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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12687

27 March 2021
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: in European Parliament, discussion with Janez Janša on press freedom in Slovenia turns into a fiasco
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: progress has been made in negotiations between EU institutions on CAP
AGRICULTURE: European Commission refuses to grant additional budget to wine sector
FOOD SAFETY: EU Regulation on increased transparency of risk assessments by EFSA enters into force
CLIMATE: concerned about rising carbon market prices, Poland calls on European Commission to act
DIGITAL: toolkit to accelerate deployment of very high capacity networks, including 5G technology
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EMA recommends approval of two production sites for Covid-19 vaccines
HEALTH: Rome World Summit on 21 May is step towards strengthening EU’s role in global health
TRADE: EU prepares to block export of Covid-19 vaccine doses from AstraZeneca produced in EU
STATE AID: European Commission authorises Italian support of €24.7 million for Alitalia
BUDGET: Karlsruhe Court suspends German ratification of ‘own resources’ decision
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: carcinogens and mutagens at work, MEPs want EU law to cover reprotoxic substances
SOCIAL: Child Guarantee positively received in European Parliament
SOCIAL: self-employed heavily affected by Covid-19 pandemic, according to European Commission study
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission adjusts some merger control rules
EMU: EU should “spare no effort” in enhancing its global competitiveness after Brexit, says European Parliament
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: EU to support International Accountability Platform
CANADA: CETA contributes to economic recovery, says EU-Canada trade agreement joint committee
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: deterioration of situation of judges in Poland worries European Parliament
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Collectivity of Alsace will bring case to European Ombudsman about absence of plenary sessions in Strasbourg
NEWS BRIEFS
ARMENIA: EU and Yerevan discuss human rights situation
BANGLADESH: EU mobilises €500,000 in emergency aid after fire in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp 
DEMOCRACY: TikTok and Microsoft report slight decrease in use of their information tools on Covid-19
ENERGY: Nord Stream 2 pipeline to be completed this year, says Gazprom
ENERGY: according to NGO report, world’s 60 largest banks financed fossil fuel industries to tune of $3.8 trillion between 2016 and 2020
LIBYA: EU lifts sanctions against former Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell
NORWAY: first structured dialogue on security and defence with EU
SOCIETY: MEPs call for resumption of talks with EU Council on ending EU time change
CALENDAR
Main activities of European institutions: until 31 March 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 1 April 2021
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