EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:weekly digest

Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ανάπτυξη: Ημερήσια διάταξη 13-07-2020 Σχέδιο ημερήσιας διάταξης - Τετάρτη 15 Ιουλίου 2020 - PE655.647v01-00 - Επιτροπή Ανάπτυξης 13-07-2020 11:37 AM CEST Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Jacques Delors: Architect of the modern European Union - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Briefing - Jacques Delors: Architect of the modern European Union - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 10:10 AM CEST The consensus among most historians of European integration and political scientists is that Jacques Delors, who served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995, was the most successful holder of that post to date. His agenda and accomplishments include the EU single market, the Single European Act, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the rapid integration of the former German Democratic Republic into the European Community. His combination of coherent agenda-setting and strong negotiating skills, acquired through long experience of trade union bargaining and years of ministerial responsibilities in turbulent times, puts Delors above other Commission Presidents, whether in terms of institutional innovation or the development of new Europe-wide policies. He also showed himself able to react swiftly to external events, notably the collapse of the Soviet bloc, whilst building Europe’s credibility on the international stage. This Briefing records Delors' life across its crucial stages, from trade union activist, senior civil servant, French politician, and Member of the European Parliament, to the helm of the European Commission, where he left the greatest individual impact on European integration history to date. It also traces the most important ideas that guided Delors in his national and European roles. Finally, it describes the political events and key actors which made Delors' decade in office a time of important decisions and progress in the process of European integration and, in doing so, it draws on recent academic literature and on speeches Delors gave in the European Parliament. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - COVID-19: List of the measures taken in relation to the ITRE remit May-June 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Briefing - COVID-19: List of the measures taken in relation to the ITRE remit May-June 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This briefing summarises the recent measures taken by the European Commission on matters within the remit of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy in response to the urgent and ongoing COVID-19 crisis, while referencing relevant parts of the resolution of the European Parliament of 15 May 2020 on the new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - How EU funds tackle economic divide in the European Union STUDY - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Μελέτη - How EU funds tackle economic divide in the European Union STUDY - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST When assessing the benefits Member States (MS) receive from the European Union (EU) budget, they primarily focus on their individual net positions, i.e. the net balance between their national contributions and the transfers received from the EU budget. This ‘juste retour’ thinking is associated with several limitations and problems and completely neglects the benefits accruing to MS beyond the pure financial streams related to the EU budget. MS may enjoy the indirect benefits that are related to the various interventions and policies financed from the EU budget. Benefits may be also created for the EU as a whole in the case of policies coordinated and financed by the EU, replacing or complementing individual un-coordinated action at MS level and thus creating additional added value through making use of synergies. MS also benefit from intra-EU direct investments, intra-EU trade and the EU’s network effects. Therefore, the net position view could be complemented by additional indicators providing a more comprehensive picture of the overall benefits resulting for MS from the EU membership and budget and several reform options within the EU budget could help to overcome the net position view and support a debate focused less on national and more on the common interest of the EU altogether. