The European Business and Nature Summit is gathering more than 1000 delegates representing business, finance, government, research and civil society on 8 and 9 December online to discuss how businesses depend on nature and their role in tackling the biodiversity crisis.

Primary food processors warn on the detrimental effect of a no-deal scenario on their industries. Since the beginning of the negotiations, PFP have supported EU and UK negotiators’ efforts to achieve an ambitious and comprehensive trade deal that provides for the continuation of quotafree and duty-free trade. This is a crucial prerequisite to secure the least disruptive impact on trade and on the food supply chain across the channel.

The conference organised by the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament, chaired by MEP Maria Arena, will be held on 11 December from 9h00 to 10h00 to discuss impunity and the annual report of Fight Impunity, the Association against Impunity and for transitional justice.

Brussels, 7 December 2020 – At its annual sectoral Social Dialogue plenary meeting, social partners from the metal, engineering and technology-based industries (MET) published a joint position calling on governments to keep on investing in Europe’s industrial basis as cornerstone for a swift recovery.

Reacting to the recent conclusions on taxation from the EU economic and finance ministers, Pedro Marques MEP, S&D spokesperson on tax matters, said:

“We applaud Olaf Scholz’s efforts to step up the EU’s fight for tax justice. The Council today took on another important step in the fight against tax avoidance and evasion. From 2023 onwards, EU’s tax authorities will automatically exchange information on income earned by sellers on digital platforms.