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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13571

4 February 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 42
SECTORAL POLICIES / Consumers
BEUC calls for “ambitious action plan” against defective and dangerous products offered by e-commerce platforms
Brussels, 03/02/2025 (Agence Europe)

According to a report by BEUC (European Consumer Organisation) dated Monday 3 February, several types of products sold on Temu, the Chinese online sales platform, present serious safety problems.

Tests carried out exposed “major” risks: detachable or faulty parts on baby articles, errors in cosmetic ingredient lists, electrical appliances without safety standards, etc.

Of more than 200 products tested, 81.3% were found to be non-compliant, a figure that rises to 100% in the case of...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: we need to do “more, faster, better, stronger and together”, urges António Costa
SECURITY: the EU-27 promise to defend Denmark's territorial integrity
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU must show firmness and unity in event of US tariffs, say EU27
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Kaja Kallas calls for European Union that is “antithesis of autocratic axis”
UNRWA: Kaja Kallas expects “decisive action by United Nations” to guarantee UN agency’s neutrality
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: EU Trade and Industry Ministers in Warsaw to discuss ways of stimulating European economy
ENVIRONMENT: environmental organisations deny any interference by European Commission in their advocacy work
AGRICULTURE: EU countries have different views on written contracts, mediation and producer organisations
HEALTH: latest ‘cancer profiles’ by country show increase in survival rates in EU
HEALTH: WHO report praises health benefits of Nordic alcohol monopolies
HOME AFFAIRS: online child sexual abuse, Polish Presidency of EU Council proposes to make voluntary detection of content permanent
JUSTICE: cybercrime - Eurojust and Europol identify issues relating to data volume, access to evidence, cooperation and anonymisation
ENERGY: gas transit agreement via Ukraine terminated, Robert Fico raises possibility of importing gas from Azerbaijan
ENERGY: Europe’s nuclear industry calls for “level playing field” for all net zero energy technologies
ENERGY: ACER warns of rising grid costs in future, putting strain on household energy bills
TRANSPORT: EIB issues recommendations to boost female employment and leadership in sector
CONSUMERS: BEUC calls for “ambitious action plan” against defective and dangerous products offered by e-commerce platforms
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: quality internships - dividing lines between EU Member States remain unchanged
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission considers options for extending InvestEU programme
STATE AID: green light for French aid scheme for chemical recycling of certain plastic waste products
FINANCE: European Commission launches a call for evidence to collect input on its overall approach to ‘Savings and Investment Union’
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Piotr Serafin begins “European tour” of consultations ahead of EU’s next long-term budget
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: two new directorates-general now operational
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s solutions to meet victims’ needs and improve their access to justice
DEMOCRACY: Nathalie Loiseau elected chair of European Parliament’s special committee on ‘European Democracy Shield’
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: Glenn Micallef reaffirms EU’s support for protection and preservation of Ukraine’s cultural heritage
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: ever more effective in 2024, European Court of Human Rights will celebrate 75th anniversary of its founding Convention in 2025
BELARUS: Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly involves Belarusian opposition in its work
MIGRATION: Council of Europe sets up division devoted to migration and refugees
NEWS BRIEFS
CUSTOMS: Europe’s logistics professionals disapprove of “Single Liable Person” approach to customs reform
EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, co-legislators to get to heart of matter on 6 February
ENERGY: ACER reveals 28% increase in energy volumes traded on organised marketplaces between 2023 and 2024
ENVIRONMENT: NGO ClientEarth has filed complaint against European Commission, accusing it of preventing public access to ongoing files
SINGLE MARKET: 2025 edition of SME Fund is launched
FISHERIES: EU publishes annual statistics on total allowable catches and levels of fishing effort
HOUSING: European Commission creates task force to draw up first-ever EU Affordable Housing Plan
MEDIA: launch of a call for proposals for Russian and Belarusian journalists exiled in EU
MIGRATION: transfer of migrants, Italian court once again rejects scheme between Italy and Albania
DIGITAL: first rules of AI Act come into force, while Commission is slow to publish its “guidelines” on prohibited practices
DIGITAL: European Commission awards STEP label to multilingual artificial intelligence project for Europe OpenEuroLLM
CSDP: EUBAM Rafah mission redeployed
UNITED KINGDOM: bilateral summit between EU and London on 19 May