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In the spotlight

Financial literacy   The EU is working to ensure that people throughout Europe have the knowledge and skills they need to make good financial decisions.   more   Sustainable finance   Amendments to delegated acts will help ensure sustainability is considered in financial advice and financial products.   more   Commissioner’s corner   Ms McGuinness gives a speech on anti-money laundering and offers a preview of what can be expected in the July AML package.   more   EU Finance news in brief   The European Commission launches a public consultation on the upcoming retail investment strategy.   more

News

Commission publishes guidance note on implementation of specific provisions of Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma 11 May 2021   more   European Commission launches a public consultation on a retail investment strategy for Europe 11 May 2021   more   Commission Implementing Decision on financing of Programme for Single Market, competitiveness of enterprises, including SMEs, and European Statistics and the adoption of the work programme for 2021-2024 6 May 2021   more

For your diary

Webinar: Exploring the potential of instant payments for EU consumers and businesses Online event date 10/06/2021   more

Consultations

Public consultation: A retail investment strategy for Europe 11.05.2021 - 03.08.2021 Deadline 03/08/2021   more   Public consultation: Instant payments 31.03.2021 - 23.06.2021 Deadline 23/06/2021   more   Targeted consultation: Instant payments 24.03.2021 – 02.06.2021 Deadline 02/06/2021   more

Visual of the month

Finance for the Future   Commissioner McGuinness on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on how we bank and access finance   more

This is the European Commission's Finance Newsletter. It is hosted by the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT update

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Highlights - Public Hearing on collective security in the GULF - Committee on Foreign Affairs

01/06/2021


On 27 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence will hold an online hearing "Collective security in the GULF". The recent tensions in the Middle East, as well as frequent attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia or series of oil tankers detentions in the Strait of Hormuz, have contributed to a worsening of security situation in the region.

While de-escalation is key, the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have significant influence on the stability of the region, where 20% of the global oil supply flows transit. The hearing will aim at evaluating the security situation in the Gulf region while analysing the possibilty of setting up a regional security mechanism
Highlights - Public hearing on the EU long-term strategy towards Russia - Committee on Foreign Affairs

01/06/2021

On 10 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing " EU long-term strategy towards Russia ". Amid the recent expulsions of diplomats and blacklisting of prominent EU officials as well as Russia's continued crackdown on the opposition, the Foreign Affairs Committee will take stock of the achievements and the shortcomings of the current EU strategy vis à vis Russia.

Members and experts will discuss how to rethink and update the EU's strategy towards Russia for the years to come. The elements put forward will feed into the forthcoming EP recommendations on Russia.


Newsletters - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

01/06/2021
FEMM Newsletter April - May 2021
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Newsletters - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

01/06/2021
FEMM Newsletter March 2021
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
Highlights - Adding Gender-Based Violence as new ‘eurocrime’ - 25.05.2021 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

01/06/2021

On Tuesday 25 May 2021 the FEMM and LIBE Committees considered the draft report with recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU.

This legislative initiative requests the Commission to propose a Council decision to consider gender-based violence as an area of crime that meets the criteria established under Article 83(1) TFEU.

During this meeting, LIBE and FEMM committees also held an exchange of views with several experts in the field of gender-based violence and EU Law. The event fed into the abovementioned legislative initiative.
Latest news - Next CULT Committee meeting: 21 & 22 June 2021 - Committee on Culture and Education

01/06/2021

In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.

The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.

The meetings will be with remote participation for Members (being able to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor and intervene in the meeting). Other participants are invited to follow the meeting through webstreaming.

Following these decisions, the next CULT Committee meeting with remote participation will take place on:

Monday 21 June 2021, 13:45 -

Highlights - AI, Agriculture and Food Security: AIDA-AGRI Hearing (June 14) - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

01/06/2021


On Monday 14 June 2021, the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) in association with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) will organise a joint hearing on the future of agriculture and food security in the digital age. The hearing addresses the important topic of the impact of technological applications on agriculture and farming practices, and the challenges of regulating AI for a more sustainable and innovative Common Agricultural Policy.

The first panel organised by AGRI will focus on how AI can contribute to a greener, smarter and technologically advanced agriculture. The second panel, organised by AIDA, will d

Newsletters - ITRE Newsletter 2021 - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

01/06/2021

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Latest news - Next TRAN meeting - Committee on Transport and Tourism

01/06/2021

In the context of the exponential growth of COVID-19, the EP President has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.

The current precautionary measures adopted by the EP to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that EP's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.

