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Slow streets: can coronavirus cure Brussels of its addiction to driving? theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
Brussels mobility minister responds to Flemish separatists who claim Belgium will split over bike lanes in capital. “An excellent example of this 20th century view of mobility where every traffic participant has to give way to the car...Those days are long gone.”
“Brussels was built for commuters," William Todt @transenv who wants to reform Belgium's notorious company car perks.
"We’ve been fighting against that legacy for the last 30 years and slowly, slowly things are changing.”
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Germany’s EU ambassador Michael Clauß has said the UK “needs to have a more realistic approach” on Brexit. “No real progress” has been made so far he told @epc_eu. Hopes there will be a deal by second half October and it cannot be much later b/c EP ratification.
“Is a deal possible? Yes Definitely. But I think it also means the UK has to have a more realistic approach… You cannot have a full sovereignty and at the same time full access to the internal market.”
Amb Clauß sees German presidency (starts 1 July) falling into three phases
1. MFF and EU recovery fund - ideally July deal. 2. Brexit consuming pol attention Sept and Oct. 3. After that, Germany wants make progress on migration and Green Deal
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🚨 As Brexit round 4 starts on Tuesday, European parliament says EU has no legal duty to give UK trade privileges offered to others. theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Document also states that EU is "sovereign" (now who said that first...) and has “the right to propose the commitments that are in its interest”.

No big surprises (and the EP isn't in the negotiating room) but shows how EU position is cementing ahead of talks.
EU expectations of "high-level conference" expected between Boris Johnson and Ursula Von der Leyen (not the EU27) are pretty low.

Once seen as crucial rendezvous, now just something we "need to find a common strategy to deal with” says one source.
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'Defining moment' as EU executive pushes for €500bn in grants theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
Remember all those warnings that UK could be corralled into paying for the EU recovery plan.

The withdrawal agreement means the UK will not be asked to contribute to emergency recovery spending under current EU budget.
If transition extended, that is a separate negotiation.
EC estimates on what new EU taxes/levies could bring in (per year)

*extension of emissions trading system €10bn
*carbon border adjustment €5-14bn
*tax on large companies €10bn
*digital tax €1.3bn
*plastic tax €3-4bn -9bn

Big ?? if MS will ever agree them.
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