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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12791

16 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy
Post-bailout surveillance of eurozone countries is adequate, but still needs improvement, says European Court of Auditors
Brussels, 15/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Court of Auditors found that post-bailout surveillance of eurozone countries was adequate, but could be improved through legislative revision, in a report published on Wednesday 15 September.

In the view of the EU auditors, the post-bailout surveillance of four countries - Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus - and the enhanced surveillance of Greece have helped reassure investors that these countries can meet their financial commitments. However, they believe that the...

Contents

STATE OF THE UNION
HEALTH: accelerating vaccination of world’s population is most urgent priority, says Ursula von der Leyen
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: Ursula von der Leyen announces doubling of EU funding for global biodiversity and more money for climate finance
SECURITY/DEFENCE: Mrs von der Leyen announces a European Summit on Defence in 2022
INDUSTRY: Ursula von der Leyen announces European legislative initiative on semiconductors
DIGITAL: Ursula von der Leyen wants to focus on digital education and training
RULE OF LAW/BUDGET: Rule of law conditionality, Ursula von der Leyen announces that “first written communications” will be sent to Member States in coming weeks
RULE OF LAW/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: annual reports on rule of law will be accompanied by concrete recommendations to Member States from 2022
ECONOMY/TAXATION: Mrs von der Leyen calls for reform of EU budget rules “well ahead of 2023”
YOUTH: 2022 should be European Year of Youth, said Mrs von der Leyen
SOCIAL: European Commission confirms presentation of legislative initiative to protect workers from asbestos
TRADE/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU must reconnect to world, says Ursula von der Leyen
MIGRATION: von der Leyen says EU Member States are “not so far from common ground” on migration and asylum
FUTURE OF EU: European Commission reiterates its promise to take responsibility for decisions of Conference on Future of Europe
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission to work with Member States to meet 2030 digital targets
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes encouraging wine sector to adopt risk management measures
AGRICULTURE: draft EU Council conclusions regret lack of socio-economic measures in forest strategy
ENERGY: EU and US agree to cut anthropogenic methane emissions by one-third
ENERGY: ecodesign and energy labelling delays will cost consumers €40 billion by 2030, says report
CULTURE
CULTURE: European Commission breathes life into new European Bauhaus movement
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission pledges to strengthen EU cyber security tools in wake of Pegasus affair
REGIONS: European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional agreement on ‘Brexit’ adjustment reserve
REGIONS: European Parliament calls for a new Atlantic macro-region
TRANSPORT: Cross-Channel tunnel, MEPs agree to extend measures on safety certificates and licences of railway undertakings
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: post-bailout surveillance of eurozone countries is adequate, but still needs improvement, says European Court of Auditors
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: ‘Covid’ certificates from seven additional third countries, including Morocco and Israel, recognised as equivalent to EU scheme
AGRICULTURE: Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament call for a vote against CAP as reformed
CHINA: Commission extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminium foil to same products from Thailand
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEP Lucia Vuolo joins EPP group in European Parliament
CORRIGENDUM
ENERGY: TEN-E revision, European Parliament negotiators finalise compromise amendments