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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12798

25 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Migration
EU Member States received many more first-time asylum applications in second quarter of 2021, according to Eurostat

24/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – The number of first-time asylum seekers, at 103,895 in the second quarter of 2021, was 115% higher than in the second quarter of 2020 (48,370 first-time applicants) and 9% higher than in the first quarter of 2021 (95,265), Eurostat said on Friday 24 September. Although this rate has risen, it is still 28% lower than the levels seen before the pandemic. In the second quarter of 2021, Syrians accounted for about one fifth of applicants, followed by Afghans at 13%...

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