POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 16 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards additional resources and implementing arrangements to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences and for preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU)
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 16 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 15 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 15 December 2020 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Rail (2021)
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 26 November 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Annex IIa to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 as regards granting a Union General Export Authorisation for the export of certain dual-use items from the Union to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 26 November 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the elimination of customs duties on certain goods
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 11 November 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1215/2009 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 11 November 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 as regards fishing capacity reduction in the Baltic Sea, and Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards permanent cessation of fishing activities for fleets fishing for Eastern Baltic cod, Western Baltic cod and Western Baltic herring
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 11 November 2020 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2014/EU on enhanced cooperation between
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 20 October 2020 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 as regards specific measures on L-category end-of-series vehicles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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