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Εν συντομία - Plenary round-up – Brussels, July 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 Εν συντομία - Plenary round-up – Brussels, July 2020 - 13-07-2020 13-07-2020 06:44 PM CEST The July 2020 plenary session was the fifth conducted with Members participating remotely, using the alternative voting procedure put in place in March by Parliament's Bureau, although a majority were present in Brussels. During this session a number of Council and European Commission statements were debated, with the presentation of the programme of activities of the German Presidency a highlight. Members also debated the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 June and preparation of the meeting of 17-18 July 2020. Members heard Council and Commission statements on Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, on the state of play of Council negotiations on the proposed regulation on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, and on cultural recovery in Europe. Parliament also debated a Commission statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Members debated statements from the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, on stability and security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey, and on the situation in Belarus. Parliament voted on a number of legislative proposals and resolutions including on the European citizens' initiative, a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela, and a chemicals strategy for sustainability. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Όλα τα δελτία τύπου 13-07-2020 Άρθρο - Προσεχώς στις Βρυξέλλες: σύνοδος κορυφής της ΕΕ, φάρμακα, εκπομπές ρύπων 13-07-2020 03:43 PM CEST Ο πρόεδρος του ΕΚ, Νταβίντ Σασόλι, παρουσιάζει τη θέση του Κοινοβουλίου για τον επόμενο μακροπρόθεσμο προϋπολογισμό στη σύνοδο κορυφής της ΕΕ, την Παρασκευή. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - Ολομέλεια Ιουλίου: Γερμανική προεδρία, ανάκαμψη της ΕΕ, κινητικότητα, δημόσια υγεία 13-07-2020 09:33 AM CEST Οι στόχοι της γερμανικής προεδρίας, η ανάγκη ενίσχυσης του ρόλου της ΕΕ για την υγεία και οι νέοι κανόνες για τις οδικές μεταφορές συζητήθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων, στην ολομέλεια του Ιουλίου. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ειδήσεις 13-07-2020 Άρθρο - Προσεχώς στις Βρυξέλλες: σύνοδος κορυφής της ΕΕ, φάρμακα, εκπομπές ρύπων 13-07-2020 03:43 PM CEST Ο πρόεδρος του ΕΚ, Νταβίντ Σασόλι, παρουσιάζει τη θέση του Κοινοβουλίου για τον επόμενο μακροπρόθεσμο προϋπολογισμό στη σύνοδο κορυφής της ΕΕ, την Παρασκευή. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - Ολομέλεια Ιουλίου: Γερμανική προεδρία, ανάκαμψη της ΕΕ, κινητικότητα, δημόσια υγεία 13-07-2020 09:33 AM CEST Οι στόχοι της γερμανικής προεδρίας, η ανάγκη ενίσχυσης του ρόλου της ΕΕ για την υγεία και οι νέοι κανόνες για τις οδικές μεταφορές συζητήθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων, στην ολομέλεια του Ιουλίου. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Κοινοβουλευτικά 13-07-2020 Άρθρο - Προσεχώς στις Βρυξέλλες: σύνοδος κορυφής της ΕΕ, φάρμακα, εκπομπές ρύπων 13-07-2020 03:43 PM CEST Ο πρόεδρος του ΕΚ, Νταβίντ Σασόλι, παρουσιάζει τη θέση του Κοινοβουλίου για τον επόμενο μακροπρόθεσμο προϋπολογισμό στη σύνοδο κορυφής της ΕΕ, την Παρασκευή. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - Ολομέλεια Ιουλίου: Γερμανική προεδρία, ανάκαμψη της ΕΕ, κινητικότητα, δημόσια υγεία 13-07-2020 09:33 AM CEST Οι στόχοι της γερμανικής προεδρίας, η ανάγκη ενίσχυσης του ρόλου της ΕΕ για την υγεία και οι νέοι κανόνες για τις οδικές μεταφορές συζητήθηκαν, μεταξύ άλλων, στην ολομέλεια του Ιουλίου. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Towards a revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Briefing - Towards a revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 09:14 AM CEST In the December 2019 European Green Deal communication, which aims to reboot the EU's efforts to tackle challenges related to climate change and the environment, the European Commission proposed to review the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive. The Directive was adopted in 2014 to encourage the development of alternative fuel filling stations and charging points in EU countries, and required Member States to put in place development plans for alternative fuels infrastructure. However, according to a 2017 Commission evaluation, the plans did not provide sufficient certainty for fully developing the alternative fuels infrastructure network, and development has been uneven across the EU. Car-makers and alternative fuels producers, clean energy campaigners and the European Parliament have called for the revision of the Directive, to ensure that sufficient infrastructure is in place in line with efforts to reduce emissions in the transport sector and to help meet the climate and environment goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal. On 27 May 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Commission proposed the recovery plan for Europe in which it puts even greater focus on developing alternative fuel infrastructure, electric vehicles, hydrogen technology and renewable energy, repeating its intention to review the 2014 Directive. