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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12711

4 May 2021
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission prepares for EU to welcome back foreign tourists this summer
ECONOMY: European Commission has received 13 national recovery plans
HEALTH: Covid-19, EU welcomes Sweden’s intention to donate one million doses of vaccine via Covax
CIVIL PROTECTION: Covid-19, EU continues to coordinate aid to India from 15 Member States
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
free to read - Companies interview: “Making European non-financial reporting standards in 18 months is a challenge” - interview with Jean-Paul Gauzès and Patrick de Cambourg
TAXATION: Aurore Lalucq’s first steps to tackle harmful tax practices in EU
COMPETITION: European Commission fines Sigma-Aldrich €7.5 million for providing misleading information
COMPANIES: seven organisations believe that directive on sustainable corporate governance would be “counterproductive”
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission wants exclusive competence to counter foreign subsidies
RUSSIA: EU condemns measures against Ms Jourová and Mr Sassoli
HONG KONG: EU expected to take further action
IRAN: negotiations on nuclear deal are progressing slowly
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: industrial strategy, European Commission is preparing an update with a focus on internal market
AGRICULTURE: EU institutions will continue negotiations on major contentious issues of CAP on 11 May
AGRICULTURE: “It is not possible to find additional money” for wine, says European Commission
HEALTH: European Commission and Portuguese Presidency of EU Council stress crucial role of research in fight against cancer
JUSTICE: Portuguese prosecutor appointed to European Public Prosecutor’s Office, MEPs return to issue
CLIMATE: European Commission plans to postpone presentation of ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package to 14 July
ENERGY: some 60 civil society organisations call on Commission to establish a mandatory framework for detection and fixing of methane leaks
DIGITAL: Commissioner Thierry Breton inaugurates headquarters of European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking in Luxembourg
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Conference on Future of Europe, discussions stumble over prerogatives of plenary session
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: Věra Jourová plans to visit Slovenia to “test the water” before presenting initiatives on freedom of press
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Berlin says it is ready to strengthen its climate law after German Constitutional Court verdict
TAXATION: European Commission launches the Customs & Tax EU Learning Portal, its new e-learning portal for tax and customs professionals
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems, interinstitutional negotiations at standstill
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