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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12703

22 April 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: interim agreement on ‘Climate Law’, EU Council and European Parliament agree to aim for a net reduction in EU emissions of at least 55% by 2030
CLIMATE/FINANCE: Commission will examine possibility of including gas and nuclear in EU taxonomy through a subsequent delegated act
DIGITAL: European Commission proposes new rules on artificial intelligence
INDUSTRY: conformity factor, Council does not change its negotiating mandate to resume talks with European Parliament
SPACE: European Court of Auditors calls for new strategy to better exploit Galileo and Copernicusservices
MIGRATION: discussion to continue in EU Council on priority third countries for future ‘migration partnerships’
MIGRATION: 18,292 unaccompanied minors estimated gone missing in EU between 2018 and 2020, according to a study
FISHERIES: European Commission “revokes” approval of Irish control plan for weighing fish
FISHERIES: MEPs call for better labelling of fisheries products
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: European Commission wants to bring reporting on sustainability to same level as financial information
FINANCE: European Commission proposes new measures to improve consideration of sustainability risks and preferences
FINANCE: European Commission launches work on its future strategy for retail investment
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: Covid-19, towards strengthening ‘Team Europe’ as a tool for a global and coordinated response
LIBYA: Quartet welcomes progress
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Euronest Assembly co-chairs look to future of Partnership
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: German Constitutional Court lifts suspension of Berlin’s ratification of ‘Own Resources Decision’
HEALTH: Valneva moving away from EU’s centralised procurement process to bilateral discussions with Member States
HUMANITARIAN AID: Covid-19, EU mobilises €1 million in emergency aid for Papua New Guinea
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: lively debates on composition and prerogatives of plenary session of Conference on Future of Europe
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers ECI ‘Civil Servant Exchange Program’ and ‘Green Garden Roof Tops’
EDUCATION - CULTURE
CULTURE: European Commission ready to launch calls for nominations for “New European Bauhaus” prize
EDUCATION: European Commission launches public consultation on common standards for micro-credentials
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: “2020 has been a disastrous year”, warns Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: David Sassoli hopes for stronger links between European Parliament and Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
BELARUS: Council of Europe calls for electoral reform and prosecution of human rights abusers
NEWS BRIEFS
COURT OF JUSTICE: appointment of two judges and two advocates general
SPACE: European Commission launches Virtual Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation
SPACE: ESA and FAO sign Memorandum of Understanding to deepen their cooperation in fight against world hunger
FINANCE: EU Council approves draft conclusions on issuing green bonds for European Recovery Plan
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Michiel Hoogeveen replaces Derk Jan Eppink in ECR group
CSDP: José Maria Núñez Torrente new Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR Atalanta
RUSSIA: chairs of five political groups in European Parliament denounce Russian actions in EU
HEALTH: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on health technology assessment will start on Monday 26 April
SOCIAL: large upswing in number of long-term care workers in EU
CHAD: after Idriss Déby’s death, EU calls for a rapid return to constitutional order
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