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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12559

15 September 2020
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EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: EU must be a player and not a playground, argues Mr Michel
UNITED KINGDOM: British MPs consider controversial bill violating an orderly Brexit withdrawal agreement
BELARUS: Borrell reaffirms EU’s commitment to penalise those responsible for repression and electoral fraud
AFGHANISTAN: EU and NATO welcome launch of intra-Afghan negotiations
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Borrell welcomes boarding and inspection of vessel by Operation Irini
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Commission extends exemption granted to airlines for slots until 27 March 2021
CLIMATE: Commission to propose 2030 emission reduction target 'of at least 55% ', says a draft document
CLIMATE: NGOs call on Ursula von der Leyen to set 2035 for end of sales of cars and vans with combustion engines
AGRICULTURE: Member States support MFF 2021-2027 rules on reduction of direct payments
MIGRATION: EU states are sending humanitarian supplies to Lesbos and Germany is considering taking in “thousands” of people
JUSTICE: Commission study lays foundations for a ‘Cross-border Digital Criminal Justice’ infrastructure
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: SMEs in construction sector call for their specificities to be taken into account in order to fully play their role
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
DIGITAL: EU tests interoperability of mobile tracing applications
SOCIAL: ratification of national guarantees for SURE instrument is “close to finalisation”, according to Commission
TAXATION: EU countries still divided over new own resources to reimburse European Recovery Plan
ECONOMY: European Recovery Plan, German EU Council Presidency strengthens protection of financial interests
BUDGET: EU Council approves an additional €6.2 billion in 2020 to tackle Covid-19
HEALTH: resumption of clinical trials at AstraZeneca
HEALTH: WHO Europe adopts its work programme 2020-2025
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission gives assurance that its legislative proposal will address concerns about Libra cryptocurrency
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: minimum wage, trade unions welcome Ms von der Leyen’s willingness to provide safe space for social dialogue
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: EU ministers will adopt Osnabrück Declaration on vocational education and training
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Ireland to join work on EU travel restriction measures
CRIMEA: EU does not recognise Russian local elections in Sevastopol
ENERGY: lignite was source of 9% of total electricity produced in EU in 2018, according to Eurostat
COMPANIES: SMEs stress importance of standards in context of EU-UK trade agreement
IRAN: EU strongly condemns execution of Navid Afkari
PARLIAMENT: European Parliament plenary sessions, Clément Beaune talks about “compensation” for Strasbourg
REGIONS: European Commission launches a call for proposals to fund cultural life in outermost regions
TRANSPORT: European Commission has received replies from ten Member States about infringement proceedings regarding air passenger rights
TRANSPORT: Greenpeace presents roadmap for decarbonisation of transport sector by 2040
CORRIGENDUM
HEALTH: accelerating deployment of a Covid vaccine, funding gap to be filled is $35 billion

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