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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13571
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NEWS BRIEFS / Environment

NGO ClientEarth has filed complaint against European Commission, accusing it of preventing public access to ongoing files

03/02/25 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 3 February, the NGO ClientEarth said it was challenging the European Commission’s decision to drop transparency rules in the context of its Decision (EU) 2024/3080 of 4 December 2024 amending Decision C(2000)3614, preventing the public from accessing documents relating to ongoing dossiers. ClientEarth, which believes that the Commission is “in blatant breach of EU law”, has filed a complaint. Ilze Tralmaka, ClientEarth’s lawyer, regretted that “instead of opening up, the European Commission has chosen to hide more and more information”. The NGO explains that “members of the public could be denied access to documents such as draft impact assessments or legal opinions when the EU institutions are debating new laws”. The NGO stressed the need for NGOs to have access to documents in order to “participate in democratic decision-making”. (FS)

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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