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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12812

15 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 23
SECTORAL POLICIES / Companies
EU small and medium-sized enterprises are growing faster than expected
Brussels, 14/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in good health with a positive economic outlook despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the SME Business Climate Index, published by SMEunited on Thursday 14 October.

As such, the index rose by 16.3 points compared to last spring’s results to reach 76.1%. In the spring, this indicator reached 59.8% (see EUROPE B12678A21). This sudden positive trend is, according to SMEunited ‘s analysis, due to the gradual relaxation of containment...

Contents

YOUTH
YOUTH: Commission presents its proposals to make 2022 European Year of Youth
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU Member States start discussions on artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: Angelika Winzig’s report on extending free data roaming adopted in European Parliament committee
ENERGY: MEPs call for more ambition to tackle rising prices
AGRICULTURE: MEP Herbert Dorfmann calls for reference to impact assessments in European Parliament report on Farm to Fork Strategy
FOOD: Greens in European Parliament slam agribusiness lobby’s attempt to torpedo ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy ahead of plenary vote
BIODIVERSITY: COP15, EU welcomes ‘Kunming Declaration’ as a starting point for negotiating an ambitious post-2020 global framework
CLIMATE: EU is not on track to limit global warming to 1.5°C, according to Climate Transparency and Climate Analytics
MIGRATION: migrants at border with Belarus; Ylva Johansson calls for a meeting with Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian Ambassadors to EU
COMPANIES: EU small and medium-sized enterprises are growing faster than expected
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Andrea Enria calls for “full, timely and faithful” implementation of ‘Basel III’ in EU
TAXATION: G20 finance group gives green light to international corporate tax reform
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Mark Rutte will ask for Polish recovery plan to be blocked until further notice
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: MEPs shortlist Alexei Navalny, Jeanine Áñez and a group of eleven Afghan women activists for Sakharov Prize 2021
UNITED KINGDOM: David Frost in Brussels on 15 October to start talks on flexibilities for Protocol on Ireland
VENEZUELA: EU justifies its decision to send an election observation mission
CHINA: EU renews anti-dumping duties on Chinese wire rod
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOGRAPHY: EU countries surveyed on sustainability of their social protection systems in face of ageing populations
NEWS BRIEFS
DEMOCRACY: draft report on “SLAPPs” adopted by large majority in European Parliament committees
EMPLOYMENT: EU employment rate still rising in Q2 2021
WTO: Katherine Tai affirms US support for WTO appellate body reform
SOCIAL: EPSU and European Federation of Social Employers apply to set up a European sectoral social dialogue committee for social services
SOCIAL: working time practices changed significantly between 2019 and 2020 in European Union