Europe Daily News, 20 July 2020

EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE

HEALTH

• Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Stockpile of basic medical equipment, and strategic storage thereof in the European Union
• Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Protecting doctors and medical personnel against the coronavirus

EMPLOYMENT

• Answer given by Mr Schmit to a MEP written question - Measures to reduce the number of deaths at care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Answer given by Mr Schmit to a MEP written question - Measures to support workers in the cultural and creative sectors

ECONOMY

• Coronavirus: reprogramming of more than €618 million in Cohesion policy funding to overcome the effects of the pandemic in Poland - Midday Express

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9872 - Atlas/Permasteelisa)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9619 - CDC/EDF/ENGIE/La Poste)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9787 - Česká Spořitelna/Československá Obchodní Banka/Komerční Banka/JV)
• Action brought on 27 May 2020 - EnergieVerbund Dresden Vs. Commission (Case T-317/20)
  Re: annulment of the decision of the defendant of 26 February 2019 declaring the concentration ‘RWE/E.ON Assets’ compatible with the internal market (Case M.8871)
• Action brought on 27 May 2020 - eins energie in sachsen Vs. Commission (Case T-318/20)
  Re: annulment of the decision of the defendant of 26 February 2019 declaring the concentration ‘RWE/E.ON Assets’ compatible with the internal market (Case M.8871)
• Action brought on 27 May 2020 - GGEW Vs. Commission (Case T-319/20)
  Re: annulment of the decision of the defendant of 26 February 2019 declaring the concentration ‘RWE/E.ON Assets’ compatible with the internal market (Case M.8871)
• Antitrust: Commission adopts guidance for national courts when handling disclosure of confidential information - IP/20/1369
• Germany - Sector inquiry smart TVs: Bundeskartellamt publishes conclusion and recommendations for action
• Germany - Merger Control: 2nd phase proceedings - 20 July 2020

STATE AID

• Commission approves support for production of electricity from renewable sources in Ireland (SA.54683) - IP/20/1370
• Commission approves €720,000 Maltese scheme to support Bluefin tuna fishermen (SA.57984) - Midday Express
• Margrethe Vestager: the star commissioner brought down to earth - EU’s competition enforcer faces hard choices after setback in Apple tax case - Financial Times

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: EP INTA Committee of 03 September 2020
• WTO - Proposed agenda for the General Council of 22 - 23 July 2020
• WTO members meet the candidates for Director-General

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• Capital markets union: Council adopts new rules for crowdfunding platforms

AGRICULTURE

• EU-China: Council authorises signature of the agreement on geographical indications
• Answer given by Mr Wojciechowski to a MEP written question - Artificial intelligence and new opportunities for farmers

ENERGY

• Gas tariffs reports: ACER recommends Germany to assess its regional gas networks -

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Arctic policy: EU opens consultation on the future approach - IP/20/1138
• Minutes of the Expert group on Access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Nagoya Protocol of 29 June 2020
• Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Stopping the development of infrastructure prejudicial to biodiversity in the EU
• Answer given by Executive Vice-President Timmermans to a MEP written question - Imports of hydrofluorocarbons into the EU

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Mapping national health workforce planning and policies: where do we go from here? Open webinar of the SEPEN expert network - Friday 24 July 2020
• WTO - Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Germany - Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes - Revision

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1058 of 27 April 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 as regards the introduction of two new unmanned aircraft systems classes

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• E-commerce rules, fit for the digital age - Briefing for the EP IMCO Committee

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• EDPB - Statement on the Court of Justice of the European Union Judgment in Case C-311/18 - Data Protection Commissioner Vs. Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• European Semester 2020: country-specific recommendations adopted
• ECB and National Bank of Serbia set up repo line to provide euro liquidity
• ECB and Bank of Albania set up repo line to provide euro liquidity
• Firms’ expectations on access to finance at the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic - ECB Working Paper Series No.2446
• Determinants of the credit cycle: a flow analysis of the extensive margin - ECB Working Paper Series No.2445

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) of 22 July 2020
• List of Working Parties which will be officially organised in Germany under the German Presidency (second half of 2020) Information note for the Coreper (Part.1)

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Humanitarian Aid: €64 million for most vulnerable in Southern Africa - IP/20/1374