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Highlights - CULT rapporteur to present approach on 2022 budget - Committee on Culture and Education 18/06/2021 On 21 June, Mr Franz, CULT's rapporteur for opinion on the 2022 EU budget, will present his approach to the 2022 budgetary procedure for the main programmes and budget lines of interest to the CULT committee. Mr Franz intends to propose, inter alia, limited increases for the Erasmus+ programme and the European Solidarity Corps, in order to boost efforts to 'green' the programmes. Under Creative Europe, more support should be provided to support the post-pandemic recovery of the cultural and creative sectors, which have been severely affected. The vote on CULT's budgetary amendments will take place on 13 July. Highlights - EACEA: bringing the European Commission’s policies to life - Committee on Culture and Education 18/06/2021 Presentation of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) During a presentation on 22 June, the Director of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), Mr Roberto Carlini, will speak about the role and responsibilities of the Agency, and about its governance and management. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, focusing on the delegated programmes. The event is an opportunity for the CULT Committee to meet with the executive following the adoption of the Regulations, and to hear about EACEA's role in implementing EU funding programmes. The Agency recently received its renewed mandate Highlights - EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward - Committee on Culture and Education 18/06/2021 During the CULT Committee meeting on Tuesday 22 June, the Policy Department B will present the study on “EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward”. The presentation will be followed by an exchange of views. Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU has been entitled to support, coordinate or complement Member States' activities in sport. European sports policies of the past decade are characterised by numerous activities and by on-going differentiation. Against this backdrop, the study presents policy options in four key areas: the first covers the need for stronger coordination; the second aims at the setting of thematic priorities; the third addresses t Highlights - CULT Committee will debate over ways to improve European citizenship education - Committee on Culture and Education 18/06/2021 Citizenship education gives people the knowledge and skills to understand, challenge and engage with democratic society including politics, the media, civil society, the economy and the law. The importance and need for active European citizenship education was the focus of discussions during the public hearing, on 27 May, organized by the CULT Committee and entitled “The status of European citizen’s education and possible avenues forward to strengthen civic and democratic education”. Experts from the academia, civil society and public institutions discussed with CULT Members how education systems can prepare active, informed and responsible citizens - citizens who Highlights - Together towards a European Education Area - Committee on Culture and Education 18/06/2021 On Monday 31 May (14.00-18.30), CULT held an exchange of views with national and regional parliaments entitled "Together towards a European Education Area". Speakers and participants included representatives of the German, Portuguese and Slovenian national parliaments and several regional parliaments of the three Member States forming the current Council Presidency trio. The event capitalized on the momentum created by recent political efforts at EU level to achieve a European Education Area (EEA) and was building on CULT's ongoing work on an own-initiative report. Through keynote speeches and two panel discussions, it aimed to foster debate, share rec Highlights - Recovery and future transformation of Europe’s media and audio-visual sectors - Committee on Culture and Education 18/06/2021 During its committee meeting on the 27 May, the CULT Committee held an exchange of views on an own-initiative report (INI) recommending ways towards recovery and deep transformation of the media and audio-visual sectors in Europe. During the exchange of views following the presentation of the draft report, questions were put forward to experts who prepared an accompanying research commissioned by Policy Department B at the European Parliament. In December 2020, the Commission launched its Action Plan to support the recovery and transformation of the media and audio-visual sectors-particularly hardly hit by the coronavirus crisis. The CULT Committee has decided to draw up an INI report to give its political prior Highlights - The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU - Committee on Culture and Education 18/06/2021 During its meeting on 27 May the Committee held an exchange of views on the own initiative report on The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (Rapporteur Monica Semedo, Renew) in the presence of invited experts from Culture Action Europe. The exchange focused both on the draft report and the expertise provided in two research papers: The study on The Situation of Artists and Cultural Workers and the post COVID-19 Cultural Recovery in the European Union and the recommendation briefing. The Situation of Artists and Cultural Workers and the post-COVID-19 Cultur

ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-007 - ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) 2017/625 όσον αφορά τους επίσημους ελέγχους στα ζώα και στα προϊόντα ζωικής προέλευσης που εξάγονται στην Ένωση από τρίτες χώρες, προκειμένου να εξασφαλιστεί η συμμόρφωση με την απαγόρευση ορισμένων χρήσεων αντιμικροβιακών ουσιών - A9-0195/2021(001-007) 18/06/2021 ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-007 ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) 2017/625 όσον αφορά τους επίσημους ελέγχους στα ζώα και στα προϊόντα ζωικής προέλευσης που εξάγονται στην Ένωση από τρίτες χώρες, προκειμένου να εξασφαλιστεί η συμμόρφωση με την απαγόρευση ορισμένων χρήσεων αντιμικροβιακών ουσιών COM(2021)0108 - C9-0094/2021 - 2021/0055(COD)) Επιτροπή Περιβάλλοντος, Δημόσιας Υγείας και Ασφάλειας των Τροφίμων Εισηγητής: Pascal Canfin Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK AMENDMENTS 018-018 - REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation - A9-0220/2020(018-018) 18/06/2021 AMENDMENTS 018-018 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (COM(2020)0215 - C9-0157/2020 - 2020/0095(COD)) Committee on Fisheries Rapporteur: Isabel Carvalhais Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP AMENDMENTS 003-003 - REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the public sector loan facility under the Just Transition Mechanism - A9-0195/2020(003-003) 18/06/2021 AMENDMENTS 003-003 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the public sector loan facility under the Just Transition Mechanism (COM(2020)0453 - C9-0153/2020 - 2020/0100(COD)) Committee on Budgets Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Rapporteur: Johan Van Overtveldt, Henrike Hahn Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP AMENDMENTS 002-002 - REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the public sector loan facility under the Just Transition Mechanism - A9-0195/2020(002-002) 18/06/2021 AMENDMENTS 002-002 REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the public sector loan facility under the Just Transition Mechanism (COM(2020)0453 - C9-0153/2020 - 2020/0100(COD)) Committee on Budgets Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Rapporteur: Johan Van Overtveldt, Henrike Hahn Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Answer to a written question - Hydroponic crops and organic certification - E-002255/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-002255/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Effectiveness of EU aid to the Western Balkans - E-001567/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001567/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - WHO report on the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy - E-007024/2020(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-007024/2020 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - A complete end to animal testing for cosmetic products - E-001729/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001729/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - EU maritime technology sector and the lack of trade defence - E-001719/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001719/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Attacks on Saharawi activists by Moroccan forces - E-000959/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-000959/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - EU reaction to Myanmar military coup - E-001659/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001659/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Regulating European veterinary training courses - E-001547/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001547/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - The new GSP+-status of Uzbekistan and the safeguarding of human rights, including freedom of religion or belief - E-002087/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-002087/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - The WHO’s call for further research and data on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - E-001876/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001876/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Environmental impact assessments and identifiable effects - P-002466/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : P-002466/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Recovery of travel - E-001406/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001406/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Origin labelling of milk - E-001494/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001494/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Animal transport in the Suez Canal - E-001825/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001825/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - The effects of the COVID-19 health crisis on persons living with Down syndrome - E-001435/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001435/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Failure, by Turkey, to comply with the standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health - E-001556/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001556/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Protecting the Spanish ceramics industry against the impact of trade and tariff barriers - E-002045/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-002045/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - New South African threat of anti-dumping duties on imports of poultry meat from Poland, Spain, Ireland and Denmark - E-001994/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001994/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - The serious threat of mass contamination from mines and other explosive devises in recently liberated territories in Azerbaijan - E-001614/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Possible large-scale fraud involving integrated territorial investment for the Danube Delta (ITI DD) in Romania - P-002523/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : P-002523/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Χαμηλές αποζημιώσεις των ελλήνων αγροτών για εισοδηματικές απώλειες εξαιτίας της κρίσης του κορονοϊού - E-002281/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-002281/2021 Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK Answer to a written question - New Zealand, a pioneer in animal transport - E-002161/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-002161/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Killing of Kurds in Europe at the instigation of the Turkish regime - P-001592/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : P-001592/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Λήψη μέτρων από την Επιτροπή σχετικά με το κράτος δικαίου στην Πολωνία - E-000819/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-000819/2021 Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK Answer to a written question - Misuse of EU subsidies - P-002550/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : P-002550/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Developing vertical farming - E-002230/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-002230/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Construction of the Santa Maria Space Port - E-001847/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001847/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - New plant-breeding techniques - E-001880/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001880/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Taking persons with disabilities into account in employment - E-000408/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-000408/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - Euronews - E-001836/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 See question(s) : E-001836/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Προκλητική έκθεση πολεμικών τροπαίων στο Μπακού που διοργάνωσε η κυβέρνηση του Αζερμπαϊτζάν - E-002030/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-002030/2021 Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK Answer to a written question - Imprisonment of Jakub Skrzypski in Indonesia - E-002302/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Answer to a written question - European External Action Service posts for the implementation of the European Peace Facility - E-002226/2021(ASW) 18/06/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - 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Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Διάσκεψη για το Μέλλον της Ευρώπης: πώς να παρακολουθήσετε την εναρκτήρια σύνοδο ολομέλειας 18/06/2021 Η εναρκτήρια σύνοδος της ολομέλειας θα πραγματοποιηθεί αύριο, Σάββατο 19 Ιουνίου, στο Στρασβούργο. Επιτροπή Συνταγματικών Υποθέσεων Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK Press release - Join the official launch of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 18/06/2021 This Tuesday 22 June at 14:00, the website for submitting entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism will be officially launched at the Press Club Brussels Europe. Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Διάσκεψη για το Μέλλον της Ευρώπης: πώς να παρακολουθήσετε την εναρκτήρια σύνοδο ολομέλειας 18/06/2021 Η εναρκτήρια σύνοδος της ολομέλειας θα πραγματοποιηθεί αύριο, Σάββατο 19 Ιουνίου, στο Στρασβούργο. Επιτροπή Συνταγματικών Υποθέσεων Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK

Press release - Join the official launch of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 18/06/2021 This Tuesday 22 June at 14:00, the website for submitting entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism will be officially launched at the Press Club Brussels Europe. Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Ανακοινωθέντα τύπου - Διάσκεψη για το Μέλλον της Ευρώπης: πώς να παρακολουθήσετε την εναρκτήρια σύνοδο ολομέλειας 18/06/2021 Η εναρκτήρια σύνοδος της ολομέλειας θα πραγματοποιηθεί αύριο, Σάββατο 19 Ιουνίου, στο Στρασβούργο. Επιτροπή Συνταγματικών Υποθέσεων Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK

Highlights - AIDA Workshop on AI industry showcases - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age 18/06/2021 On Friday 18 June, AIDA Committee will organise a workshop on "AI industry showcases". Five organisations are invited to present their products and services in the field of AI/ML and the way they are used in practice. The main objective of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for improving one's understanding of how AI is used and deployed in the society and in the industry today. The five companies invited are the Bosch centre for AI (Manufacturing), OVHcloud (Internet Service), Once Fundation/Inserta (Social Sector), NPC SPACEMIND and Nurjana technologies (Space) and Bodyguard (Smartphone App provider). The workshop is open to all AIDA members and staff and will not be web-streamed.

Highlights - Connecting Europe Facility (CEF): committee vote on second reading recommendation - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 18/06/2021 The Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and on Transport and Tourism will hold a joint vote on the draft recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to adopt the EU's flagship programme for transport, energy and digital, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). With a budget of 33.71 billion (in current prices) over the period 2021-2027, this instrument will fund key projects with the goal of improving transport connections and energy networks, as well as digital services and connectivity in Europe. It should also support jobs, economic growth and the deployment of new technologies. Source :

Agenda - The Week Ahead 21 – 27 June 2021 18/06/2021 Plenary session - Committee meetings Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Draft agenda - Thursday, 24 June 2021 - PE693.889v01-00 - Committee on Foreign Affairs , Subcommittee on Security and Defence 18/06/2021 Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Highlights - Perspectives of animal production in the EU: public hearing (June 22) - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 18/06/2021 On 22 June, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development organises a public hearing on the perspectives of animal production in the EU in the context of the Green Deal, Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies. Members of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will also participate in the meeting. Experts and MEPs will consider how animal production could contribute to a greener, smar Highlights - Plant reproductive materials: study presented by the EC DG SANTE (June 22) - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 18/06/2021 The European Commission representatives will address the AGRI Committee Members during the Exchange of views meeting on 22 June. The objective of the presentation will be to share with Members the outcome of the study on Plant Reproductive Materials. Moreover, the Commission should share with AGRI Members its main findings, benefits, concerns and possible follow-up actions. Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Highlights - New genomic techniques: study presented by the EC DG SANTE (June 22) - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 18/06/2021 The objective of the presentation is to share with Members the outcome of the study on the status of new genomic techniques under Union law and in light of the Court of Justice ruling in case C-528/16. Moreover, the Commission should share with AGRI Members its main findings, benefits, concerns and possible follow-up actions. Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP Newsletters - Newsletters 2021 - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 18/06/2021 Issue 43_2021_June 22 Issue 42_2021_14-15-16 June Issue 41_2021_21 May Issue 40_2021_10 May Issue 39_2021_22 April Issue 38_2021_14-15 April Issue 37_2021_15-16 March

ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) 2017/625 όσον αφορά τους επίσημους ελέγχους στα ζώα και στα προϊόντα ζωικής προέλευσης που εξάγονται στην Ένωση από τρίτες χώρες, προκειμένου να εξασφαλιστεί η συμμόρφωση με την απαγόρευση ορισμένων χρήσεων αντιμικροβιακών ουσιών - A9-0195/2021 18/06/2021 ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) 2017/625 όσον αφορά τους επίσημους ελέγχους στα ζώα και στα προϊόντα ζωικής προέλευσης που εξάγονται στην Ένωση από τρίτες χώρες, προκειμένου να εξασφαλιστεί η συμμόρφωση με την απαγόρευση ορισμένων χρήσεων αντιμικροβιακών ουσιών Επιτροπή Περιβάλλοντος, Δημόσιας Υγείας και Ασφάλειας των Τροφίμων Pascal Canfin Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τον αντίκτυπο των υπεράκτιων αιολικών πάρκων και άλλων συστημάτων παραγωγής ενέργειας από ανανεώσιμες πηγές στον τομέα της αλιείας - A9-0184/2021 18/06/2021 ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τον αντίκτυπο των υπεράκτιων αιολικών πάρκων και άλλων συστημάτων παραγωγής ενέργειας από ανανεώσιμες πηγές στον τομέα της αλιείας Επιτροπή Αλιείας Peter van Dalen Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την καταλληλότητα του κανονιστικού πλαισίου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, την επικουρικότητα και την αναλογικότητα - έκθεση για τη βελτίωση του νομοθετικού έργου για τα έτη 2017, 2018 και 2019 - A9-0191/2021 18/06/2021 ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την καταλληλότητα του κανονιστικού πλαισίου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, την επικουρικότητα και την αναλογικότητα - έκθεση για τη βελτίωση του νομοθετικού έργου για τα έτη 2017, 2018 και 2019 Επιτροπή Νομικών Θεμάτων Mislav Kolakušić Πηγή : © Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, 2021 - EK

Highlights - Economic Dialogue with Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 18/06/2021 On 21 June, 18:15 – 19:15, ECON Members will hold their second Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup. The last dialogue took place on 25 January 2021. The exchange of views will cover the ongoing work of the Eurogroup, notably short term policy measures intended to combat the economic, financial and social consequences of COVID-19, medium term policies to support a sustainable recovery and increase resilience of the euro area and longer term measures relating to the EMU governance framework, including completing the Banking Union.

Latest news - Next TRAN meeting - Committee on Transport and Tourism 18/06/2021 In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions. The meetings allow for remote participation in a virtual environment. Thus, the next joint ITRE-TRAN meeting will take place on Thursday 24 June from 16.30 to 16.45 (CEF vote). TRAN committee meetings 2021

Highlights - Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 18/06/2021 On 21 June, IMCO will hear a presentation of the draft report by Mr Andreas Schwab (EPP) on the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In his draft report, the Rapporteur supports the Commission proposal and suggests strengthening some of its main elements. He proposes tightening the definition of gatekeeper so as to ensure that the DMA is targeted to those platforms that play an unquestionable role as gatekeepers due to their size and their impact on the internal market. Furthe Highlights - Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 18/06/2021 On 21 May, IMCO Members will consider the draft report by Ms Christel Schaldemose (S&D) on the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA's approach is to enhance consumers' online protection including new procedures to enable a prompt removal of illegal content. For this purpose, the Rapporteur considers pivotal to set clearer rules for liability of online marketplaces and a stricter timeframe for online platforms to assess notifications of illegal content, issued by users and to remove illegal content that has a very high impact and may pose a greater threat to society. The draft report contains general obligations for Highlights - Data Governance Act - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 18/06/2021 On 21 June, IMCO will vote on the draft opinion by the IMCO Rapporteur, Mr Sandro Gozi (Renew) on the proposal for a Data Governance Act, for which the ITRE Committee is lead. The proposal aims to foster the availability of data for use and re-use, by increasing trust in data intermediaries and by strengthening data-sharing mechanisms across the EU. The IMCO Rapporteur welcomes this proposal as a crucial milestone to strengthen data exchange to the benefit of businesses and consumers. However, through compromise amendments, the rapporteur suggests improvements to the proposal regarding the Highlights - Directive on the resilience of critical entities (RCE) - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 18/06/2021 On 22 June, IMCO will consider amendments and compromise amendments of Mr Alex Agius Saliba´s (S&D) draft opinion on the LIBE’s legislative report on the proposal for a Directive on the resilience of critical entities (RCE). In total, Members tabled 200 amendments to the draft opinion. The Rapporteur has proposed compromise amendments mainly on the identification of critical entities and coherence with the NIS 2 proposal, significant disruptive effect of critical entities on the functioning of the internal market and inc Highlights - An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 18/06/2021 On 21 June, the Committee will vote on Mr Vlad Botoş’s (Renew) opinion to the JURI report on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience. The opinion calls on the Commission to formulate a strategy to tackle and minimise the infringements, hold-backs, counterfeiting and piracy that are still thriving and proved to be even more dangerous during the Covid-19 pandemic. 57 amendments were table to the report adding additional aspects, like the role of startups and EU innovators. The Rapporteur proposed 5 compromise amendments encompassing most of the submitted ideas. JURI will vote on its report in September. Source :