Meetings will be with remote participation for Members. Other participants can follow the meeting through webstreaming.

Thus, the next TRAN meeting will take place on Wednesday 16 June from 13.45 to 15.45 and from 16.15 to 18.15, and on Thursday 17 June from 9.30 to 12.30.

TRAN committee meetings 2021

Highlights - AIDA - IMCO joint exchange of views with Commission Executive Vice-President Vestager - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age

01/06/2021


On Wednesday 2 June 1(6.30-18.00) AIDA and IMCO members will hold a joint exchange of views with Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, notably on the recent Commission proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence, the "AI Act". The proposal suggests new rules and actions aiming to turn the European single market into a global hub for trustworthy AI.

This combination of the first-ever legal framework on AI and a new Coordinated Plan with Member States aims to guarantee the safety and fundamental rights of people and businesses, while strengthening AI uptake in the single market, investment and innovation across the EU. The meeting will be webstreamed.

Highlights - AIDA joint meeting with AI Caucus in the US House of Representatives - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age

01/06/2021


On Thursday 3 June (17.30-18.45), AIDA members will hold a joint meeting with the AI Caucus in the US House of Representatives, to discuss transatlantic parliamentary cooperation on a global AI policy framework based on common values. This meeting takes place against the background of several developments in EU-US relations and in AI policy,...

notably the European Commission's Communication on A new EU-US agenda for global change of December 2020, the publication of the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) final report in March 2021, and the European Commission proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence - the "AI Act" of April 2021. The meeting will be webs


Answer to a written question - Strategy on the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030 - E-001387/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001387/2021

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Answer to a written question - TikTok’s impact on children’s innocence - E-001247/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001247/2021

Answer to a written question - Situation in Macau - E-001817/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021


Answer to a written question - Detention of journalists in Myanmar, including Robert Bociaga - P-001487/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

Answer to a written question - Functioning of Albania’s courts - E-001364/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001364/2021

Answer to a written question - The ‘Great Reset’, the European Union, the Member States and referendums - E-001066/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001066/2021

Answer to a written question - Export of vaccines from the EU to third countries - P-001394/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : P-001394/2021

Answer to a written question - Another incinerator on the Azores would undermine EU targets - E-001079/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001079/2021
Answer to a written question - Oral health as a priority - E-001559/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001559/2021

Answer to a written question - Inequalities in the distribution of CAP funding - E-001598/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001598/2021

Answer to a written question - European measures concerning sesame seeds contaminated with ethylene oxide - E-001748/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001748/2021
Answer to a written question - Incorporation of accessibility in EU policies - E-001507/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001507/2021
Answer to a written question - EU-Taiwan cooperation on combatting the pandemic - E-001437/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001437/2021

Answer to a written question - EU action on oral cancer - E-001558/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001558/2021
Answer to a written question - Commission actions to complement national policies on the treatment of endometriosis and improve access to treatment for all women in the EU - E-001458/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001458/2021
Answer to a written question - Accessibility in the context of building renovations - E-001505/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001505/2021
Answer to a written question - Achieving the goal of ‘zero toxic substances by 2030’ - E-001746/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001746/2021
Answer to a written question - European vaccination register - E-001246/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001246/2021
Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Τα προβλήματα που ανέδειξε η κακοκαιρία "Μήδεια" - E-001293/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-001293/2021Answer to a written question - Speeding up the authorisation of the Sputnik vaccine - E-001356/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001356/2021
Answer to a written question - Risks posed by the AstraZeneca vaccine - E-001703/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001703/2021
Answer to a written question - Bringing organic farming back to local level - E-001922/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001922/2021

Answer to a written question - Opacity of contributions to the SRF - E-001642/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001642/2021

Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Αναγκαιότητα έκδοσης ψηφιακού νομίσματος από την ΕΕ - E-001241/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-001241/2021
Answer to a written question - CHF LIBOR - P-002013/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : P-002013/2021
Answer to a written question - Debt union and the moral hazard stemming from ‘Next Generation EU’ - E-001408/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001408/2021

Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Προστασία παιδιών και ευάλωτων ενηλίκων στον αθλητισμό - E-001771/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-001771/2021
Answer to a written question - Further clarification regarding 5G energy consumption - E-001321/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021
See question(s) : E-001321/2021
Answer to a written question - Follow-up to the reply received to question E-006172/2020 on the issue of unlicensed tourist guides in the ‘sharing economy’ - E-001401/2021(ASW)

01/06/2021

See question(s) : E-001401/2021