1. Increasing climate ambition: cross-sectoral challenges

• Preventing and fighting extreme wildfires with the integration and demonstration of innovative means
• Towards climate-neutral and socially innovative cities
• Climate-resilient innovation packages for EU regions

2. Clean affordable and secure energy

Source: European Commission

GDP Growth Rate

1. France’s economy will take two years to recover from its worst post-war recession.
2. The euro zone’s second-biggest economy is on course to contract 10.3 per cent this year, before it bounces back with growth of 6.9 per cent in 2021 and 3.9 per cent in 2022.
3. Nearly a million jobs are likely to be shed this year and unemployment could climb to a new record of 11.8 per cent in the first half of 2021.
4. Gross domestic product expected to contract 11% this year.
5. National debt is expected to swell to an unprecedented 120.9% of economic output

Trump has pulled the United States out of every manner of multilateral agreement and institution overseas in the name of going it alone. Going it alone, though, makes little sense in a world increasingly defined by global challenges that can best be met through collective, not individual, action.

Trade talks between the UK and US have officially begun. Both parties are working towards a free trade agreement. There are doubts over the timeline of when these talks will come to a conclusion.

UK Overall objectives for a Free Trade Agreement

• Agree an ambitious and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States (US) that strengthens the economic relationship with our largest bilateral trading partner, promoting increased trade in goods and services and greater cross-border investment.

Austria

1. AVL List GmbH
2. Fronius International
3. OMV
4. Verbund
5. Voestalpine AG
6. Worthington Cylinders

Belgium

The German Federal Government agreed on a “National Hydrogen Strategy” on 10 June 2020.

I.D.E.A. is an advisory service that provides innovative ideas and a unique space for interdisciplinary research and collaboration on core Commission priorities. It accelerates ideas for concrete action and reports directly to the Commission President.

The mandate of I.D.E.A. is to:

Source: Transport & Environment

1. A decade after their initial adoption, the EU’s 2020/21 CO2 standards are finally starting to drive investment in electric vehicles in Europe. While not definitive, production forecasts available today show that carmakers are planning to produce over 4 million plug-in cars in 2025, of which around 60% are expected to be battery electric vehicles (BEV) and the rest plug-in hybrids (PHEVs);

Major stakeholder associations

1. Airports Council International (ACI) Europe
2. Airport Services Association (ASA)
3. Airlines for Europe (4AE)
4. European Regions Airline Association (ERA)
5. Airline Catering Association (ACA)
6. European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations (ECTAA)
7. European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)
8. EU Travel Tech (EUTT).

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