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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12799

28 September 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 28
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Economy
European Commission proposes adoption of Romanian recovery plan
Brussels, 27/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 27 September, the European Commission proposed the official approval of Romania’s €29.1 billion recovery plan - including €14.2 billion in grants and €14.9 billion in loans - as part of the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan.

The Romanian recovery plan places great emphasis on the ‘green’ transition, to which it will devote 41% of the overall allocation. The allocation for the digital transition will amount to 21% of the total. 

During her visit to Bucharest,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: MEPs do not oppose Commission’s first delegated act on EU taxonomy
CLIMATE: MEPs vote for binding methane emission reduction targets
CLIMATE: Effort Sharing Regulation, MEPs stress importance of ensuring consistency with ETS review
CLIMATE: MEPs cautious on legislative proposal for 100% zero-emission cars and vans by 2035
TRANSPORT: ‘Fit for 55’, MEPs concerned about European competitiveness
MIGRATION: Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council is sounding out Member States on how to move forward quickly on ‘screening’ regulation for migrants
COMPETITIVENESS: European research on international scene, Horizon Europe, industrial policy and ‘Better Regulation’ on agenda of EU member states
HEALTH: Commission will set up three monitoring groups to ensure implementation of cancer plan
FISHERIES: ClientEarth reveals a series of documents on EU Council negotiations on fish quotas
CONSUMERS: BEUC calls for binding EU rules against unhealthy food marketing targeted at children
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides faces MEPs’ disappointment and misunderstanding of their role in HERA
ECONOMY: European Commission proposes adoption of Romanian recovery plan
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission gives €95 million in grants to Member States to purchase screening tests
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: inflationary phenomenon observed remains temporary, maintains Christine Lagarde
INSTITUTIONAL
GERMANY: EU institutions satisfied after pro-European forces win German parliamentary elections
BUDGET: MEPs call for part of Frontex budget to be frozen
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: After a short arrest in Italy, Carles Puigdemont is back in Belgium
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: answers expected on semiconductors at EU-US Trade and Technology Council in Pittsburgh
TRADE: European Commission appoints four experts to select future arbitrators for trade disputes
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU-facilitated dialogue is “the only platform” for resolving disputes, says Borrell
DEVELOPMENT: EU pledges €140 million to support research on sustainable food systems worldwide
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: MEPs call for a European framework strategy to protect workers from asbestos
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliamentary Assembly wants to anchor environmental protection in legal arsenal of Council of Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe awards its Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize to Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava
POLAND: independence of judiciary is still under threat, says Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: EU Member States asked to approve until end 2021 extension of export control mechanism for Covid-19 vaccines
ENERGY: EU27 to discuss in Ljubljana “global phenomenon"” of rising gas prices, says Mrs von der Leyen
MIGRATION: southern EU countries reiterate their call for a fairer distribution of responsibilities among Member States