EU COVID-19 RESPONSES 

STATE AID

  • Commission approves €1.8 million Latvian scheme to support cattle farmers affected by the coronavirus outbreak (SA.64541) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €3 billion French scheme to provide debt and capital support to companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak (SA.63656) - IP/21/4663
  • Commission approves €500,000 Portuguese scheme to further support the passenger transport sector in Azores in the context of the coronavirus outbreak (SA.64599) - Midday Express 

COMPETITION

  • Commission clears creation of joint venture ALBA Swire by ALBA and John Swire (M.10405) - Midday Express
  • Poland - UoKiK has opened a probe to see if speedway motorcycle-racing clubs restricted competition or abused market power through wage arrangements for riders

STATE AID

  • Answer given by Ms Vestager to a MEP written question - Decision E2/2005 regarding State aid measures

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: Electronic Customs Coordination Group (ECCG73) joint with TCG of 4 & 5 October 2021
  • Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Services & Investment) of 15 September 2021
  • Draft agenda - EP INTA Committee of Monday 27 September 2021
  • EU-Canada CETA - Round table with SMEs to celebrate CETA’s 4th anniversary
  • The impact of Covid-19 on exports related jobs - See DG Trade Analysis
  • EU and ASEAN countries hail strong trade and investment relations at latest bilateral consultation
  • EU teams up with other OECD countries to propose ban on export credits for coal-fired electricity projects
  • Answer given by Mr Wojciechowski to a MEP written question - Imported, overrated, more expensive and unsustainable superfoods
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - US embargo on imports of photovoltaic components from Chinese companies due to forced labour
  • Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Anti-dumping proceedings regarding imports of steel wind-turbine towers from the People’s Republic of China
  • WTO - Committee on Safeguards - Notification under article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards - United Kingdom - Certain steel products - Supplement

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Industry) of 20 September 2021
  • Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Global shortage of semi-conductors - Europe urgently needs to develop its own industry
  • EU sold production of high-tech down to €311 billion - Eurostat

TAXATION

  • Agenda for: SCAC - Expert Group in the field of VAT- Administrative Cooperation of 23 September 2021
  • OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project - Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy - July 2021

ENERGY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Energy of 16 September 2021
  • Pipeline problems - Nord Stream 2 is a terrible foreign policy conundrum for everyone involved - Financial Time 

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Circular economy: first high-level meeting of the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency - Midday Express
  • Minutes of the 11th Meeting of the Mission Board on the Mission Adaptation to Climate Change, including Societal Transformation of 01 July 2021
  • Answer given by EVP Timmermans to a MEP written question - How will the Commission correct the mistake of punishing industries that are curbing their emissions?
  • Answer given by Ms Valean to a MEP written question - Accelerating the deployment of electro‑mobility charging infrastructure in the EU
  • OECD seeks global plan for carbon prices to avoid trade wars - Paris-based group calls on EU to back proposals that recognise countries have different green policies - Financial Time

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Agenda for: 104th meeting of the Stakeholders Advisory Group on Aviation Security (SAGAS) created by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of 22 September 2021
  • Commercial air transport in August 2021: in recovery - Eurostat

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

FUTURE OF EUROPE

  • Revised Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.2) of 15 & 17 September 2021  

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Agenda for: Working Party on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) of 14 September 2021
  • Agenda for: Council Security Committee of 28 September 2021
  • Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a written question - Threat from Russia
  • Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - President Erdoğan’s statement on Turkey’s status as a candidate country
  • International Day of Democracy: Joint statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Vice-President Dubravka Šuica

 

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