LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -

Competition & State Aid

• Commissioner McGuinness addresses EU’s bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework, including COVID-19 crisis and State aid concerns

• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy

Trade / Export Controls

• European Parliament discusses Study on post COVID-19 value chains

• European Commission participates in Aid-for-Trade event on trade impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

• European Commission publishes list of Member State authorities overseeing authorization mechanism for vaccine exports

Medicines and Medical Devices

• European Parliament meets with Head of DG SANTE and EMA’s Executive Director on COVID-19 vaccine agreements and approval status

• EMA holding third public meeting on COVID-19 vaccines

• EMA concludes that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe

• European Commission proposes Regulation for a Digital Green Certificate for COVID-19

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection

• European Commission proposes Regulation for a Digital Green Certificate for COVID-19, including treatment of personal data