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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12822

29 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Regions
Local and regional authorities suffering from lack of long-term financial support to emerge from pandemic

28/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – The finances of local and regional authorities are facing severe pressure due to the pandemic, in particular due to the lack of long-term support from national governments, according to a study published by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) on Thursday 28 October. Definitive estimates of additional spending by local and regional governments in 2020 range from €5 million to €10 billion, with a primary focus on social assistance and...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Parliament and EU Council agree on new role for European Medicines Agency
HEALTH: MEPs concerned that EU4Health programme to be deprived of some of initial budget in favour of HERA
ECONOMY: EU Council gives green light to Estonian, Finnish and Romanian recovery plans
HOME AFFAIRS: four third countries to be added to list of countries whose nationals can travel to EU without restrictions again
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission recognises Covid certificates issued by United Kingdom and Armenia as equivalent to European scheme
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: France and United Kingdom attempt to calm conflict over fishing licences
FISHERIES: MEPs favour continuation of EU-Morocco fisheries agreement despite EU General Court’s judgment
FISHERIES: agreement between coastal states on catch volumes of mackerel, blue whiting, and Atlanto-Scandian herring for 2022
CLIMATE: Ursula von der Leyen makes a final call for more ambition before G20 summit and start of COP26
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission proposes to tighten limits on persistent organic pollutants in waste
DIGITAL: ‘Groothuis’ report extends cybersecurity monitoring to other essential sectors
DIGITAL: data governance, EU Council and European Parliament hope to reach agreement by end of November
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: data roaming, EU Council and European Parliament negotiators focus on wholesale price capping
CONSUMERS: toy safety, MEPs discuss how to improve EU directive
CONSUMERS: European Commission could consider a ban on practices related to dual quality of goods
MIGRATION: MEPs reiterate call for legal channels for economic migration
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Didier Reynders to visit Poland in mid-November in bid to find solution after Constitutional Tribunal judgement on primacy of European law
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: despite high inflation, monetary institute maintains decision to slow down pace of PEPP
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: Mr Borrell denounces use of Russian gas as a geopolitical weapon
PALESTINE: EU High Representative calls for efforts on intra-Palestinian reconciliation
BANGLADESH: EU announces €12 million in additional humanitarian aid for Rohingya
NEWS BRIEFS
AFRICA: Second EU-Africa Business Summit will be held on 28-29 November in Marrakech
IRAN: nuclear talks could resume before end of November
DIGITAL: DMA, eight leading e-commerce companies call for a review of ‘end user’ concept
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: group of MEPs oppose requirement to show EU Covid certificate to enter Parliament
FISHERIES: European Parliament committee gives green light to EU/Gabon fisheries agreement
REGIONS: Nathalie Sarrabezolles elected chair of COTER Commission of European Committee of the Regions
REGIONS: local and regional authorities suffering from lack of long-term financial support to emerge from pandemic
TRANSPORT: road safety, European Commission welcomes United Nations’ global plan for period 2021-2030