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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12618

9 December 2020
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EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission builds ‘positive momentum’ after London withdraws articles of bill breaking withdrawal agreement on an orderly Brexit
ENLARGEMENT: EU-27 unable to agree on negotiating boxes and EU Council conclusions
AFRICA: pandemic response and economic recovery on agenda of videoconference of EU and African Union leaders
AFRICA: Ursula von der Leyen launches Digital4Development Hub to accelerate digital transformation
MEDITERRANEAN: EU leaders determined to relaunch strategic partnership with Southern Neighbourhood countries
ALGERIA: EU and Algeria renew their commitment to deepen their partnership
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: German EU Council Presidency insists on a 27-party solution on 2021-2027 MFF and Recovery Plan 
TRANSPARENCY: according to Transparency International, transparency register agreement has significant shortcomings
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission’s proposal for revision of TEN-E Regulation is becoming clearer
ENERGY: more than 200 personalities call on EU to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty
INDUSTRY: European Commission wants to tackle environmental and social aspects of battery production
TRANSPORT: EU Council's position on ‘Eurovignette’ Directive is in process of being approved
TRANSPORT: Commission’s strategy for sustainable mobility should not underestimate inland waterway transport, says Caroline Nagtegaal
DIGITAL: MEPs ready to negotiate on provisional derogation to combat child pornography
DIGITAL: EU ministers co-sign Berlin Declaration for value-based transition
DIGITAL: Court of Auditors to look into security of 5G networks
HOME AFFAIRS: interinstitutional agreement reached on new rules for Visa Information System
TERRORISM: new meeting between EU institutions on removal of online terrorist content on 10 December
BIODIVERSITY: Éric Andrieu denounces Member States’ attempts to keep two highly toxic neonicotinoids on market
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: EU is getting its act together to improve non-financial information
ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on revision of InvestEU programme
BANKS: We must avoid past mistakes and anticipate problem of non-performing loans, warns Mairead McGuinness
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: EU Court of Justice rules against Hungary and Poland over posting of workers directive
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: inter-institutional negotiations on coordinating social security systems will resume under Portuguese Presidency of EU Council
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe publishes two reports on racism and intolerance against Roma and LGBTI persons in Czech Republic and Slovakia
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: rules on aid to agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors are extended for two years
STATE AID: European Commission approves State guarantee for funding LNG terminal in Cyprus
MONEY LAUNDERING: Mongolia to be removed from EU’s ‘black’ list of high-risk non-Member States
DEVELOPMENT: Paris Club is committed to continuing implementation of DSSI initiative, which has been extended by six months
IRAN: France, Germany and United Kingdom concerned about Tehran’s latest decisions on nuclear programme
YOUTH: Erasmus negotiations expected to take place on 11 December
NATO: Mr Stoltenberg at meeting of College of European Commissioners on 15 December
EPP: Viktor Orbán seeking new relationship between his Fidesz party and EPP group

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