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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13593
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

Criminalising people smugglers - European Parliament’s Research Service calls on Commission to withdraw reform

On Wednesday 5 March, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) delivered a harsh analysis of the Commission’s proposal on criminalising migrant networks and called for it to be withdrawn.

While the EU Council approved its mandate on the subject in late 2024 (see EUROPE B13533A17), Birgit Sippel (S&D, German), the Parliament’s rapporteur on it, has yet to submit her report and was awaiting this analysis in particular.

In November 2023 (see EUROPE B13302A11), the Commission...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UKRAINE: EU27 to look into details of support for Ukraine during and after war
DEFENCE: EU leaders ready to shift up a gear to strengthen defence and its industrial and technological base
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SECURITY/DEFENCE: EPP Group in European Parliament defends “new European security architecture”
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: EU interior ministers approve gradual launch of EU’s ‘Entry/Exit’ System
HOME AFFAIRS: interior ministers of EU Member States and Latin American Committee undertake to step up fight against criminal networks
MIGRATION: EU interior ministers discuss returns for last time before overhaul of rules expected on 11 March
MIGRATION: criminalising people smugglers - European Parliament’s Research Service calls on Commission to withdraw reform
JUSTICE: EU Ministers to discuss speeding up compromise on harmonisation of insolvency law
DIGITAL: in Warsaw, European ministers call for enhanced cooperation to ensure EU’s cyber security
DIGITAL: in Barcelona, telecom CEOs call for greater “consolidation” at European level
ENERGY: European Commission proposing to extend for two years the regulation on gas storage
ENERGY: Polish Presidency of EU Council prepares policy debate on EU’s energy security architecture
ENERGY: European Commission launches second “medium-term” call for tenders for joint purchase of gas
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: automotive - European Commission’s announcements well received, except for postponement of CO2 emission standards
INSURANCE: European Insurance and Reinsurance Federation calls on EIOPA to take advantage of national tools to raise awareness of climate risks
FOOD SAFETY: high levels of resistance to antimicrobial ciprofloxacin are a growing cause for concern, according to EFSA and ECDC
FISHERIES: European Commission adopts proposals for new EU/Côte d’Ivoire agreement
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Commission wants to raise basic skills level among Europeans
SOCIAL: dozens of associations call on European leaders to preserve an ambitious European Social Fund
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Commission and European social partners sign a new ‘Pact’ to strengthen social dialogue
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Commission’s roadmap expected at week’s end, following deliberations on sexual and reproductive rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: according to European Disability Forum, EU does not yet sufficiently comply with its international commitments to protect rights of people with disabilities
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: World Bank Group and European Commission announce increased collaboration to strengthen access to electricity
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MEDIA: Council of Europe’s 2024 report on press freedom identifies threats throughout Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: European Commission consults on regulation against unfair foreign subsidies
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission is organising a day dedicated to ‘Water Resilience Strategy’ as part of its consultation process
INSTITUTIONAL: European Commission is organising a series of dialogues between European Commissioners and young people
DATA PROTECTION: European Commission launches process to facilitate and simplify flow of data with European Patent Organisation
Op-Ed
OP-ED: a broad and mandatory solidarity exemption in the EU future anti-smuggling directive is necessary - by N. Alarcón and A. Smolińska