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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12712

5 May 2021
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
free to read - Social interview: “We will have to be imaginative to overcome the three obstacles of the European treaties“, says Olivier De Schutter
SOCIAL: few changes to draft declaration of Porto Social Summit
EDUCATION: European Commission Expert Group on quality investment in education and training takes its first steps
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: illegal returns and visa conditionality, four third countries in crosshairs of EU Member States
JUSTICE: European Commission refuses to consent to accession of UK to Lugano Convention
TOURISM: revised draft of EU Council conclusions calls for mapping of available funding for tourism sector
TRANSPORT: S&D group in European Parliament presents a series of proposals to make EU carbon neutral by 2050
FOOD: European Commission and EU27 experts agree to authorise first insect as novel food
ENERGY: first indications on European Commission’s plans for revision of ‘RED II’ Directive
ENERGY: hydrogen’s contribution to decarbonising European economy could exceed EU projections, according to Hydrogen4EU project
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament and Council of the EU start negotiations on ‘digital green certificate’ and reiterate their differences
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency starts to review vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinovac
AGRICULTURE: Covid-19, European Commission extends check flexibilities on CAP aid
ECONOMY: Poland, fourteenth Member State to submit its National Recovery Plan
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Council determined to strengthen its capacity to act as a global security provider
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: revised proposal to waiver patents on Covid-19 vaccines expected at WTO in May
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announces appointment of four Deputy-Directors General, including two women
ETHIOPIA: EU cancels its election observation mission for 5 June legislative elections
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT: European Commission consults on a draft regulation completing single financial instrument NDICI
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Denmark authorised to pay 400 million euros for electricity production from renewable energy sources
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: call for an appeal to Court of Justice of European Union in case of non-return of plenary sessions in Strasbourg
NEWS BRIEFS
AZERBAIJAN: over 120 MEPs call for return of Armenian prisoners to their country
PATENTS: European Patent Office announces finalists for European Inventor Award 2021
CLIMATE: new climate commitments would lead to global warming of 2.4˚C by 2100, estimates Climate Action Tracker
EDUCATION: only half of European students learn to recognise “whether online information is biased”, reports OECD
INDUSTRY: industrial strategy, Friends of the Earth concerned about new industrial alliances planned by European Commission
HEALTH: European Commission launches final phase of public consultation on European Health Data Space
SOCIAL: employment and social innovation, Lithuania receives 8 million euros to support its small and micro-enterprises
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