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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12708

29 April 2021
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EXTERNAL ACTION
free to read - INTERVIEW NORTH MACEDONIA: President Pendarovski says EU needs to be more present in Western Balkans
MALAYSIA: EU refuses to open a panel on its biofuels dispute with Kuala Lumpur
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament wants an ‘EU Covid-19 certificate’ that really improves everyday life
TAXATION: European Parliament welcomes new US international tax reform proposals
RUSSIA: MEPs denounce latest Russian actions
CHINA: faced with Chinese sanctions, European Parliament threatens to block ratification of investment agreement
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament approves by a large majority Trade and Cooperation Agreement and endorses ‘Brexit’
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament vetoes increase in maximum residue levels for pesticides in food
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for a legislative framework for soil protection in EU that respects principle of subsidiarity
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on post-2020 Single Market Programme
SPACE: European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional agreement on space programme
BUDGET: MEPs give discharge on implementation of 2019 budget, but a postponement is decided for Frontex
TRANSPARENCY: Parliament approves new rules for a common mandatory Transparency Register
JUSTICE: European Parliament approves ‘Justice’ and ‘Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values’ programmes 2021-2027
SOCIAL - YOUHT
SOCIAL: Porto Summit, Portuguese Presidency of EU Council prepares a very conventional declaration
YOUTH: European Commission consults to update Recommendation on mobility of young volunteers in EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: first draft compromise of Portuguese Presidency of EU Council on revision of TEN-E Regulation
MIGRATION: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on revision of Blue Card Directive seems within reach in mid-May
JUSTICE: European Commission wants to improve communication within Joint Investigation Teams
CLIMATE: Member States prepare for EU May Summit
BIODIVERSITY: EU and China pledge to step up action to tackle biodiversity crisis
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission and AstraZeneca to be heard by Belgian courts on 26 May
ECONOMY: European Commission has received several national recovery plans
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, six European countries assist India through EU Civil Protection Mechanism
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: MEPs on initiative on composition and role of plenary session of ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: investment banks fined €28 million for SSA bonds trading cartel
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: 2020 was a disastrous year for media freedom and safety of journalists, Council of Europe warns
NEWS BRIEFS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Borrell urges Bosnian Presidency to engage in dialogue
CLIMATE/TRADE: Frans Timmermans reaffirms Commission’s intention to make CBAM an alternative to free allowance system
DEVELOPMENT: future European financial architecture for development to be discussed by European ministers on Thursday
REGIONS: Just Transition Fund, European Commission expects to receive draft territorial plans in second quarter
SOCIAL: European trade unions sound alarm over plummeting labour inspections in EU
CHAD: EU strongly condemns repression of anti-government protests
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