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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13610

29 March 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
European Commission “not yet taken decision” on suspension of ISCC EU certification regarding biofuel fraud
Brussels, 28/03/2025 (Agence Europe)

A spokeswoman for the European Commission explained on Friday 28 March that the institution had “not yet taken a decision” regarding the possibility of suspending recognition of the ISCC EU certification – aimed at guaranteeing the sustainability and traceability of the raw materials used in the production of waste-based biofuels – for two and a half years.

This potential decision has been reported by the ISCC organisation itself, having learned of the EU Committee on the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes new rules to benefit EU wine sector
COHESION: Cohesion policy must be modified to take account of new challenges, admits Polish Presidency of EU Council
DIGITAL: rights holders and authors’ collectives concerned about direction taken by European General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
DIGITAL: thirteen EU member states want greater “simplification” and “deregulation” in digital sector
DIGITAL: EU provides €1.3 billion for development of “strategic” AI technologies
ENERGY: regulation on gas storage - several Member States are pushing for greater flexibility from 2025
ENERGY: European Commission is counting on contribution of solar energy sector to assess critical elements of value chain
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission “not yet taken decision” on suspension of ISCC EU certification regarding biofuel fraud
CLIMATE: Bruegel calls on EU to fund global fight against climate change, alongside defence funding
RESEARCH: European Commission proposes to renew scientific and technological cooperation agreement between European Community and India
RESEARCH: European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science becomes European Research Infrastructure Consortium
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: traineeships - Member States invited on 3 April to consider new drafting proposals from Polish presidency of EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: financial players point to importance of tax incentives in mobilising private savings on capital markets in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: repression and support for Russia, EU imposes sanctions on additional 25 individuals and seven entities
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: European security and defence, EU competitiveness and situation in Hungary will dominate plenary session from 31 March to 3 April
BUDGET: walls, UNRWA, borders... amendments that threaten adoption of European Parliament position on guidelines for 2026 budget
BETTER REGULATION: political groups in European Parliament seek compromise on ‘omnibus’ package
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: report by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education looks to sustainability to reduce educational inequalities
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe to present its actions against migrant smuggling at Border Security Summit in London
NEWS BRIEFS
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability and Parking Cards - recommendations from European Disability Forum for application of directives
ENVIRONMENT: four green NGOs call on EU to provide better funding for biodiversity in post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework
ENVIRONMENT: there are no entomologists on EFSA working group responsible for reviewing insect protection in EU, says PAN Europe
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office opens administrative inquiry into Bulgarian European prosecutor
RESEARCH: EOSC taking steps to establish federation for sharing research data and digital resources across Europe
TRANSPORT: city of Bologna and Czech association Pěšky městem win European mobility and action awards for their sustainable initiatives