EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
HEALTH
- Guidance on the collection and transfusion of convalescent COVID-19 plasma
- Novel Coronavirus Outbreak - State of Play, and the EU’s Public Health Response – EP Envi Committee Briefing
- EMA - Global regulators discuss observational studies of real world data for COVID-19 medicines
- COVID-19 is a wake-up call to end sky-high medicine prices - See Beuc Statement
- Bitter dispute rages over departure of top EU scientist - Mauro Ferrari blasts bloc’s handling of coronavirus but former colleagues accuse him of ‘lack of engagement’ - Financial Times
- Czech Republic, Denmark and austria set to ease restrictions - Financial Times
COMPETITION
- Antitrust: Commission provides guidance on allowing limited cooperation among businesses, especially for critical hospital medicines during the coronavirus outbreak – IP/20/618
- Communication from the Commission Temporary Framework for assessing antitrust issues related to business cooperation in response to situations of urgency stemming from the current COVID-19 outbreak
STATE AID
- Commission approves €15 billion Austrian liquidity scheme to support the economy in the coronavirus outbreak - IP/20/633
- Commission approves €1.2 billion Greek scheme providing grants for SMEs to support economy in coronavirus outbreak – IP/20/624
- Commission approves €30 million Luxembourg scheme to support research and development and investments in the production of coronavirus relevant products – IP/20/637
- Commission approves €110 million Lithuanian guarantee scheme to support economy in coronavirus outbreak - IP/20/623
- Commission approves € 700 million Polish loan and guarantee scheme to support economy in coronavirus outbreak - IP/20/614
- Commission approves €255 million Bulgarian guarantee scheme to support SMEs in coronavirus outbreak - IP/20/627
- Commission approves €20 million Portuguese credit line scheme to support fishery and aquaculture sector in coronavirus outbreak - IP/20/609
- Commission approves €140 million Hungarian scheme to support economy in coronavirus outbreak - IP/20/629
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Communication from the Commission Guidelines on the optimal and rational supply of medicines to avoid shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak - See the FactSheet & Statement by Ursula von der Leyen
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
- COVID-19 outbreak: Council approves measures to help the most deprived EU citizens
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Coronavirus: guidance on repatriating cruise ship passengers and protecting ship crews - IP/20/619
- Commission presents guidelines on health, travel arrangements and repatriation of persons on board ships - Q&As
DATA PRIVACY
- Tracking coronavirus: big data and the challenge to privacy - European demands for information from smartphones are raising fears over the reach of state surveillance - Financial Times
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Coronavirus: Commission invites Member States to prolong restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until 15 May - IP/20/616
ECONOMY & BUDGET
- Sassoli to EU governments: Rise to the challenge. Find new shared ways to finance our recovery - see EP Statement
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- WTO Arbitrator determines “reasonable period of time” in Ukraine-Russia dumping dispute
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- EBA publishes phase 1 of its technical package on reporting framework 2.10
- ESMA extends MiFID II/MiFIR transparency review report consultation to 14 June 2020
- ESMA sets out supervisory expectations on publication of investment funds periodic reports
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
- Joint Employment Report 2020 (8 April 2020)
ENERGY
- ACER to decide on a common cost sharing methodology for redispatching and countertrading electricity in three Member States
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Prohibition of lead in wetlands and confusion on how to interpret Commission proposal
- Answer given by Mr Sinkevicius to a written question - Compliance with the Water Framework Directive, the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive in the Ebro Delta
- EU carbon emissions plummet as lockdowns reduce activity - Financial Times
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Council conclusions on the 2020 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy and Joint Employment Report (8 April 2020)
- Guideline (EU) 2020/515 of the European Central Bank of 7 April 2020 amending Guideline ECB/2014/31 on additional temporary measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral (ECB/2020/21)
- Interview of Christine Lagarde with Le Parisien
- SSM and SRB accountability at European level: What room for improvements? - Study for the EP Econ Committee
- A proposal for a Coronabond: the pandemic solidarity instrument - see CER Insight
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