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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12787

10 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 27
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Ecofin
Integration of climate risk, EU fiscal rules and international tax reforms on ministerial agenda
Brussels, 09/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union has invited the EU’s major financial institutions to Brdo pri Kranju on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 September for an informal ministerial meeting to review the major projects ahead without taking formal decisions.

On Friday afternoon, EU Finance Ministers and central bankers will discuss the impact of climate change on the economy, financial systems and stock markets.

“Our common goal is to minimise risks”, Slovenian Finance...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: monetary institute recalibrates PEPP downwards
ECOFIN: integration of climate risk, EU fiscal rules and international tax reforms on ministerial agenda
INSTITUTIONAL
STATE OF THE UNION: progress on economic priorities, but much remains to be done on environmental, digital, and democratic issues
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
AGRICULTURE: ‘Champagne’, EU Court of Justice strengthens guarantees for protected designations of origin (PDOs)
MIGRATION: consideration of a new application for protection cannot be rejected on sole ground that not all elements were initially provided
SECURITY - DEFENCE
AFGHANISTAN: according to Charles Fries, several hundred Afghans who have collaborated with EU are still to be evacuated
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFGHANISTAN: EU is concerned about composition of interim government
TRADE/CLIMATE: MEPs divided over scope of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Commission struggles to convince MEPs of benefits of a new carbon market for road transport and buildings
CLIMATE: IPCC calls on MEPs to listen to science
REGIONS: Younous Omarjee suggests creation of a European fund to help EU regions adapt to climate change
DIGITAL: Digital Services Act, EU Council Presidency wants to focus on online retailers
AGRICULTURE: CAP reform endorsed by European Parliament Committee on Agriculture
FOOD SAFETY: Stella Kyriakides calls on European Parliament not to reject Delegated Act on antimicrobials
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission’s annual report says fight against food fraud in EU intensified in 2020
FOOD: EU Farm to Fork strategy, MEPs agree to reconcile environmental requirements with economic sustainability
FISHERIES: NGO Bloom denounces change in technical measures favouring industrial fishing
HEALTH: European Ombudsman welcomes ECDC’s steps to improve transparency
NEWS BRIEFS
FOOD: EU consumers remain loyal to fish and seafood, says EU survey
TRADE: regulation amending export controls on dual-use goods enters into force
ECONOMY: European Commission contributes €157 million to Cypriot recovery plan
SPACE: Eutelsat completes its investment in OneWeb constellation
UNITED STATES: EU-US Trade and Technology Council to be launched 29 September in Pittsburgh
JUSTICE: searches and hearings in four Member States as part of investigation coordinated by Eurojust
MIGRATION: some 30 NGOs are concerned about future EURODAC database on asylum seekers
MIGRATION: UK plans to send migrant boats back to France
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE: EU welcomes successful completion of second round of presidential election