DEMOCRACY —
Conference on the Future of Europe: membership of plenary conference extended. Citizens’ panels starting to work in September
“FIT FOR 55” —
Green Deal. Milano: “There is no more time to waste. Will the floods in Northern Europe serve as a lesson?”
di Gigliola Alfaro“We cannot wait until 2030 to meet the sustainable development goals. Cutting emissions by 55% – now cut by only…
Eurostat: COVID-19 crisis led to less work, reduced incomes and higher risk of poverty in 2020
23 CALLS FOR PROPOSALS —
EU Commission: first European Defence Fund (EDF) programme approved, €1.2 billion available for “cooperation to become the norm”
European Union: EU Digital Covid certificate enforced today, 200 million issued already
Refugees: the Council of Europe and the EU issue a document to protect rights at the borders
Council of Europe: Moneyval, money-laundering alert. The States’ measures are just “moderately” effective
EU-UK: fisheries negotiations concluded. Sinkevicius (Commission), “good agreement. It provides predictability and continuity for our fleets”
Eurobarometer: survey, 3 in 4 Europeans want the EU to have more competences to address crises
ANALYSIS —
Organizing migrant reception: the added value of humanitarian corridors
di Jean-Dominique DurandThe Covid-19 pandemic keeps making headlines, and rightfully so. However, the international arena is facing additional major challenges. Migratory flows…
