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Brussels, 27 September 2020 Weekly digest 22/09/2020 10:23 | Media advisory | Environment Press briefing ahead of the Special European Council meeting, 24-25 September 2020 Press briefing ahead of the Special European Council meeting, 24-25 September 2020 Read the full item 21/09/2020 10:41 | Press release | Environment UN Biodiversity Summit: Council sends a united signal to step up global ambition for biodiversity The Council authorised the President of the Commission to endorse, on behalf of the EU, the "Leaders' Pledge for Nature" in the context of the UN Summit on Biodiversity. Read the full item 21/09/2020 10:41 | Δελτίο τύπου | Environment Σύνοδος κορυφής των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τη βιοποικιλότητα: Το Συμβούλιο στέλνει κοινό μήνυμα ότι η παγκόσμια φιλοδοξία για τη βιοποικιλότητα πρέπει να ενισχυθεί Το Συμβούλιο εξουσιοδότησε την Πρόεδρο της Επιτροπής να εγκρίνει, εξ ονόματος της ΕΕ, τη «Δέσμευση των ηγετών για τη φύση» στο πλαίσιο της συνόδου κορυφής των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τη βιοποικιλότητα. Read the full item Council of the European Union 22/09/2020 17:56 | Media advisory | Foreign affairs & international relations CANCELLED - Press briefing ahead of the Special European Council meeting, 24-25 September 2020 This briefing is cancelled Read the full item European Council 22/09/2020 22:12 | Press release | Fisheries Informal deal on measures to support fishermen and sustain fish stocks in the Baltic Sea The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to support fishermen affected by difficult stocks situations in the Baltic Sea. Read the full item Council of the European Union 25/09/2020 16:16 | Press release | Economy & finance COVID-19: Council approves €87.4 billion in financial support for member states under SURE The Council approved €87.4 billion in financial support to 16 member states under SURE. Read the full item 25/09/2020 16:16 | Δελτίο τύπου | Economy & finance Πανδημία COVID-19: Το Συμβούλιο εγκρίνει χρηματοδοτική στήριξη ύψους 87,4 δισ. € για τα κράτη μέλη στο πλαίσιο του SURE Το Συμβούλιο ενέκρινε χρηματοδοτική στήριξη ύψους 87,4 δισ. € για 16 κράτη μέλη στο πλαίσιο του SURE. Read the full item Council of the European Union 25/09/2020 19:35 | Statements and remarks | Economy & finance Statement by President Donohoe on the candidates for the post of ECB executive board member The Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, received the applications of Frank Elderson and Boštjan Jazbec to replace Yves Mersch as new ECB executive board member. Read the full item Eurogroup See all press material Meetings 21/09/2020 | Agriculture Main results - Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 21/09/2020 EU agriculture ministers met in Brussels to advance discussions on the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and exchange views on trade-related issues in the agricultural sector.For more details, see the meeting page. Visit the meeting page Council of the European Union 22/09/2020 | Brexit Main results - General Affairs Council, 22/09/2020 The Council prepared for the special European Council. Ministers also discussed EU-UK relations, the next multiannual financial framework, the coordination of COVID-19 measures, and Article 7 procedures regarding Poland and Hungary.For more details, see the meeting page. Visit the meeting page Council of the European Union 23/09/2020 | Budget Agenda highlights - Competitiveness Council, 29/09/2020 Ministers aim to adopt general approaches on the Horizon Europe regulation and on the decision on the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe.For more details, see the meeting page. Visit the meeting page Council of the European Union See all meetings e-notifications 21/09/2020 | Library blog Multilateralism : reading references The Council Library has compiled a multilateralism reading list including research papers, articles, book chapters, ebooks and EU publications. The list also includes online resources on recent challenges to the multilateral system. Download Multilateralism : reading references Go to the website 22/09/2020 | Library blog Think Tanks' reports on COVID-19 and the recovery fund To help you stay on top of the latest think-tank research on COVID-19 and the recovery fund, the Council Library is publishing on its blog a regularly updated list of related publications. Subscribe to the Council Library blog to receive the updates if you don't follow us yet. Go to the website 25/09/2020 | Library blog Towards societal impact through open research In this library note the Council Library invited Springer Nature to talk about open research. Go to the website