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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12692

7 April 2021
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EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU calls on Ankara to take outstretched hand
LIBYA: EU ambassador to return to Tripoli at month’s end
ETHIOPIA: Pekka Haavisto to report from second mission to Addis Ababa on 19 April over conflict in Tigray
TIMOR LESTE: EU stands in solidarity with East Timorese after deadly floods
JAPAN: EU to strengthen ties with Tokyo at upcoming bilateral summit
DEVELOPMENT: EU contributes €170 million to IMF for debt service relief for poorest countries
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
TRADE: Australia accuses EU of blocking export of 3.1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
HEALTH: despite obstacles, Commission continues to aim for collective immunity by summer
HOME AFFAIRS : EU data protection authorities want temporary ‘digital green certificates’ limited to what is necessary
COHESION: first European grants announced under REACT-EU
STATE AID: European Commission approves French support of up to €4 billion to recapitalise Air France
SOCIAL: EU loan to increase number of microloans in Estonia and Lithuania
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Viktor Orbán, Mateusz Morawiecki and Matteo Salvini launch their ‘European Renaissance’ project
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: public consultation on Health Emergency Response and Preparedness Authority
JUSTICE: transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence—EU and US take stock
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, nine NGOs and experts threaten to leave Platform on Sustainable Finance
ENERGY: 2020 a record year for renewables, with over 260 GW of new generation capacity installed worldwide
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: PSC supports participation of United States, Canada and Norway in PESCO project on military mobility
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: Europeans welcome Janet Yellen’s commitment to a global minimum corporate tax rate
COMPETITION: European Commission notes that Air Canada is not acquiring Transat
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: experts highlight progress achieved through Istanbul Convention, despite blows to treaty
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
ROMA: Council of Europe organises three-day conference to mark International Roma Day on 8 April
TURKEY: Kurdish demonstrators breach Council of Europe gates
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: emissions from sectors covered by ETS fell by 12.6% in 2020, according to Refinitiv
EMPLOYMENT: unemployment stabilises in EU despite pandemic
TRIBUTE: Robert Mundell, father of the Euro, has died
LEBANON: EU urges political forces to work together
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