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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12841

27 November 2021
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Home affairs
Covid-19, EU Member States to suspend air travel to Southern Africa and neighbouring countries after new variant appears
Brussels, 26/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

Responding to a proposal by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Member States decided on Friday 26 November to activate the emergency brake provided for in the recommendations on non-essential travel to the EU, in this case against South Africa, where the new variant B.1.1.529 has appeared, but also against neighbouring countries.

The emergency brake will mean that all flights to the EU will be suspended until further notice. Member States meeting in the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: upcoming guidelines on climate and energy aid aim to support decarbonisation efforts
FINANCE: Member States ready to negotiate with European Parliament on crypto-asset market regulation
STATE AID: green light given for €700 million in French support for companies affected by Covid-19 pandemic
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is taking shape
ENERGY: MEPs launch a “club” on future of nuclear power in Europe
DIGITAL: data governance, EU Council Presidency prepared to make some concessions in upcoming inter-institutional negotiations
DIGITAL: Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, Commission launches process for ratification of a second additional protocol
RESEARCH: EU Council paves way for implementation of new European Research Area
SPACE: EU Member States agree on importance of creating a ‘global hub’ for European space entrepreneurship
SPACE: France and Italy sign a cooperation agreement on future Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers
INDUSTRY: priorities of French Presidency of EU Council are becoming clearer
AGRICULTURE: steady increase in EU agri-food trade in first eight months of 2021
ENVIRONMENT: glyphosate passed its preliminary safety test on the basis of truncated studies, denunciate scientists
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission publishes results of first coordinated purity control plan of herbs and spices
HEALTH: European Parliament unanimously calls for more European cooperation in field of rare diseases
TRANSPORT: European Court of Auditors points out significant delays in development of transport infrastructure in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: governance and investment pillars of post-2020 priorities
WTO: EU Trade Ministers to adopt their position on 12th WTO Ministerial Conference
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Ukrainian and Belarusian border tensions, arms control, Strategic Concept, Afghanistan and Western Balkans on Foreign Ministers’ agenda
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Covid-19, EU Member States to suspend air travel to Southern Africa and neighbouring countries after new variant appears
TRADE: exports of Covid-19 vaccines from EU no longer authorised from 2022, but will still be monitored
COHESION: REACT-EU, Spain and Hungary receive €654 million
ECONOMY: Paris asks for initial tranche of aid for French recovery plan
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: adult education, civic spaces for young people, new Bauhaus and dual careers for athletes are on agenda of European ministers
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: second rejection of request to suspend lifting of immunity of three Catalan separatist MEPs
NEWS BRIEFS
ASEM: Europeans and Asians take stock of bilateral relations
SPACE: EUSPA and EASA join forces to bring instrument flight to general aviation with EGNOS
MIGRATION: UK minister Priti Patel no longer welcome at EU ministerial meeting in Calais
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: tribute to former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing on 2 December in Strasbourg
UNITED KINGDOM: still no agreement between European Commission and London over Northern Ireland Protocol