EU CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES
HEALTH
- Agenda & registration - Workshop EU4Health Programme 2021: potential solutions for a healthier European Union (24 March 2021)
- Commission Implementing Decision granting a conditional marketing authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council for "COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen - COVID-19 vaccine (Ad26.COV2-S [recombinant])", a medicinal product for human use
- Statement of the European Commission on the methodology used to determine the allocation of doses of vaccines under the Advance Purchase Agreements - Financial Times
- Guidance on state of the art of COVID-19 rapid antibody tests - March 2021
- QaA on Custom-Made Devices & considerations on Adaptable medical devices and Patient-matched medical devices - March 2021
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP to a written question - Terms of contracts concluded with pharmaceutical companies/consortia for the development and purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - COVID-19 vaccines and the responsibility of pharmaceutical companies
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Parallel exports under the EU pharmaceutical strategy
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Reliability of antigen testing
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - The EU’s COVID vaccine strategy
- EMA - Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) 8-11 March 2021
STATE AID
- Commission approves around €350 million Finnish support to compensate Finnair for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak (SA.60113) - IP/21/809
- Commission approves €15.8 million Estonian schemes to support farmers affected by coronavirus outbreak (SA.60666) - Midday Express
- Commission approves a €1.5 million Slovenian scheme to support holders of ancillary activities at farms in the context of the coronavirus outbreak (SA.62118) - Midday Express
TRADE
- Export requirements for Covid-19 vaccines - FaQ
MOBILITY
- Guidance for COVID-19 quarantine and testing of travellers - ECDC Technical Report
EMPLOYMENT
- Proposal for a Council implementing decision granting temporary support under Regulation (EU)2020/672 to the Republic of Estonia to mitigate unemployment risks in the emergency following the COVID-19 outbreak – Adoption
COMPETITION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competition of 18 & 19 March 2021
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10163 - United Internet/Morgan Stanley/Tele Columbus)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10174 - Macquarie/Aberdeen/Ucles JV)
- Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question - Risks inherent in the acquisition of Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Fincantieri
- Commission clears joint acquisition of EPS E-mobility by FCA and EEPS (M.10148) - Midday Express
- Poland - UOKiK has approved the takeover of Tesco Polska by Salling Group – the owner of Netto stores
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Trade Policy Committee
- Steel, textiles and other industrial sectors of 17 March 2021
- Deputy Members of 19 March 2021 - Regulation (EU) 2021/444 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2021 establishing the Customs programme for cooperation in the field of customs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1294/2013
- EU–China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI):
- EU’s schedule of commitments and reservations
- Facts and figures
- China’s schedule of commitments and reservations
- Memo (ppt) - Customs Union: First phase of new EU import control system – ICS2 – comes into operation today - IP/21/1134
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Draft - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 11.3.2021 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
- Council approves conclusions on the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
- Horizon Europe's first strategic plan 2021-2024: Commission sets research and innovation priorities for a sustainable future - IP-21/1122
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- EBA consults on technical elements for the implementation of the alternative standardised approach for market risk as part of its FRTB roadmap
- ESMA to allow decision on reporting of net short position of 0.1% and above to expire
TAXATION
- Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation – Adoption
ENERGY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Energy of 15 March 2021
- European Battery Alliance: Ministerial Meeting on progress and future actions - Speech by Vice-President Šefčovič
- How to make the home heating and cooling revolution consumer-friendly - See Beuc Statement
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 of 12 March 2021 determining revised benchmark values for free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 pursuant to Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 10.3.2021 amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include carbon dioxide generated from propane, butane or a mixture of both by combustion as an active substance in Annex I thereto
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 10.3.2021 amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include potassium sorbate as an active substance in Annex I thereto
- Climate envoy Kerry warns EU against border tax on carbon - Financial Times
HEALTH, FOOD PRODUCT & SAFETY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Pharmaceuticals and Medical devices of 19 March 2021
- Draft - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/…. amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/977 as regards the temporary measures in relation to controls on the production of organic products, in particular the period of application
- Draft - Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate in cosmetic products
- Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - End of methyl bromide derogation and authorisation of the use of sulphuryl fluoride for fumigating oak logs from the US
- Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Phthalates in toys on the European market
- EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Efficacy of the feed additive consisting of amprolium hydrochloride (COXAM®) for use in chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying (Huvepharma N.V.)
- EFSA - Technical Report - Administrative guidance for the preparation of applications on novel foods pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
- EFSA - Technical Report - Administrative guidance for the preparation of applications on additives for use in animal nutrition
- EFSA - Reasoned Opinion - Modification of the existing MRLs for fludioxonil in certain small fruits and berries
- EFSA - Reasoned Opinion - Setting of import tolerance for cyflufenamid in hops
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Transport - Intermodal Questions and Networks of 16 March 2021 (See Taxonomy Regulation, Final Report, Executive Summary)
- Sustainable Finance Taxonomy for the Aviation Sector
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Kyoto, Japan, 7-11 March 2021) - Factual information on the Congress
- Council reaffirms commitment to combat discrimination against Roma
- Police cooperation: Ireland joins the Schengen Information System
BREXIT
- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the equivalence of forest reproductive material produced in the United Kingdom
- Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decisions 2003/17/EC and 2005/834/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections and the equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties of agricultural plant species carried out in the United Kingdom
- UK and EU clash over post-Brexit fishing rights - Row erupts over British conservation plan for part of the North Sea - Financial Times
- Northern Ireland protocol can work with a light-touch approach - The UK and EU must learn to manage their imperfect agreement - Financial Times
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Agenda for: Eurogroup of 15 March 2021
- Thinking Beyond the Pandemic: Monetary Policy Challenges in the Medium- to Long-Term – Study for EP ECON Committee
- European Semester 2021 - Updated roadmap
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- 12th Revision of the List of meetings taking place between 1 and 31 March 2021
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part 2) of 17 & 19 March 2021
- Agenda for: Working Party on General Affairs (Comitology Revision) of 19 March 2021
- Agenda for: 2076th Meeting of the Working Party on General Affairs of 16 March 2021
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Ukraine: EU extends sanctions over territorial integrity for a further six months (See Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/446 & Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/448)
- Egypt: EU revokes sanctions framework and delists 9 people (See Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/449 & Council Regulation (EU) 2021/445)
- Syria: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the 10 years of the conflict
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