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Press release - October I plenary session opens in Brussels

European Parliament (News) - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 18:38
President Sassoli expressed condolences to the families of the victims of Storm Alex, at the opening of the 5-8 October part session in Brussels.

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Modernisation of the trade pillar of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement [International Agreements in Progress]

Written by Gisela Grieger,

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On 21 April 2018, the EU and Mexico reached an agreement in principle on a modernised trade pillar of the EU-Mexico Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement, also known as the Global Agreement, in force since 2000. On 28 April 2020, negotiations were formally concluded after the only outstanding item – EU access to sub‑federal public procurement contracts in Mexico – was agreed upon.

The trade pillar of the Global Agreement was the first trade liberalisation agreement the EU concluded with a Latin American country. It has contributed to a significant increase in EU‑Mexico trade in services and industrial goods. However, it has become outdated, as both parties have entered into a wide range of preferential trade agreements with state-of-the-art provisions reflecting new developments in trade and investment policies. Removing non-tariff barriers to trade, and further liberalising trade in agricultural goods would allow the EU and Mexico to enhance their competitive edge in each other’s markets.

After the trade pillar’s legal scrutiny and translation, it will become part of a three-pronged Global Agreement that will also contain revamped political dialogue and cooperation pillars and will be signed by the Council of the EU and its Mexican counterpart. The new Global Agreement will subsequently be submitted to the European Parliament for its consent.

Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part Committee responsible: International Trade (INTA) Rapporteur: Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández (S&D, Spain)

 

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Press release - Final vote on EU rules for crowdfunding platforms

European Parliament - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 17:43
On Monday evening, the plenary approved the deal struck with the Council last December on common rules to boost EU crowdfunding platforms and protect investors.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Press release - Final vote on EU rules for crowdfunding platforms

European Parliament (News) - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 17:43
On Monday evening, the plenary approved the deal struck with the Council last December on common rules to boost EU crowdfunding platforms and protect investors.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will testify before U.S. Senate committee

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 17:29
The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet-owned Google have agreed to voluntarily testify at a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Oct. 28 about a key law protecting internet companies. Facebook and Twitter confirmed on Friday that their...
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Microsoft to build hub for cloud services in Greece

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 17:24
Microsoft is to build a data centre hub in Greece as it invests in cloud services infrastructure in the country, a boon to an economy weakened by a decade-long debt crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Brief, powered by CEN-CENELEC – Sleepwalking into a Caucasus war?

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 16:56
War is disastrous. Even for the big nations. The US feels nothing but terrible regret for having embarked onto the Vietnam War, the former Soviet Union for its Afghanistan disaster. On European territory, we suffered the Yugoslav wars in the...
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Unlocking the benefits of diversity in the workplace

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 15:31
The European Commission announced in March 2020 that it will launch a five-year gender equality strategy. It will revive plans for mandatory quotas of women on company boards, amid slowing progress towards gender equality among top management. The EU commissioner...
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NATO chief says expects Turkey to calm Karabakh conflict

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 14:59
The head of NATO said Monday (5 October) he expected Turkey -- a key ally of Azerbaijan -- to use its "considerable" influence to calm the conflict in the Armenian separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Europe’s pushback of migrants ‘shameful’: UN refugee chief

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 14:53
The UN refugee chief lambasted on Monday (5 October) countries which close their doors to desperate migrants and Europe's "shameful" refusal to allow migrants stranded at sea to disembark quickly.
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Europe’s unemployment rate rises for fifth straight month in August

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 14:48
While the unemployment rate in the eurozone reached 8.1% in August, it rose to 7.4% for the bloc as a whole, according to Eurostat. EURACTIV's partner EUROEFE reports.
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Commission to encourage raising media awareness of racial discrimination

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 14:41
Racist harassment, violence, and discriminatory ethnic profiling are commonplace in Europe, which increases the importance of the role of the media in exposing discrimination based on ethnic origin.
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The Business End of Farm to Fork: How can companies help deliver truly sustainable food systems?

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 14:14
The EU’s new flagship food policy – The Farm to Fork Strategy (F2F) – was released on May 20th, confirming the aspiration of the EU executive to transform the way of producing, distributing and consuming food in the EU and...
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EU4Health programme [EU Legislation in Progress]

Written by Nicole Scholz (1st edition),

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On 28 May 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation on a new health programme (EU4Health) for 2021 to 2027. Announced as part of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery instrument, according to the Commission the EU4Health programme is intended to boost the EU’s preparedness for major cross-border health threats and improve health systems resilience.

Under the proposal, EU4Health would be a stand-alone, dedicated funding programme with a budget of €10.4 billion (in current prices). However, during the ongoing negotiations on the EU’s next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the 2021-2027 period and NGEU, the budget for EU4Health has been reviewed downwards compared with what was originally proposed. According to the 21 July 2020 European Council conclusions, the programme will be allocated €1.7 billion.

Stakeholders broadly welcome the proposal, but generally regret the European Council’s reduction of the financial envelope allocated to it. In a July 2020 resolution on the European Council conclusions, Parliament criticised the proposed cuts to EU4Health. In Parliament, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is responsible for the file. The rapporteur’s June 2020 draft report proposes several amendments to the Commission proposal. ENVI Members tabled further amendments in July. The committee is expected to vote on the report in October.

In the Council, the proposal is being examined at the level of the working party on public health.

Versions Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health – for the period 2021-2027 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 282/2014 (‘EU4Health Programme’) Committee responsible: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) COM(2020) 405
28.5.2020 Rapporteur: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi (EPP, Romania) 2020/0102 (COD) Shadow rapporteurs: Sara Cerdas (S&D, Portugal)
Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (Renew Europe, France)
Luisa Regimenti (ID, Italy)
Michèle Rivasi (Greens/EFA, France)
Joanna Kopcińska (ECR, Poland)
Kateřina Konečná (GUE/NGL, Czechia) Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) Next steps expected: Adoption of report in committee

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[Ticker] Von der Leyen tests negative for Covid-19

Euobserver.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 13:28
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has tested negative for Covid-19, a commission spokesperson tweeted on Monday. However, she will continue self-isolation until the end of Tuesday, in accordance with regulations. The test came after Von der Leyen was notified late Sunday that she had attended a meeting with someone who tested positive. Von der Leyen is tested regularly on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Decolonising the curriculum: tackling systemic ‘life-threatening’ racism in medicine

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 13:04
Medical curriculums should be reformed if we want to eliminate systemic racial bias, according to students and teachers at the University of Bristol, who stressed that medical education should explore and reflect upon unconscious biases and how these may impact clinical judgement.
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Commissioner Schmit: EU must stop rise of low-quality jobs in wake of pandemic

Euractiv.com - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:30
While impacting all parts of the economy, COVID-19 has hit young people particularly hard. Nicolas Schmit, the Commissioner for jobs and social rights, spoke with EURACTIV about the EU executive's efforts to address these challenges and avert the prospect of another 'lost generation.'
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Debate: Trump and Covid: The show must go on?

Eurotopics.net - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:16
Donald Trump has returned to the White House after his hospital stay, but his doctors say he is not "not yet out of the woods". The US President was hospitalised on Friday shortly after he announced that he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus. Commentators criticise the way his disease is being exploited in the media, and by Trump himself.
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