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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12590

28 October 2020
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SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: Virginijus Sinkevičius admits that Brexit makes situation more complex with regard to Atlantic 2021 quotas
ANIMAL HEALTH: scale of African swine fever cases in EU worries MEPs
MIGRATION: negotiations on future readmission agreements in third countries slowed down by pandemic
MIGRATION: Frontex launches internal inquiry into suspected cases of migrant refoulement
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, Commission is abandoning idea of cumulative criteria to identify high-risk applications
RESEARCH: interinstitutional negotiations on Horizon Europe programme have reached an impasse due to a lack of consensus on budget
CONSUMERS: for more sustainability, MEPs call for right to repair and safety for all products and services
ENERGY: study commissioned by European Parliament points out lack of financial and human resources of ACER
ENERGY: elimination of fossil fuel subsidies is necessary, but difficult, Commission acknowledges
ENERGY: new rules to improve energy consumption in EU come into force
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
FINANCE: MEPs take position on ‘MiFID II’ adaptations to facilitate economic recovery
SOCIAL: €17 billion to Italy, Spain and Poland from European Commission through SURE instrument
AGRICULTURE: Covid-19, MEPs and industry representatives call for wine sector aid to be extended
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties concerned over impact of emergency measures on fundamental rights
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: equivalence regime, European Commission is still awaiting clarification from London
BANKS: Andrea Enria praises merits of a ‘bad bank in euro area to European Parliament to face wave of non-performing bank loans
TAXATION: Transparency International once again exposes questionable tax practices of European banks
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: member States discuss accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia
AFRICA: Sahel, Sudan and Somalia dominated annual EU/AU Ambassadors' meeting on security
CHILE: EU welcomes maturity of Chilean people regarding constitutional reform
TRADE: Covid-19 pandemic further increases steel production excess capacity, worries dedicated World Forum
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs advocate for gender and migration issues to be taken into account in fight against trafficking in human beings
CULTURE
CULTURE: MEPs urge Commission to clarify how European Bauhaus is being funded
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wage, trade unions on war path day before presentation of initiative
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU launches pool of peace mediators
BELARUS: around 60 MEPs call on Commission to stop funding authorities
CHINA: MEPs back EU/China Geographical Indication Agreement
SPACE: ESA and NASA sign a Memorandum of Understanding under Artemis programme for returning to Moon
SOCIAL: Eurostat publishes first experimental data on coronavirus impact on labour market
TRANSPORT: German Presidency hopes to conclude interinstitutional negotiations on European Year of Rail in November
TURKEY: European Court of Human Rights condemns Turkey for violation of opposition leader’s freedom of expression

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