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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13595

8 March 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 24
INSTITUTIONAL / European parliament plenary
Competitiveness, simplification, Ukraine, European defence and European Semester at heart of plenary session from 10 to 13 March
Brussels, 07/03/2025 (Agence Europe)

MEPs will be meeting in Strasbourg from 10 to 13 March for a plenary session marked by international events and their repercussions on the EU. Support for Ukraine, strengthening the EU’s defence and competitiveness will be addressed in a number of ways. On Tuesday, at noon, the plenary session will also celebrate International Women’s Day by welcoming four figures committed to freedom and justice: the leader of the Belarusian Democratic Forces, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the Belarusian...

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Commission unveils its future strategy for equality between women and men
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: application of EU Charter of Fundamental Rights—Member States affirm support for civil society organisations
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: competitiveness, simplification, Ukraine, European defence and European Semester at heart of plenary session from 10 to 13 March
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: European ministers continue debate on pre-pack proceedings and automatic transfers of contracts under insolvency law
ENERGY: electricity distribution and transmission system operators insist on working together to digitalise sector
AGRICULTURE: planting rights, labelling, outlines of European Commission’s April wine package
DIGITAL: in face of US attacks, European Commission defends impartiality of DMA
CONSUMERS: EU notes increase in non-compliant practices in online second-hand sales
HEALTH: on 11 March, European Commission will present its legislation on critical medicines
RESEARCH: European Commission launches two new Euratom projects to strengthen cooperation between science and industry
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: Adam Bodnar believes in European efforts for judicial response to impunity in Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU maintains close contact with its NATO partners on resolving war
EXTERNAL ACTION
TAIWAN: EU calls on Taipei to take necessary measures towards full abolition of death penalty
CENTRAL ASIA: EU Special Representative for Central Asia in Turkmenistan ahead of bilateral summit with region
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EUROGROUP: fiscal policy coordination, crypto-assets and capital markets union on agenda of European ministers
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU Member State Employment and Social Affairs Ministers to discuss place of ‘senior citizens’ in labour market on 10 March
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: according to CJEU, handling and booking of flight by a third party does not exclude passenger’s right to compensation in event of long delays
ENVIRONMENT : EU Court of Justice imposes financial penalties on Croatia for poor management of its landfill waste
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
BIODIVERSITY: text lowering level of protection for wolf in Europe comes into force, enabling a proposal to amend Habitats Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for €279 million in Czech State aid for energy storage
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Banking Authority consults on new stricter rules
ENERGY: Energi Danmark fined for manipulating Nordic wholesale electricity market in 2020
TRANSPORT: EASA seeks stakeholders’ input on European environmental protection technical specifications for gyroplanes
Op-Ed
OP-ED: A Strong Europe for a Strong Society - by Tobias Cremer, Raphaël Glücksmann, Sven Misker and Thijs Reuten