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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13554

10 January 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 22
NEWS BRIEFS / Belarus
European Green Party denounces conviction of former Green Party leader

09/01/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 9 January, the European Green Party expressed its “outrage” at the sentencing of Dmitry Kuchuk, former leader of the Belarusian Green Party, which was dissolved in 2023, to six years in a high-security penal colony and a fine of approximately €6,000 at the end of December. According to the party, this conviction “shows [a] worsening crackdown [...] ahead of elections” on 26 January. The European Green Party has called on the Belarusian...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: on visit to Brussels, Robert Fico does not drop threats of retaliation following end of agreement for transit of Russian gas via Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU ready to take over from United States in providing military support, promises Kaja Kallas
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: German Social Democrats call for Zuckerberg and Musk to be summoned to European Parliament immediately
AGRICULTURE : Eurobarometer survey indicates Europeans support Common Agricultural Policy objectives
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission launches evaluation of EFSA’s mandate
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: number of European carmakers planning to sign pooling agreements with American company Tesla
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Court of Auditors issues recommendations on price intervention and data sharing regarding digital payments
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, Member States to prepare on 20 January for first negotiation meeting with European Parliament, scheduled for 6 February
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: European regulation against foreign subsidies constitutes barrier to trade, according to Beijing
INDIA: in New Delhi, EU and its Indian partner reaffirm their commitment to democracy and promotion of human rights
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: Europe must step up its ambitions, says Josef Aschbacher
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: a customer’s gender identity is not necessary for purchase of a transport ticket, rules Court of Justice of EU
FINANCE: sale of shares in holding company owned solely by local authorities in EU country governed by Prospectus Directive
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Jean Monnet for Schools cluster, EU education for young people off to encouraging start
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: civil society organisations call on Council of Europe to abandon draft Additional Protocol to Oviedo Convention
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: European Green Party denounces conviction of former Green Party leader
BIODIVERSITY: thanks to LIFE ‘Marsh meadows’ project, EU is helping to restore wetlands in Latvia and Lithuania
BIODIVERSITY: a “transformative change in society” needed to preserve biodiversity, according to a new report
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports of titanium dioxide and mobile access equipment
ENERGY: European Commission appoints Catharina Sikow-Magny as coordinator for synchronisation of Baltic countries to EU electricity grid
LEBANON: EU congratulates Joseph Aoun on being elected president
TRANSPORT: European Aviation Safety Agency updates guidelines for Russian airspace