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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13552
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NEWS BRIEFS / South korea

Republic of Korea joins Horizon Europe research programme under transitional agreement

07/01/25 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 7 January, the European External Action Service (EEAS) announced that the Republic of Korea had joined the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme on 1 January 2025, under a transitional agreement. Researchers and organisations from the Republic of Korea are thereby invited by the EU to participate in the calls and activities of the second pillar of the Horizon Europe programme ‘Global Challenges and European...

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POLISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, a priority for Polish Presidency of EU Council
EYCS: Polish Presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen inclusion, competitiveness and European identity
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Emmanuel Macron wants to “solidify” European Political Community
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Emmanuel Macron and several counterparts to present renewed strategy for EU’s strategic autonomy, in March
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission reiterates that market correction mechanism capping gas prices will not be extended beyond 31 January
JUSTICE: intellectual property offences – Eurojust updates its analysis of case law and highlights rapid adaptation of criminal methods
MIGRATION: Emmanuel Macron reiterates his doubts about ‘innovative solutions’ to reduce irregular arrivals in EU
FISHERIES: European Commission publishes study on different scenarios for fisheries sector towards 2050
AGRICULTURE: Farm Europe evokes “three-speed EU” in terms of State aid
EXTERNAL ACTION
MYANMAR: along with nine other governments, EU calls on military regime to “defuse violence” and respect international humanitarian law
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission’s expert group recommends “building an efficient, fair, and neutral value added tax framework”
FINANCE/CLIMATE: according to Better Finance, European investors are calling for greater clarity on products dedicated to transitional activities
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: EU funds improve wastewater treatment systems in Croatia
NORTH KOREA: EU condemns a new ballistic missile launch which “further raises tensions on Korean Peninsula”
SOUTH KOREA: Republic of Korea joins Horizon Europe research programme under transitional agreement
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 2.4% in December in euro area
ENERGY: EU primary energy consumption decreases almost 4% in 2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: one year after mandatory separate collection of bio-waste came into force, EU still not up to scratch, says Zero Waste Europe
SINGLE MARKET: European Commission consults with a view to updating rules on measuring instruments
VIETNAM: EU provides a further €15 million to support Vietnam’s sustainable energy transition