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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13602

19 March 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 33
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social/employment
Social security - twelve Member States ask Polish Presidency of EU Council for a new mandate to resume work with European Parliament
Brussels, 18/03/2025 (Agence Europe)

Twelve Member States sent a letter to the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU on Tuesday 18 March, expressing their desire to make progress on the revision of Regulation 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems and asking it to work on a renewed mandate capable of launching new negotiations with the European Parliament “without any further delay”.

Led by France and Minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, the ministers from Croatia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia,...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: “By 2030, Europe must have a strong European defence posture,” warns Ursula von der Leyen
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: EU ministers say Europe must be defended through funding of mobility infrastructure
COMPETITIVENESS: Stéphane Séjourné seeks to reassure MEPs about follow-up to “Clean Industrial Deal”
INDUSTRY: MEPs call for transition support for energy-intensive sectors
ENERGY: European Parliament rapporteurs on security of supply impatient with release of ‘roadmap’ for ending Russian imports
ENERGY: “Nuclear power will remain a necessary part of Europe's energy system” to help achieve carbon neutrality, says Diite Juul Jørgensen
CLIMATE: Polish Presidency calls on Member States to address challenges of industrial decarbonisation and circular economy
ENVIRONMENT: vote on two objections by Christian Democrat, Conservative and far-right MEPs to LIFE programme postponed until 31 March
HOME AFFAIRS: artificial intelligence boosts potential of organised crime in EU tenfold, according to a new report published by Europol
DIGITAL: in European Parliament, directive on artificial intelligence liability given fragile reprieve
DIGITAL: Sarah Knafo’s report on technological sovereignty provokes strong reactions in Industry Committee
CONSUMERS: Salvatore De Meo’s report on e-commerce receives unanimous backing in Committee on Internal Market
JUSTICE: MEPs look into harmonising protection for children in alternative care in EU
COHESION: European ministers to debate future of cohesion policy on 28 March
FISHERIES: European ministers will discuss future of common fisheries policy on Monday 24 March
SEA: ‘European Oceans Pact’ to make EU worldwide maritime leader, argues Renew Europe group in European Parliament
AGRICULTURE : Farm Europe calls on António Costa to defend a strong budget for CAP 2028-2034
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Siegfried Mureșan supports ReArm Europe project outside current MFF, though defence funding integrated into budget in post-2027 MFF
FUTURE OF EU: European affairs ministers approve legislative priorities for 2025
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: international experts call on EU to adopt multilateral approach to corporate taxation
FINANCE: co-legislators await new proposals from European Commission on ‘Retail Investment Strategy’
EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview ARGENTINA: “Argentina has everything the EU needs”, says ambassador Amador Sánchez Rico
UNITED KINGDOM: defence, trade, interpersonal exchanges – Member States stress need to strengthen cooperation with London in current context
MIDDLE EAST: EU deplores resumption of hostilities in Gaza
JORDAN: EU/Jordan investment conference could be held at end of year
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: quality apprenticeships - Alicia Homs Ginel’s draft report generally well received by MEPs
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: social security - twelve Member States ask Polish Presidency of EU Council for a new mandate to resume work with European Parliament
NEWS BRIEFS
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN: EU/CELAC Summit scheduled for 9 and 10 November in Bogotá
CHINA: duties on Chinese electric vehicles – Beijing requests WTO panel
ECONOMY: definitive green light from EU Council for ‘Reform and Growth Facility’ in Moldova
FISHERIES: MEPs back new EU/Guinea-Bissau fisheries agreement
TRANSPORT: road deaths are falling in EU, but too slowly, according to European Commission
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve their negotiating position on revision of River Information Services Directive