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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13558
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NEWS BRIEFS / Budget

European Commission raises €11 billion in EU bonds to finance its political programmes

15/01/2025 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission raised €11 billion in EU bonds on Tuesday 14 January. A €6 billion bond will mature on 4 July 2028 and a €5 billion top-up to the EU bond will mature on 5 October 2054. The operation will be used to finance EU political programmes, including those under Next Generation EU and aid to Ukraine. The European Commission has set a target of €90 billion in EU bond issues for the first half of 2025. This is €25 billion more than...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Donald Tusk wants to “accelerate” Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RUSSIA: General Court of EU upholds restrictive measures adopted against Russian mobile telephone operator MegaFon
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission asks EU27 to monitor outbound investments in three critical technologies
DEVELOPMENT: complete overhaul of network of EU delegations envisaged in Africa, Latin America and Asia
ANGOLA: Jozef Síkela wants to ensure “reliable supply of mineral resources”
SECTORAL POLICIES
CYBER SECURITY: EU wants to help healthcare sector combat cyber attacks on hospitals
DIGITAL: Polish Presidency of EU Council details its vision of actions to be taken to develop European AI ecosystem
COMPETITIVENESS: ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ to above all provide concrete solutions for reducing administrative burden
ENVIRONMENT: report by European Court of Auditors states that air quality in EU has improved but cities remain too noisy
ENVIRONMENT: two NGOs call on European Commission to review reforms in five Western Balkan countries for lack of environmental safeguards
ENERGY: ENTSO-G and GIE publish new edition of their map of EU’s gas infrastructure
ENERGY: Energy Community is studying various carbon pricing scenarios for closer alignment with EU system
ENERGY: Hydrogen Europe calls on European Commission to present ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ to stimulate European hydrogen industry
FISHERIES: European Commission is working on a ‘vision’ for fisheries sector with a 2040 perspective
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European trade unions hoping for real progress on quality jobs, fair wages and opportunities for training
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: adequate minimum wages, S&D and The Left groups in Parliament fear “extremely serious” setback for EU workers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Council of Europe report welcomes progress in fight against corruption in Poland, but calls for further advances
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission intends to order Lufthansa to reinstate Condor’s access to Frankfurt-New York route
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: tasks at hand are “Herculean”, warns Admiral Rob Bauer
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: rights of people with disabilities, Commission responds to organisations’ concerns and assures that equality “remains priority”
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Commission raises €11 billion in EU bonds to finance its political programmes
COMPETITIVENESS: BusinessEurope publishes priorities for new legislative cycle
CULTURE: Creative Europe - European Commission announces results of 2024 calls for projects
ENERGY: first ten days of 2025 see average cost of gas-fired electricity generation 35% higher than last year
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission opens its call for entries for 2027 European Green Capital Award and Green Leaf Award
SPACE: Gaia probe has completed sky-scanning phase of its mission
GEORGIA: EU reallocates funds earmarked for government to civil society and independent media
KOSOVO: EU criticises closure of Serbian administrative structures by Kosovo in midst of election campaign
SINGLE MARKET: European Commission consults on certain road towing requirements
NATO: Japan inaugurates its independent mission
CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE: Ursula von der Leyen is 2025 winner
VENEZUELA: EU calls on Caracas to rescind measures taken against European diplomatic personnel