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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13540

7 December 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
‘Telecommunications’ Council focuses on review of EU’s digital objectives and European technological priorities
Brussels, 06/12/2024 (Agence Europe)

Alongside the main topics discussed on Friday 6 December by the European ministers responsible for digital affairs at the ‘Telecommunications’ Council (see other news), there was a lengthy update on Europe’s ambitions for the digital decade.

A number of other related topics were also discussed: the action summit on artificial intelligence to be held in Paris on 10 and 11 February 2025, the creation of a national strategy by Greece to ensure the protection of minors online, and the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: negotiations on EU-Mercosur trade agreement concluded
JAPAN: new EU studies suggest “more predictable” regulatory framework for floating offshore wind systems
TURKMENISTAN: significant progress in field of human rights is “a prerequisite for enhancing bilateral relations” according to EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Member States unravel European Commission’s ambitions for telecoms reform
DIGITAL: EU Council broadly agrees to increase capabilities and competences of European Agency for Cybersecurity
DIGITAL: ‘Telecommunications’ Council focuses on review of EU’s digital objectives and European technological priorities
MIGRATION: large number of Member States call for ‘personal connection’ to be weakened and for removals to be made easier under asylum and safe third country concept
HOME AFFAIRS: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council will again attempt to reach an agreement on 12 December at ministerial level over child sexual abuse material
TRANSPORT: EU Council wants to resume discussions on air passenger rights
TRANSPORT: European ministers fail to reach agreement on extending EU Emissions Trading System to maritime sector
ENVIRONMENT: information system for collecting due diligence statements relating to Deforestation Regulation is ready for use
ENVIRONMENT: second European Parliament/EU Council negotiating session on ‘Soil Monitoring’ is scheduled for Thursday 12 December
AGRICULTURE: Minister Luis Planas believes there will be a European Interinstitutional Agreement in 2025 on new genomic techniques
ENERGY: as clean energy takes hold, political choices will determine extent to which energy costs fall, says Bruegel
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: energy taxation, VAT, European economic governance framework on agenda of EU Finance Ministers
ECONOMY: GDP growth confirmed at 0.4% in euro area
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY/DIGITAL: on suspicion of manipulation of TikTok network, Romanian Constitutional Court cancels first round of presidential election
GENDER EQUALITY: European Institute for Gender Equality publishes guide to anticipating future problems
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: launch of ‘FOREU4ALL’, a community of practice for European university alliances
NEWS BRIEFS
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Banking Authority consults on draft regulatory technical standards for crypto-asset service providers
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into certain Chinese steel cylinders
ENERGY: demand flexibility remains limited on retail electricity markets, according to ACER
ENVIRONMENT: twenty-six environmental NGOs remind European Commission of importance of subsidies they receive under LIFE programme
ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Agency draws up a new report on circular economy and quality of recycling in EU 
INDONESIA: EU re-examines its countervailing duty on Indonesian biodiesel
MIGRATION: European Parliament’s Patriots for Europe group wants new European fund to ensure asylum applications are first lodged in safe third country
RUSSIA: agreement on 15th package of EU sanctions could be within reach
ANIMAL HEALTH: Sweden calls on European Commission to present “ambitious” amendment to animal welfare legislation