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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13572

5 February 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
NEWS BRIEFS / Economy
Euro area inflation estimated at 2.5% in January

04/02/2025 (Agence Europe) – Annual inflation in the euro area is estimated at 2.5% in January, compared with 2.4% in December 2024, according to a flash estimate published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Monday 3 February. The highest rates were observed in Croatia (5.0%), Belgium (4.4%) and Slovakia (4.1%), while the lowest were in Ireland (1.5%), Finland (1.6%), Italy and Malta (both 1.7%). Price rises were moderate in France (1.8%) and sustained in...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU is ready to respond to potential US trade measures
MOLDOVA: European Commission and Moldovan government agree on strategy to strengthen country’s energy independence
UNITED KINGDOM: defence, security, trade – UK government hopes for new partnerships with EU based on “mutual interest” between now and 19 May
SECTORAL POLICIES
SINGLE MARKET: integration of candidate countries – EU wants to increase cooperation on value chains for critical raw materials
CONSUMERS: European Commission to rely on existing arsenal of legislation to combat dangers of e-commerce products
DIGITAL: European Commission publishes guidelines on prohibited artificial intelligence practices
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: electric vehicles – European experts recommend Member States introduce incentives to boost demand
TRANSPORT: European aviation professionals call for investment to speed up production of sustainable fuels
ENVIRONMENT: three Commission reports on state of water in EU reveal inadequate performance by Member States, despite existing legislative arsenal
AGRICULTURE: Belgian MEPs mobilised against negative effects of EU/Mercosur free trade agreement
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA launches consultation on its opinion on biotechnology applied to animals
HEALTH: European Parliament creates new ‘Intergroup on Cancer & Rare Diseases’
ENERGY: CEER report finds no major regulatory changes in 2024, but more incentives in electricity sector
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: substantial progress should lead to creation of special tribunal in coming months for crime of aggression against Ukraine
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: new study explores possibilities of adjusting EU budget to future enlargements
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Commission clarifies how EU countries can use flexibility of Stability Pact to invest more in defence
FINANCE: ‘omnibus’ packages – over 150 investors call for integrity of European sustainable finance framework to be preserved
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION/YOUTH: digital transition – Commission publishes guidelines to strengthen role of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps
EDUCATION: European University Association wants to strengthen capacity of its members to protect and promote academic freedom
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: an EU Member State may require a beneficiary of international protection to pass a civic examination, rules Court of Justice
TRANSPARENCY: European Commission’s obligation to disclose identities of team that negotiated advance purchase of Covid-19 vaccines has been temporarily suspended
RULE OF LAW: General Court of EU dismisses action against termination of cooperation and verification mechanism for Romania
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITIVENESS: European Commission sets up a task force to implement ‘Competitiveness Compass’
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 2.5% in January
ENERGY: ACER consults on inter-temporal cost allocation mechanisms to finance hydrogen infrastructure
ENVIRONMENT: S&D calls on Commission not to limit transparency checks to NGOs, but to extend them to all those who have received funds
ISRAEL/PALESTINE: over 160 organisations call on EU to ban trade with Israeli settlements in Palestine
SOCIAL: asbestos, European Trade Union Confederation calls on European Commission to present its proposal on building inspections
TOURISM: European Commission consults on Product Environmental Footprint of hotel accommodation services