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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13607

26 March 2025
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Health
Netherlands and 11 other EU countries call for proposal in 2025 to revise Tobacco Products Directive
Brussels, 25/03/2025 (Agence Europe)

The Netherlands, supported by 11 other Member States (Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia and Spain), wrote a letter on 21 March to the European Commissioner for Health, Olivér Várhelyi, asking him to present a proposal in 2025 to amend the 2014 directive on the manufacture and sale of tobacco products.

Following the informal meeting of European health ministers on disease prevention (see other news), Polish Health Minister Izabela...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: European Commission unveils list of 47 strategic projects of critical raw materials
PATENTS: patent filings with EPO remained stable in 2024
COHESION: 16 EU Member States call for strong cohesion policy budget to be maintained post-2027
HEALTH: Netherlands and 11 other EU countries call for proposal in 2025 to revise Tobacco Products Directive
HEALTH: Polish Presidency hopes for an agreement on pharmaceutical package at EU Council in May
HEALTH: European ministers call for action to improve mental health of young people in digital age
TRANSPORT: agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on revision of driving licences
TRANSPORT: European co-legislators close to agreement on driving disqualifications
ENVIRONMENT: ‘Clean Industrial Deal’, multilateralism, COP16, Ukraine and ‘Vision for Agriculture’ on EU agenda
ENVIRONMENT: Council of EU should adopt proposal to revise wolf’s protection status as it stands
HOME AFFAIRS: anti-corruption directive—co-legislators meeting on 26 March for another round of negotiations
CIVIL PROTECTION: Renew Europe group in European Parliament calls for guide on crisis preparedness and response to be distributed to all EU citizens
DIGITAL: digital and tech industry urges Donald Trump to oppose European AI regulations
DIGITAL: European NGO NOYB files complaint targeting ChatGPT for its defamatory results
FISHERIES: European Commission launches campaign on aquaculture in EU
FISHERIES: NGO Bloom believes destructive fishing methods can be eliminated, particularly in France
EXTERNAL ACTION
PALESTINE: Kaja Kallas denounces settler violence and settlement expansion
ASIA: EU, Thailand and Japan discuss regional cooperation on safety at sea
TRADE: European Commission further restricts steel imports
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: Commission launches a service to help European SMEs comply with EU sanctions
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: evaluation of EU strategy - mental health, education, employment, social protection and housing are Commission’s priorities
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: European liberals promise to give liberal democracy means to defend itself
FUTURE OF EU: two-thirds of Europeans want EU to play a greater role in protecting them from crises, according to a Eurobarometer survey
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
UKRAINE: commissioner for human rights advocates support for Ukraine to ensure that human rights are central to any peace process
TURKEY: Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Turkey to respect freedom of assembly and expression during demonstrations
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: European Commission is monitoring imports of certain ethylene and ammonia products
DEVELOPMENT: António Costa advocates partial debt relief for third countries in exchange for ‘green’ investments
ENERGY: gas sector calls on Commission to recognise methane and biogas imports from third countries
PAKISTAN: first-ever EU-Pakistan high-level trade forum to be held in Islamabad on 14 and 15 May
SOCIAL: The Left in European Parliament is concerned about late and possibly insufficient transposition of Digital Platform Workers Directive