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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13556
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SECURITY - DEFENCE / Defence

According to Mark Rutte, a European NATO is an illusion

On Monday 13 January, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that it was an illusion to believe that it would be possible to create a European NATO “for ideological reasons” in the next decade.

“Regarding a more autonomous European defence, it would be great to have a sort of European NATO, but in that case, it's not 2% (of GDP to be spent on defence), but 8, 9 or 10% that’s needed (...). It will take 15 to 20 years to build a European NATO without the United States”, he told...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: according to Mark Rutte, a European NATO is an illusion
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA/ENERGY: six Member States call on European Commission to lower G7 cap on Russian oil prices, which they consider necessary
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission releases €148 million for Ukraine and Moldova
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: six Member States call for reconsideration of sanctions policy towards Syria
DEVELOPMENT: European civil society wants to strengthen its influence on EU global cooperation
POLISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
DEVELOPMENT: Polish presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen EU’s influence and partnerships to deal with crises
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg lead US fight against European regulation of social networks
DIGITAL: DSA, European Commission maintains pressure on X, Meta and other major online platforms
COMPETITIVENESS: 2025 Annual Single Market Report echoes alarming findings of Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta
MIGRATION: 2016 EU-Turkey statement, no returns of irregular migrants to Turkey since 2020
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States fairly satisfied with proposals to boost farmers’ incomes
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission opens up standard model for national ‘nature restoration’ plans to public consultation
TRANSPORT: European Commission will not reverse annulment of provision on return of vehicles used for international transport
ENERGY: EU lagging behind in wind farm construction, says WindEurope
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Teresa Ribera to chair next meeting of College of Commissioners
AUSTRIA: António Costa has no doubt that Vienna remains a reliable partner at EU level
BETTER REGULATION: dozens of civil society organisations warn European Commission against deregulation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: tax systems contribute to or amplify gender inequality, say European experts
FINANCE: Better Finance calls on EU leaders to give ‘pan-European personal pension product’ second chance
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs begin work on directive on working conditions for trainees
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: European University Institute reviews provisions of ‘European Media Freedom Act’ on state interference before it comes into force
NEWS BRIEFS
CHILE: interim trade agreement with Santiago to come into force on 1 February
TRADE: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Egyptian and American PVC
CULTURE: EUmies Awards Young Talent 2025, schools of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture have until 29 January to apply
ENERGY: Robert Fico calls on Ukraine to “actively participate” in negotiations and work regarding end of Russian gas transit agreement
FINANCE/CLIMATE: EBA publishes final guidelines on ESG risk management
POLAND25EU: EU Council library is putting documentary resources on Polish Presidency online
TERRORISM: EU extends sanctions against supporters of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad for additional year
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