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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12825

4 November 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 23
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Women
European Commission distances itself from Council of Europe campaign against hate speech
Brussels, 03/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission confirmed on Wednesday 3 November that it has financially supported the WE CAN for human rights speech (#WECAN4HRS) project. However, it says it was not involved in the project’s online campaign, which is currently causing controversy in France.

The campaign consisted of photos and videos of young women wearing the hijab with captions such as “my scarf means I can be myself without having to hide”, “my scarf means I am free, proud to be who I am”, and...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: Commission makes its proposals for 2022 fishing opportunities in Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak
SPACE: architecture and financing of EU space-based Secure Connectivity initiative become clearer
MIGRATION: Viktor Orbán again pleads for EU funding for anti-migrant barriers at EU’s external borders
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU helps Austria fight forest fires
CLIMATE/FINANCE: WWF alarmed over a proposal to include nuclear and gas in EU taxonomy
DIGITAL: Věra Jourová announces presentation of future text concerning online political advertising
DIGITAL: MEPs call on European Commission to act to protect rights of non-EEA artists
INDUSTRY: for IndustriAll and E3G, EU industrial strategy must be translated into concrete actions
EXTERNAL ACTION
TAIWAN: European Parliament sends a delegation for first time ever
ETHIOPIA: alarmed by state of emergency and a year of war in Tigray, EU calls for an end to fighting
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: European Commission distances itself from Council of Europe campaign against hate speech
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
DEVELOPMENT: good progress in implementing moratorium on debt servicing for poorest countries, according to Paris Club
HEALTH: EMA forced to suspend review of potential Covid-19 treatment due to lack of demand in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: recovery of hours worked in EU will be slower than employment, according to European Trade Union Institute
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Commission launches a call for contributions on social aspects of green transition
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns terrorist attack on military hospital
AGRICULTURE: EU and US launch collaboration platform
ECB: Christine Lagarde considers rate hike in 2022 “very unlikely”
CLIMATE: formal conclusion of partnership for decarbonisation technologies at COP26
COMPANIES: Covid-19, EU’s Temporary Framework for State aid is a success, says European Commission report
PERU: towards signing a Memorandum of Understanding framing future bilateral relations between EU and Lima
SOUTH SUDAN: EU mobilises €2 million in emergency humanitarian aid for flood victims
TRANSPORT: European manufacturers call on EU to accelerate deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles