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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12700

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission calls on Member States to focus on quality of their recovery plans rather than on speed
EUROGROUP: Member States send positive signal on resumption of talks on Banking Union and on possible creation of a ‘digital euro’
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BANKS: EBA’s 2017 guidelines on retail banking products should be declared invalid, says Court’s Advocate General
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: return sponsorships provided in Pact is “not the solution we need”, says Tineke Strik
CLIMATE/FINANCE: European Commission’s intention to exclude natural gas from EU taxonomy is confirmed
CLIMATE: ‘Climate Law’, Council of EU sends compromise proposals to Parliament for sixth interinstitutional negotiation session
CLIMATE: emissions from installations covered by ETS have fallen by 13.3% in 2020, according to European Commission
ENERGY: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council’s new draft conclusions on Renovation Wave Strategy
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs want common European framework for soil protection that respects subsidiarity
AGRICULTURE: European Council of Young Farmers calls for help for farmers impacted by cold snap
TRANSPORT: European Parliament committees approve agreement on Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027
SPACE: Eurospace Secretary General calls for European legal framework for space traffic management
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Ethiopia and sanctions against Myanmar on agenda of EU foreign affairs ministers’ video conference
UNITED KINGDOM: discussions with EU should continue to address problems of implementation of Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala calls for limiting export restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines
WEAPONS: EU strengthens its support for fight against illicit arms trade
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Nicolás González Casares suggests creating a European online platform to prevent medicines shortages
HEALTH: European Parliament ready to approve fast-track process for authorising modified Covid-19 vaccines
COHESION: European Commission approves modifications to operational programmes for four new Member States
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission proposes to return 2020 surplus of €1.76 billion to Member States
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Sassoli develops his strategy to strengthen his institution after Covid-19
EEAS: High Representative Josep Borrell announces eleven senior appointments
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission seeks clarification from Ireland on mandatory hotel quarantine measures
CLIMATE: Chinese President Xi Jinping criticises EU’s future Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
EDUCATION: proposed recommendations on education for environmental sustainability and on distance learning expected by end of 2021
EDUCATION: European Commission provides teachers with educational tools on disinformation
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: MEPs endorse European Parliament/EU Council agreement on 2021–2027 LIFE programme
SPACE: two billion Galileo-enabled smartphones have been sold
TAXATION: eighty NGOs call on European Parliament to defend its position on country-by-country reporting at all costs
RESEARCH: European Commission opens public consultation on its proposal for a ‘Pact for Research and Innovation’
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: until 23 April 2021
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Other events: until 23 April 2021

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