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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12641

22 January 2021
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU to increase travel restrictions in high-risk areas
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: EU mobilises €1.5 million to strengthen Congolese capacity to respond to epidemics
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
GENDER EQUALITY: in absence of proposal on wage transparency, Helena Dalli strongly criticised by MEPs
SOCIAL: right to disconnect, European Parliament calls for a directive but not before 3 years
SOCIAL: European Parliament votes in favour of financial strengthening of FEAD fund
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament wants to relaunch fight against unjustified obstacles to free movement of services
JUSTICE: appointments to European Public Prosecutor’s Office, European Parliament criticises political interference from capitals
RUSSIA: Navalny affair, European Parliament calls for new sanctions against Moscow
VENEZUELA: Juan Guaidó remains legitimate interim president, according to European Parliament
HONG KONG: European Parliament calls for immediate release of pro-democracy activists
TURKEY: MEPs call for Selahattin Demirtaş' release
VIETNAM: European Parliament condemns escalation in violation of human rights
FISHERIES: European Parliament supports a limit on fishing to help ensure that 30% of EU sea area is protected
TAXATION: European Parliament calls for reform of European ‘black’ list of tax havens to take place by end of 2021
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Viktor Uspaskich expelled from Renew Europe group
TRANSPORT: European Parliament adopts resolution on revision of TEN-T Network guidelines 
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: Mr Borrell and Mr Çavuşoğlu call for improved bilateral relations
SWITZERLAND: Livia Leu in Brussels to reopen discussions on institutional framework agreement with EU
UNITED KINGDOM: London refuses to grant EU same diplomatic status as that granted to States
HUMANITARIAN AID: aid for children’s education in crises is not sufficiently targeted at girls, says European Court of Auditors 
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPANIES: crucial vote in European Parliament on 27 January on corporate due diligence
MIGRATION: Fabrice Leggeri did not tell whole truth about Frontex's measures to improve migrants' fundamental rights, according to Commission
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: EU ministers to discuss CAP reform and fishing quotas with UK on 25 January
GMO: TestBiotech publishes a new study showing that EFSA systematically ignores specific risks
HEALTH: Commission launches consultation for a review of legislation on blood, tissues and cells
CLIMATE: EU welcomes US return to Paris Agreement
ENERGY: some 30 organisations call on Commission not to promote direct use of hydrogen for buildings
ENERGY: more than 40 European organisations commit to making their data centres climate neutral by 2030
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: status quo on monetary policy
STATE AID: green light for €325 million public support to provide schools in Italy with high-speed internet access
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Russia is condemned by European Court of Human Rights for numerous violations committed in Georgia
UKRAINE: Maidan protests, Ukraine condemned by European Court of Human Rights 
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission delegated act on official controls for organic products 
SPACE: European Commission awards its first contracts to develop new generation of satellites for Galileo
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office and Europol sign a working arrangement
DIGITAL: Google and French press sign agreement on neighbouring rights
UNITED KINGDOM: Mayors of ports in North of France want to ensure quality of sanitary and phytosanitary controls

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