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Total value of trade via ‘solidarity lanes’ estimated at around €206 billion since May 2022

22/01/25 (Agence Europe) – The total value of trade via the ‘solidarity lanes’ between Ukraine and the European Union since May 2022 was estimated at around €206 billion as of December 2024, according to the latest figures published by the European Commission on Tuesday 21 January (see EUROPE B13530A25). Of this total value, around €61 billion corresponds to Ukrainian exports, versus around €145 billion in EU exports to Ukraine. Since May 2022, the Solidarity Lanes have...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
POLAND25EU: Europe, if it believes in its own strengths, is not facing an existential problem, says Donald Tusk 
SECURITY/DEFENCE: calls for European Parliament to strengthen EU’s defence capabilities against “hostile actors”
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs support European Commission’s ambitious position on ‘Plastics Treaty’ in European Parliament
VENEZUELA: EPP, ECR and Renew Europe groups in European Parliament want EU to take direct action against Nicolás Maduro and those close to him
SUDAN: indifference towards ongoing conflict is “moral test” for Europeans, says Magnus Brunner
DEMOGRAPHY: MEPs call on Member States to tackle demographic decline in EU
BELARUS: European Parliament denounces forthcoming sham presidential election
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European officials call for more spending and strengthening of industry
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: ‘innovative solutions’ and response to instrumentalisation of migration at heart of informal ministerial meeting of EU countries
ENERGY: future action plan for affordable energy prices to focus on modernising energy infrastructure
DIGITAL: EU struggles to compete with Donald Trump’s massive AI project Stargate
DIGITAL: timetable for AI liability directive coming into focus
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: European citizens are very sceptical about electric vehicles, according to a survey
REGIONS: EU institution representatives committed to giving outermost regions support they deserve
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission will not submit proposal to ban PFASs in consumer products before 2026
AGRICULTURE: 17 EU Member States call for simplification of organic farming rules
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: in Warsaw, Andreas Schleicher reminds European ministers that academic excellence and inclusion must go hand in hand
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European experts welcome new rules for withholding tax procedures, but have some concerns
ECONOMY: public deficit at 2.6% of GDP and public debt at 88.2% in third quarter of 2024 in euro area
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: European Parliament group leaders hope terms of Gaza ceasefire are respected
INSTITUTIONAL
BETTER REGULATION: BusinessEurope puts forward proposals to reduce bureaucratic burden of 68 legislative texts
LOBBYING: FRENCH net, new network for young French European affairs professionals
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights calls for fairer and more inclusive approach to European Green Deal
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
KOSOVO: Council of Europe is concerned about growing polarisation in run-up to February legislative elections
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Germany to update ‘Agriculture’ Council on foot-and-mouth outbreaks
TRADE/CLIMATE: Eurofer does not want full application of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to be delayed
ENERGY: ACER calls for group of experts to assess flexibility needs of EU electricity system
ENVIRONMENT: published in Official Journal of EU, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies from 12 August 2026
FISHERIES: MEP Isabelle Le Callennec criticises closure of fishing in Bay of Biscay
TRANSPORT: total value of trade via ‘solidarity lanes’ estimated at around €206 billion since May 2022