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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13576
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Kosovo

Albin Kurti’s victory in Kosovar legislative elections casts uncertainty over country’s accession to EU

In Kosovo, the Vetëvendosje (VV, centre-left) party of the outgoing Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, came out in the lead in the legislative elections on Sunday 9 February. With 41% of the vote, he will have to try to form a coalition to govern, in the absence of an absolute majority. 

This victory risks prolonging the already persistent tensions with neighbouring Serbia, which refuses to recognise Kosovo’s independence and openly supports the country’s Serb nationalists. 

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BEACONS
Beacons: could the future hold a greater role for the European Investment Bank?
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: work programme for 2025 focused on simplifying EU rules
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: on 13 February, EU Member States will again discuss possible framework of ‘return hubs’ in third countries
DIGITAL: at Paris AI Summit, France calls on EU to “simplify procedures” to “meet its commitments”
DIGITAL: 60 major companies join forces to help European AI take off
AGRICULTURE: flexible proposal from Polish Presidency of EU Council on new genomic techniques
ENERGY: Baltic States officially disconnected from Russian and Belarusian electricity systems by integrating continental European network
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network Europe calls on European Union to aim for climate neutrality by 2040
EXTERNAL ACTION
INDIA: EU wants to find areas of cooperation with New Delhi
TRADE/CLIMATE: towards simplification of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
UNITED STATES: EU reiterates its desire to protect its companies from potential tariff hikes
KOSOVO: Albin Kurti’s victory in Kosovar legislative elections casts uncertainty over country’s accession to EU
DRC: EU welcomes Dar es Salaam regional summit for peace in North Kivu
LEBANON: EU welcomes formation of new government
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION : United Nations makes progress on development of universal cooperation convention, despite withdrawal of United States
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Institute for Gender Equality calls for common framework for measuring cyber violence within European Union
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European Education and Culture Executive Agency publishes 2025 report on digital transformation in Member States
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European talent pool - European building workers' union fears a premium for social dumping and fraud
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: European banks will not have to contribute to ‘Single Resolution Fund’ in 2025
EDUCATION: European Education and Culture Executive Agency publishes update on ‘Erasmus+ 2025 Virtual Exchanges’ call for proposals
ENERGY: EU gas storage levels officially below 50%
ENVIRONMENT: Peter Liese welcomes European Commission’s intention to simplify REACH regulation
TAXATION: ETAF calls for mandatory regulations on Peppol access points in all EU Member States
BALTIC SEA: Ursula von der Leyen calls for EU/NATO complementarity in protection of strategic infrastructures
MIDDLE EAST: delegation of MEPs highlights “valuable” contribution of EU’s CSDP missions
TOURISM: European day devoted to sector will take place end of May
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: no agreement between EU Council and European Parliament on extending definition of transnational issues for European Works Councils
Kiosk
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