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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12798

25 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Chile
EU and Santiago de Chile take stock of their bilateral relations

24/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 23 September, the EU-Chile Association Council discussed the state of play of the ongoing negotiations of the modernised Association Agreement between the European Union and Chile, as well as the ongoing bilateral trade negotiations. Both sides agreed that a modernised agreement would allow them to develop a stronger partnership at bilateral and global levels on issues such as multilateralism, climate change, sustainable development and the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU-US Trade and Technology Council launch will take place on 29 September
RUSSIA: EU threatens to take “steps” in response to Russian cyber espionage, especially in Germany
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEP Carles Puigdemont arrested again
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament delegation notes serious shortcomings in terms of corruption and media pluralism in Bulgaria
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission publishes three calls for projects on combating Covid-19 and antimicrobial resistance
HEALTH: Covid-19, ECDC provides update on vaccination developments in EU/EEA in recent weeks
COHESION: European institutions discussing with regions on how to improve governance between cohesion policy and European Recovery Plan
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: EU ministers recognise need to adapt EU legislation to digital age to strengthen consumer protection
RESEARCH: Iceland and Norway formally associated with European research and innovation framework programme Horizon Europe
DIGITAL: Joint Cyber Unit, Member States want to keep room for manoeuvre in case of crises
DIGITAL: data protection in judicial field, Council of the EU focuses on adequacy decisions with third countries
CLIMATE: MEPs want binding methane emission reduction targets
BIODIVERSITY: Fondation Franz Weber urges Frans Timmermans to take action to convince Namibia to stop selling wild elephants for export
ENVIRONMENT: EFSA and ECHA launch a public consultation on scientific assessment and classification of glyphosate
AGRICULTURE: Copa President Christiane Lambert “does not understand European Commission’s deafness” on effects of ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade continues to grow after a slow start in 2021
ECONOMY - FINANCE
BANKS: completing Banking Union is becoming harder as time passes, warns Mairead McGuinness
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Slovenian Presidency of EU Council submits to experts some first compromise proposals on pay transparency project
NEWS BRIEFS
CHILE: EU and Santiago de Chile take stock of their bilateral relations
ECONOMY: call for a reform of EU fiscal rules to promote resilience and solidarity
ENERGY: European Commission presents three “Energy Compacts” with intergovernmental organisations
SPACE: Joint Office of EU Space Programme will meet for first time on Friday 1 October
SPACE: Thierry Breton wants to strengthen cooperation between EU and US in field of space traffic management
MIGRATION: Commission’s visit to Poland to observe situation on border with Belarus has not yet been decided
MIGRATION: EU Member States received many more first-time asylum applications in second quarter of 2021, according to Eurostat
FISHERIES: European Commission proposal on annual consultations with UK over 2022 quotas
CSDP: Stefano Turchetto to lead EU Irini operation from October 2021
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: until 1 October 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 1 October 2021