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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12805
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights

European Commission adopts strategy to combat antisemitism in EU

The European college of Commissioners, concerned about the “persistence and significant increase of antisemitic incidents” in the EU, on Tuesday 5 October adopted a strategy “on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life”.

As announced in June (see EUROPE B12736A24), this 2021-2030 strategy is structured around three priorities: the fight against antisemitism, the protection of Jewish life, and education and research on antisemitism, Judaism and the Holocaust.

Combating all...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: commitment of Member State leaders to enlargement process is reflected in Summit Declaration of 6 October
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Emmanuel Macron says US must provide clarifications to EU
UNITED KINGDOM: EU Council authorises European Commission to negotiate agreement on Gibraltar with London
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU removes three third countries from European list of tax havens
TAXATION: reform for an international tax system of the 21st century is “now or never”, says Bruno Le Maire
ECONOMY: re-launch of reflection on reform of EU fiscal rules on 19 October
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: EU Council adopts Maltese recovery plan; European Commission approves Estonian plan
HEALTH: EMA publishes its recommendations on administration of third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines
HEALTH: EMA could give opinion on approval of Covid-19 treatment candidate Regkirona “within two months”
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU Council calls on developed countries to increase their contribution to climate finance
ENERGY: European Council to discuss strategic gas reserve and decoupling of gas prices from electricity prices, announces Ursula von der Leyen
JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: children’s rights, European Public Prosecutor’s Office, migration and Afghanistan on agenda of EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers
MIGRATION: EESC doubts effectiveness of EU strategy for voluntary returns
FISHERIES: France prepared to use energy as weapon to fight back against UK fisheries restrictions
AGRICULTURE: MEPs to vote on new CAP on 23 November
BIODIVERSITY: Commission consults to revise EU action plan to curb wildlife trafficking
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BELARUS: European Parliament calls for new sanctions against Belarusian regime
HEALTH: European Parliament does not obtain concessions from Commission on HERA dossier
TRANSPORT: European Parliament calls for stricter road safety rules
DIGITAL: MEPs vote in plenary on use of artificial intelligence by police and judicial authorities
FISHERIES: European Commission highlights to European Parliament why fishing in Mediterranean needs to be reduced
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs call for more EU funding and coherence to protect biodiversity in poor countries
ENVIRONMENT: Aarhus Regulation—European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement to improve public access to justice
FINANCE: European Parliament gives green light to Verena Ross’ appointment as head of ESMA
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament validates constitution of its delegation to EU/UK Parliamentary Assembly
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission adopts strategy to combat antisemitism in EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SLOVENIA: Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption publishes harsh report on Slovenia
WOMEN: Council of Europe organising online conference focusing on women’s access to justice and broad ratification of Istanbul Convention
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: filling of Nord Stream 2 pipeline begins
ENVIRONMENT: EU must cut natural resource extraction by 65%, says NGO report
ETHIOPIA: EU condemns expulsion of seven UN officials and urges Ethiopian government to reverse its decision
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Italian justice suspends proceedings against Carles Puigdemont
SOCIAL: European Commission launches public consultation on ex-post evaluation of Employment and Social Innovation Programme 2014-2020
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka promises to comply with terms of EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences