preservation of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs and UNICEF say EU should do more to mitigate impact of pandemic on children’s education
SOCIAL: pandemic has led to fragile social progress among Member States
HEALTH: EMA is evaluating a series of data on use of a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines
REGIONS: European recovery plan, Juanma Moreno requests increased consideration for regions and cities
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: retail financial products, Commission unveils delegated regulation revising key information documents
ECONOMY: GDP growth of 2.2% and employment of 0.7% in euro area in Q2 2021
NEWS BRIEFS
CRIMEA: EU condemns arrest of Tatars
ENLARGEMENT: EU Council gives green light to Interinstitutional Agreement on EU Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
ENERGY: European Commission launches €785 million call for proposals to fund cross-border energy infrastructure projects
ENVIRONMENT: report nails down impact of coal plants in Western Balkans on air pollution
UNITED STATES: inauguration of EU-US Trade and Technology Council scheduled for end of September
MEDIA: Slovenian Supreme Court asks Janez Janša’s government to pay funding due to STA news agency
MONTENEGRO: seven Western Balkan politicians call on EU and NATO to engage with political actors
EEAS: High Representative announces four appointments
TRANSPORT: consultation on monitoring of CO2 emission reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles