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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13568
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NEWS BRIEFS / Csdp

Michail Pantouvakis appointed EU Force Commander for EUNAVFOR ASPIDES

29/01/25 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 28 January, the ambassadors of the EU Member States, meeting within the Political and Security Committee, approved the appointment of Commodore Michail Pantouvakis as EU Force Commander for the European Union maritime security operation to safeguard freedom of navigation in relation to the Red Sea crisis (EUNAVFOR ASPIDES) from 2 February 2025. He will succeed his fellow citizen Konstantinos Pitykakis, who has been in post since 1 November 2024....

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: European Commission to propose several ‘omnibus’ simplification packages over next few years
DIGITAL: Henna Virkkunen defends European technological competitiveness in face of criticism over application of DSA
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: innovative approaches to migration, EU resilience and future of internal security on agenda of informal ‘Home Affairs’ meeting
JUSTICE: Rule of law, judicial modernisation and fight against impunity on agenda of informal meeting of European ministers in Warsaw
JUSTICE: protection of vulnerable adults - autonomy in spotlight during initial discussions in parliamentary committee
JUSTICE: insolvency law - experts and MEPs express reservations about supervision and protection of creditors and employees
ENVIRONMENT: negotiations between EU Council and European Parliament on protecting groundwater get underway
ENVIRONMENT: negotiations between EU Council and European Parliament on revision of Detergents Regulation are launched
AGRICULTURE: Polish Presidency of EU Council hopes to bring Member States to a common position on new genomic techniques
FISHERIES: European Commission opens public consultation on provisions of Common Fisheries Policy
TRANSPORT: MEPs question Polish ministers on labour shortages and working conditions in sector
TRANSPORT: there is still progress to be made in Europe when it comes to deploying infrastructure for alternative fuels
ENERGY: fossil fuel subsidies “continue to put a heavy burden on European economies”
ENERGY: under simplified procedure, MEPs approve proposed agreement on intra-EU arbitration procedures within ECT
HEALTH: Adam Jarubas elected Chair of European Parliament’s new Committee on Public Health
REGIONS: representatives of 144 European regions advocate a strong cohesion policy
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU ready to seek mutually beneficial trade solutions with Washington but will defend its interests according to Maroš Šefčovič
TRADE: MEPs begin debates on foreign investment screening
JORDAN: EU and Amman sign Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership worth €3 billion
HUMANITARIAN AID: Gonzalo Vargas Llosa calls on European Parliament to prioritise “early recovery initiatives” in Syria
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: 16th sanctions package presented to Member States
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Nicolás Pascual de la Parte calls for European preference
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: today, “there is no appetite among Member States to reform treaties” of EU, notes Adam Szłapka
BUDGET: European Commission is due to present its draft Multiannual Financial Framework in July
HOLOCAUST: European Parliament pays tribute to victims of Nazism
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: United Kingdom approaches several Member States with a view to concluding a convention on administrative cooperation
FINANCE: capital markets - Maria Albuquerque calls for “political courage” on all sides to align EU rules more closely
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: social security, European construction industry insists on need to maintain prior notifications
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GEORGIA: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly validates credentials of Georgian delegation, but threatens to suspend them in April
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: MEPs approve plans to build new Frontex headquarters in Warsaw - S&D warns of legal uncertainty
ENERGY: European Commission will present its Electrification Action Plan in first quarter of 2026
UNITED STATES: first call between Kaja Kallas and Marco Rubio on Ukraine, China and defence
MIGRATION: new report presented by The Left to European Parliament sheds light on “human rights violations in Tunisia and in Libya with the complicity of the EU”
FISHERIES: MEPs back new fisheries agreement with Cape Verde
CSDP: Michail Pantouvakis appointed EU Force Commander for EUNAVFOR ASPIDES
DRC: EU High Representative denounces violence in Kinshasa
TRANSPORT: MEPs back EU-Bangladesh aviation agreement