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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13496
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Member States remain divided over definition of combined transport

On Tuesday 1 October, the EU Council working party discussed the Hungarian Presidency’s new compromise on the Combined Transport Directive (see EUROPE B13495A6). According to a European source contacted by Agence Europe the following day, “a compromise is possible with a few changes to the text as a whole, except with regard to the definition”.

As four Member States did not want to change the definition of ‘combined transport’ (see EUROPE B13429A7), the Hungarian Presidency...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
BIODIVERSITY: MEPs regret European Commission not leading by example just weeks before COP16 on biodiversity
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission and United Nations are working towards an “ambitious” global treaty on plastics that goes beyond waste management
CLIMATE: Bruegel recommends EU counter technological, geoeconomic, social and political risks to reach its 2040 target
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA maintains its position that there are no risks stemming from new genomic techniques
TRANSPORT: Member States remain divided over definition of combined transport
TRANSPORT: capacity shortages and non-compliance with environmental targets in aviation sector persisted in Europe in 2023
CONSUMERS: European Commission is preparing to publish its assessment of European online consumer protection law
ENERGY: MEPs call for simplification of administrative procedures for industry’s ‘clean’ transition
ENERGY: Europe’s economy not electrifying fast enough, according to Eurelectric
REGIONS: EU funds provide tailored support for EU’s outermost regions, according to European Commission
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: in Kyiv, Mark Rutte promises NATO support to ensure Ukraine’s victory
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Court of Auditors calls for a more robust design of EDIP programme
DEFENCE: European Defence Agency and European Investment Bank Group strengthen their partnership
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission releases a further €30 million for vulnerable populations in Lebanon
TRADE: trade agreements help to stabilise trade, according to European Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission approves Polish scheme worth €1.2 billion for electricity storage facilities
EUROGROUP: capital markets, competitiveness and digital euro on ministerial agenda
TAXATION: Aurore Lalucq supports introduction of electronic VAT exemption certificate
TAXATION: EU and Norway strengthen administrative cooperation in field of value added tax
BREACHES OF EU LAW
RULE OF LAW: foreign influences, European Commission refers Hungary’s ‘defence of sovereignty’ law to EU Court of Justice
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Commission refers Italy to EU Court of Justice for failing to end use of successive fixed-term contracts
TAXATION: European Commission takes four Member States to court for failing to notify transposition measures for Pillar 2
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission refers Estonia to EU Court of Justice for failing to provide effective remedy in cases of visa refusal or annulment
DIGITAL: three EU countries have still not empowered their national DSA coordinators
TRANSPORT: Portugal singled out for incomplete transposition of Industrial Emissions Directive
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: agreement between political groups to set up special committees on housing, public health and defence
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: start of new parliamentary term, MEPs take stock of EU policies on youth inclusion, education and access to sport
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: election of fourth vice-chairman of European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee will have to wait
STATE AID: €120 million French aid for winegrowers grubbing up vines gets green light
CULTURE: Music Moves Europe Awards 2025 - European Commission announces 15 nominated artists
EMPLOYMENT: Members of European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee on mission to Audi Forest plant to prepare for debates on automotive sector