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Outlook for the Special European Council meeting of 17-18 July 2020 - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Briefing - Outlook for the Special European Council meeting of 17-18 July 2020 - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST Based on an updated 'negotiating box' presented by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, on 10 July, the special meeting of the European Council on 17-18 July will aim at finding a political agreement on the EU recovery fund, entitled ‘Next Generation EU’, and the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the 2021-27 seven-year financing period. It will be the first meeting of EU Heads of State or Government to take place in person since the coronavirus outbreak. The last such physical meeting of the European Council – held on 20-21 February, prior to the crisis –failed to reach a political agreement on the EU's long-term budget. The revised negotiating box, taking into account the Commission's updated MFF proposals – adopted alongside, and linked to, its recovery fund proposals – envisages a reduced MFF amounting to €1.074 trillion. Furthermore, Charles Michel's proposals maintain the balance between loans and grants for the recovery fund proposed by the Commission. While a lot of pressure is being applied to find an agreement urgently, it remains to be seen whether EU leaders will agree a deal at this meeting or whether yet another meeting will be needed. In any case, the current MFF negotiations have already taken much longer than was originally intended, potentially jeopardising the timely launch of the EU's new spending programmes. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Έγγραφα ολομέλειας: Εκθέσεις 14-07-2020 ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση απόφασης του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση της απόφασης αριθ. 573/2014/ΕΕ σχετικά με την ενισχυμένη συνεργασία των δημόσιων υπηρεσιών απασχόλησης (ΔΥΑ) - A9-0128/2020 14-07-2020 11:50 AM CEST ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση απόφασης του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση της απόφασης αριθ. 573/2014/ΕΕ σχετικά με την ενισχυμένη συνεργασία των δημόσιων υπηρεσιών απασχόλησης (ΔΥΑ) Επιτροπή Απασχόλησης και Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων Manuel Pizarro Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Briefing - Marketing of and trade in fishery and aquaculture products in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Briefing - Marketing of and trade in fishery and aquaculture products in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 02:39 PM CEST The European Union is the world's largest market for fishery and aquaculture products, with a total value of extra-EU imports and exports reaching €26.6 billion in 2018. The consumption of fish in the EU exceeded 24 kg per capita in 2017, with the highest consumption levels in Portugal and Spain. In terms of production, the EU-27, excluding the United Kingdom, ranks sixth globally. This includes catches taken by EU vessels on the high seas and in the waters of third countries. The EU's self sufficiency ratio of 43 % in fishery and aquaculture products is rather low. As a result, internal demand is primarily met through imports. To ensure the supply of fish to the EU fish-processing industry, import duties are removed or reduced for a number of fishery products up to a specific annual import volume. In addition, products can enter the EU market, at zero or a reduced rate of duty, from countries with which the EU has a free trade agreement in force, or from developing countries that can export to the EU under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). In addition to tariffs, fish imports are subject to EU food hygiene regulations, which set out sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, and the EU's common fisheries policy (CFP). The CFP requirements include EU marketing standards − covering freshness and size categories − and specific labelling requirements that go beyond those required for other food products, for example the obligation to indicate the catch area and the main fishing gear used. Other market areas regulated by the EU cover the support and organisation of professional bodies and exemptions to competition rules. On the one hand, most market intervention mechanisms, such as withdrawal schemes and reference prices, have been removed since the most recent reform of the CFP in 2013. On the other hand, the EU fishing industry now has greater responsibility in the management of supply and demand. The submission of yearly production and marketing plans has become an obligation for all recognised producer organisations. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Μελέτη - Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This study – commissioned by the Policy Department C at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs – analyses the notion of AI-technologies and the applicable legal framework for civil liability. It demonstrates how technology regulation should be technology-specific, and presents a Risk Management Approach, where the party who is best capable of controlling and managing a technology-related risk is held strictly liable, as a single entry point for litigation. It then applies such approach to four case-studies, to elaborate recommendations. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Μελέτη - Organised Property Crime in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 Μελέτη - Organised Property Crime in the EU - 14-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), aims to provide information on Organised Property Crime in the EU, by offering a strategic discussion on the Union policies on this topic and highlighting key recommendations for future action. The study proposes a holistic approach to the problem, adding new elements to existing measures. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Λεπτομερής ανάλυση - EU/EA measures to mitigate the economic, financial and social effects of coronavirus - State-of-play 1 July 2020 - 01-07-2020 14-07-2020 Λεπτομερής ανάλυση - EU/EA measures to mitigate the economic, financial and social effects of coronavirus - State-of-play 1 July 2020 - 01-07-2020 14-07-2020 12:00 AM CEST This document compiles information, obtained from public sources, on the measures proposed and taken at the EU or Euro Area level to mitigate the economic and social effects of Covid19. It will be regularly updated, following new developments. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Πολιτικές Ελευθερίες, Δικαιοσύνη και Εσωτερικές Υποθέσεις: Δελτία Τύπου 14-07-2020 Press release - Rule of law in Poland: MEPs point to “overwhelming evidence” of breaches 14-07-2020 06:25 PM CEST The Civil Liberties Committee is set to adopt a draft resolution on the continuing deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Poland. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ειδήσεις 14-07-2020 Press release - Rule of law in Poland: MEPs point to “overwhelming evidence” of breaches 14-07-2020 06:25 PM CEST The Civil Liberties Committee is set to adopt a draft resolution on the continuing deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Poland. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - COVID-19: EU must step up efforts to tackle medicine shortages 14-07-2020 05:16 PM CEST The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for more EU self- sufficiency and better-coordinated strategies to tackle medicine shortages. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - Car emissions: MEPs set end on gap between lab and real driving emission tests 14-07-2020 05:06 PM CEST To ensure that cars meet EU limits on NOx emissions, tests under real driving conditions must be more stringent, said the Environment Committee on Tuesday. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Έρευνα ΕΚ: μεγαλύτερο προϋπολογισμό της ΕΕ για την κρίση ζητούν οι πολίτες 14-07-2020 01:33 PM CEST Η πλειοψηφία (56%) θεωρεί ότι η ΕΕ χρειάζεται περισσότερα οικονομικά μέσα για να αντιμετωπίσει τον αντίκτυπο της πανδημίας. Προτεραιότητα η δημόσια υγεία, ακολουθούν ανάκαμψη και κλίμα. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - COVID-19: Υλικό εκστρατείας 14-07-2020 12:18 PM CEST Ξεπερνώντας μαζί την κρίση Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Κοινοβουλευτικά 14-07-2020 Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Έρευνα ΕΚ: μεγαλύτερο προϋπολογισμό της ΕΕ για την κρίση ζητούν οι πολίτες 14-07-2020 01:33 PM CEST Η πλειοψηφία (56%) θεωρεί ότι η ΕΕ χρειάζεται περισσότερα οικονομικά μέσα για να αντιμετωπίσει τον αντίκτυπο της πανδημίας. Προτεραιότητα η δημόσια υγεία, ακολουθούν ανάκαμψη και κλίμα. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - COVID-19: Υλικό εκστρατείας 14-07-2020 12:18 PM CEST Ξεπερνώντας μαζί την κρίση Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Όλα τα δελτία τύπου 14-07-2020 Press release - Rule of law in Poland: MEPs point to “overwhelming evidence” of breaches 14-07-2020 06:25 PM CEST The Civil Liberties Committee is set to adopt a draft resolution on the continuing deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Poland. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - COVID-19: EU must step up efforts to tackle medicine shortages 14-07-2020 05:16 PM CEST The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for more EU self- sufficiency and better-coordinated strategies to tackle medicine shortages. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Press release - Car emissions: MEPs set end on gap between lab and real driving emission tests 14-07-2020 05:06 PM CEST To ensure that cars meet EU limits on NOx emissions, tests under real driving conditions must be more stringent, said the Environment Committee on Tuesday. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Έρευνα ΕΚ: μεγαλύτερο προϋπολογισμό της ΕΕ για την κρίση ζητούν οι πολίτες 14-07-2020 01:33 PM CEST Η πλειοψηφία (56%) θεωρεί ότι η ΕΕ χρειάζεται περισσότερα οικονομικά μέσα για να αντιμετωπίσει τον αντίκτυπο της πανδημίας. Προτεραιότητα η δημόσια υγεία, ακολουθούν ανάκαμψη και κλίμα. Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Άρθρο - COVID-19: Υλικό εκστρατείας 14-07-2020 12:18 PM CEST Ξεπερνώντας μαζί την κρίση Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2020 - EK Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ανάπτυξη: Ημερήσια διάταξη 15-07-2020

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