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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12823
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

EU is world’s largest provider of Aid for Trade

In 2019, the EU increased its Aid for Trade to third countries by 12% compared to 2018, according to the EU Aid for Trade Progress Report, published on 29 October by the Commission. This financial support amounted to €17.9 billion in 2019 and benefited 126 countries. Africa is the largest beneficiary (43% of EU aid), followed by Asia (21%) and the European neighbourhood (12%). 

According to the report, the EU and its member countries are the world’s largest donor, contributing 38% of...

Contents

All Saints: please note that our offices will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Monday. Issue 12824 will be dated Wednesday 3 November 2021
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: positions remain far apart between London and EU on Protocol on Northern Ireland
ISRAEL: EU and 11 Member States denounce new settlement announcements
SERBIA: Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee calls for implementation of measures to improve conduct of elections
TRADE: EU is world’s largest provider of Aid for Trade
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Parliament takes European Commission to court for non-application of Rule of law regulation
BUDGET: EU agencies got their accounts right in 2020, says European Court of Auditors
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: more developed countries will be winners of international corporate tax reform, says European Tax Observatory
G20: A summit with modest ambitions, except for worldwide Covid-19 vaccination
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: DSA, EU Council Presidency clarifies position on Digital Services Coordinators
DIGITAL: high level of cyber security, EU Council Presidency clarifies Member States’ competences
INDUSTRY: EU must do more to protect its industry, sector insists to MEPs
ENVIRONMENT: 2021 already second worst year for forest fires in EU, according to European Commission
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission consults on a draft regulation on evaluation and authorisation of biological pesticides
ENERGY: European Commission consults on establishing method for calculating amount of renewable energy used for cooling
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: integrating gender perspective in terms of health is “crucial for effective health care services and policies”, says Helena Dalli
WOMEN: MEP Evelyn Regner looks to French Presidency of EU Council to break deadlock on Women on Boards Directive
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Court Advocate General interprets directive on compensation to victims of anti-competitive practices
EMPLOYMENT: Court of Justice clarifies concept of working time
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS : public consultation to list ethyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate as category 1 drug precursor
ECONOMY: Eurozone third quarter 2021 GDP growth estimated at 2.2%
ECONOMY: eurozone inflation estimated at 4.1% in October
ENERGY: dozen organisations call on European Commission to set binding annual building renovation rate of at least 3%
CORRIGENDUM
MIGRATION: legal labour migration: an own-initiative report to European Parliament