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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12521

7 July 2020
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SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: European Parliament substantially increases budget for Just Transition Fund
JUSTICE: member States to be kept under surveillance until they have lifted all their measures restricting freedoms related to pandemic, assures Commission
JUSTICE: European Ombudsman investigates alleged irregularities in selection procedure for European Public Prosecutor
JUSTICE: few EU bodies have finalised a data protection impact assessment, notes European Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski
ENERGY: future 'Clean Hydrogen Alliance' will be industry-led, but will also include other stakeholders
ENERGY: twenty-seven European organisations call on Commission to choose renewable hydrogen
ENERGY: eight Member States are behind schedule with their energy efficiency targets, according to a coalition of civil society organisations
HEALTH: German EU Council Presidency not setting a goal for joint health assessments
CLIMATE: revision of ETS Directive, Commission publishes its roadmap for implementation of CORSIA in EU
ENVIRONMENT: sustainability criteria for forest biomass in RED II Directive are an alibi, says PFPI
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission has not yet decided whether adaptation of Schengen area to crises will take form of legislative amendment
BUDGET/ECONOMY: Michel's 'negotiating box' on European Recovery Plan and post-2020 MFF expected on Thursday 9 or Friday 10 July
STATE AID: European Commission authorises €250 million in Latvian support to recapitalise airBaltic and other measures
AGRICULTURE: Covid-19, MEPs call for aid for veal and poultry sectors
RESEARCH: EIB and CureVac conclude €75 million loan agreement
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Israeli annexation will have consequences for relations with EU, says Ms Terstal
IRAN: Tehran’s turn to trigger dispute settlement mechanism in nuclear agreement
HONG KONG: European Parliament’s political group presidents demand withdrawal of National Security Act
RUSSIA: for EU, conviction of journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva is unjustified
TRADE: first round of discussions in European Parliament on issues and priorities for revising European trade policy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: uncertainty about outcome of European Parliament vote on appointment of Mr Michaud to European Banking Authority
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: EU post-2020 budget, Turkey, pesticides, public health, mobility I package and money laundering on MEPs’ agenda
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU champions multilateralism
HOME AFFAIRS: Belgium does not currently accept any of 15 countries on common European list for return of tourists from non-Member States
PATENTS: EPO launches new platform to fight coronavirus
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls for “zero tolerance” of racial profiling in policing activities
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Member States grant too many derogations from Single-Use Plastics Directive, says Rethink Plastic Alliance
ENERGY: German parliament confirms exit of coal by 2038
FISHERIES: France, Spain and Sweden urged to avoid by-catches of dolphins
CIVIL PROTECTION: medical aid has arrived in Somalia and two more EU air bridge flights will follow
SERBIA/KOSOVO: resumption of Dialogue on Sunday 12 July
TURKEY: EU criticises sentences given to four human rights activists
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