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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12585

21 October 2020
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BEACONS
BEACONS: Soft Europe - a resilient virus (2/2)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament remains divided despite compromises on main elements of CAP
DIGITAL: European Parliament calls for stricter rules for online platforms
DIGITAL: Parliament supports a mandatory liability regime for high-risk artificial intelligence systems
BELARUS: MEPs call for a 3S approach “solidarity, support and sanctions”
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: MEPs broadly satisfied with European Commission’s Work Programme 2021
BUDGET: European Parliament refuses to grant discharge to EESC and Council of EU for 2018 expenditure
SOCIAL: European Parliament supports aid for workers in Galician shipbuilding sector, regarding adjustment to globalisation
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: political agreement in Council of the EU to reduce 2021 quotas for cod and herring in Baltic Sea
CLIMATE: 'Climate Law', German EU Council Presidency proposes Member States adopt partial agreement excluding 2030 target issue
BIODIVERSITY: ambition for biodiversity, but concerns about funding, according to draft EU Council conclusions
JUSTICE: European Commission launches infringement proceedings against Cyprus and Malta over “golden passports”
HOME AFFAIRS: informal meeting of EU ministers on future of Europol agency
COHESION: React-EU, 2021 allocation of envelopes per Member State becoming clearer
RESEARCH: EU ministers support Bonn Declaration on Freedom of Scientific Research
CONSUMERS: Presidency Trio for EU Council lays groundwork for a future consumer policy drawing lessons from pandemic
WOMEN: MEPs and associations condemn a vote by Polish Constitutional Court questioning abortion law
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: list of non-EU countries whose residents may enter EU could be reduced again
ANIMAL HEALTH: Covid-19, Commission refuses one-year postponement of animal health legislation requested by 15 countries
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: von der Leyen in self-isolation in Germany
HUNGARY: appointment of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court triggers new controversy over Rule of law
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: pandemic demonstrates need for “permanent” fiscal capacity at EU level, according to European Fiscal Board
EXTERNAL ACTION
CYPRUS: following Tatar’s election, EU calls for constructive engagement towards reunification
SAHEL: EU announces €43.6 million support for Central Sahel countries in response to worsening humanitarian crisis
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly adopts a new working method in order to carry more weight in decision-making process
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers negotiate a compromise on post-2020 CAP
BUDGET: new inter-institutional negotiations on Wednesday 21 October on MFF 2021-2027 and European Recovery Plan
CLIMATE: Poland would like ETS system to provide more support to those Member States most exposed to impacts of energy transition
CLIMATE: a Greenpeace study highlights scale of ECB’s investments in carbon-intensive sectors
DEFENCE: European Commission and High Representative note progress in implementation of action plan on military mobility
COMPANIES: SMEunited’s recommendations to improve internal market functioning
SPACE: Eurospace publishes connectivity manifesto
SOCIAL: European Commission to present minimum wage initiative on 28 October
TURKEY: Greece requests possible suspension of customs union be examined
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