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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12705

24 April 2021
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Ursula von der Leyen “confident” that EU will be able to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by July
STATE AID: European Commission approves €462 million Portuguese aid to TAP
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament finalises ‘working document’ to be submitted to EU Council on social dimension of future CAP
AGRICULTURE: MEPs “disappointed” with way negotiations with EU Council are going on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: easing of European fruit and vegetable support scheme
FISHERIES: France calls on European Commission to ensure “full implementation of agreement” with UK on fisheries
CLIMATE: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council proposes new draft conclusions on adaptation to climate change
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs want full compliance of EU Aarhus regulation with international law
MIGRATION: MEPs in Frontex enquiry group look at rights of people who have been subject to possible ‘pushback’ at sea
COHESION: Brexit Adjustment Reserve, European Parliament rapporteur ready to widen allocation criteria for second tranche of funding
COHESION: MEPs call for regional funding to be withdrawn from self-declared “LGBTI-free zones”
REGIONS: EUSF, European Parliament Committee gives favourable opinion on aid to Greece and France
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: French position on country-by-country reporting under fire
COMPANIES: European Commission reassures MEPs of its ambition for future corporate due diligence
STATE AID: green light for 100 million euros in French aid for fishers affected by Brexit
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Portuguese and Slovenian defence ministers say Russia is a threat to EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament will remind UK that it must accept the consequences of Brexit
SWITZERLAND: Commission still believes in agreement on future relations between the EU and Bern, but differences remain
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan parliamentarian worries about possible upsurge in violence after foreign troops leave
AFRICA: green investment, EIB announces €350 million at EU/Africa Forum in Lisbon
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: creation of Conference on Future of Europe is progressing slowly
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: consent vote on post-Brexit EU-UK deal, digital green certificate, Russia and Turkey on MEPs’ agenda
SOCIAL - CULTURE
CULTURE: Commission sets out details of 2021 edition of “New European Bauhaus” awards
SOCIAL: minimum wage, trade unions satisfied with European Parliament proposals
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Commission launches public consultation on its draft recommendation to Member States on safety of journalists
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces 149 million euros in emergency aid for Horn of Africa
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Mr Michel calls a summit on Tuesday 25 May
ENERGY: EESC calls on EU institutions and civil society to unite against energy poverty
ENERGY: GIE report highlights role of gas in decarbonising Central and Eastern European countries
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington announce bilateral summit for mid-June
LIBYA: General Court annuls retention of Aisha Gaddafi on EU sanctions lists
DIGITAL: European Data Protection Supervisor believes it necessary to ban remote biometric identification
FOOD SAFETY: food preservation, EFSA guidance on information to be provided to consumers
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