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Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

The EU issued a declaration on the elections for the National Assembly in Venezuela.

The Council adopted conclusions on European Union – United States relations.

The Council adopted temporary measures in relation to VAT applicable to COVID-19 vaccines and test kits.

The Council adopted a decision and a regulation establishing a global human rights sanctions regime.

The Council adopted conclusions on the Civilian CSDP Compact.

The Council approved conclusions on Lebanon, noting with increasing concern the grave financial, economic, social and political crisis, and calling for the formation of a mission-driven, credible and accountable government, able to implement the necessary reforms.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 7-13 December 2020

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

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In this special edition of the agrifood podcast, EURACTIV’s agrifood team speaks with a range of experts, from lawmakers to academics and NGOs to bring you the nitty-gritty of the EU’s agrifood trade policy.

Length of video : 66'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

The European Central Bank increased on Thursday its monetary stimulus by €500 billion against the fallout of the pandemic measures as the risk of a double-dip recession in the euro  area lingers and the uncertainty surrounding the recovery remains.

To successfully achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the EU needs to establish an integrated energy infrastructure.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday (10 December) renewed a call for a change of leadership in Armenia, as he reviewed a military parade marking that country’s defeat by Azerbaijan in a war in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The European Parliament’s president will open next week’s plenary session in person in Strasbourg. But there won’t be any MEPs there, in what is the latest mad installment of the single-seat saga.

Electric car and industrial batteries sold in Europe will soon face legally binding environmental standards, the European Commission said on Thursday (10 December), as it seeks to give local producers an edge in a rapidly growing global market.

As German high-tech company IMST was about to pass into Chinese hands, German Chancellor Angela Merkel blocked the deal for reasons of "public order and security". EURACTIV Italy reports.

Length of video : 75'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP