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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13611

1 April 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Transport/industry
European Commission soon to present amendment to regulation on CO2 standards for vehicles

31/03/2025 (Agence Europe) – Late on Monday 31 March, the European Commission spokesperson’s office confirmed that the proposal to amend the regulation on CO2 standards for cars was planned for adoption at the College meeting in Strasbourg on Tuesday 1 April. Announced at the beginning of March (see EUROPE B13591A12) by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, this amendment should give carmakers a further three years to comply with the text. Previously, the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EPP, S&D and Greens/EFA coordinators split over amendments tabled by EPP on EU 2026 budget guidelines
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs take sober note of French court’s decision on embezzlement of European funds by Rassemblement national
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU must turn to other partners in light of Washington trade tensions, say several players
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Kaja Kallas says that to replace US aid for Ukraine, EU must double its annual support
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: smuggling networks - European Parliament rapporteur clearly excludes humanitarian assistance from criminal offences covered by new directive
SEA: Emmanuel Macron presents eight objectives for United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice
FISHERIES: EU tuna industry concerned about trade negotiations with Thailand
AGRICULTURE: EU organisations welcome wine package
REGIONS: European Commission pays an advance of €100 million to Spain following Dana storm
COHESION: Kata Tüttő opposes any renationalisation of European cohesion policy
ENERGY: ACER adapts rules for intraday coupling to make electricity market more flexible
CLIMATE: CAN Europe and WWF denounce Member States’ failure to consult on national energy and climate plans
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: European Commission proposes maintaining liquidity requirements for certain short-term securities financing transactions
ECONOMY: European Technical Support Instrument for Reforms focuses on economic competitiveness
FINANCE: Polish Presidency of EU Council calls for simplification of draft ‘FiDA’ regulation on use of financial data
FINANCE/CLIMATE: Insurance Europe asks for key performance indicator relating to insurance underwriting to be removed from taxonomy
TAXATION: taxing sugary drinks likely insufficient to achieve positive health outcomes, says Tax Foundation
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: ‘European Solidarity Corps’ satisfies participants, but is still ill-suited to young people in difficulty
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPANIES: business climate down for SMEs in early 2025
ENVIRONMENT: more needed in effort to combat food waste, according to European Environment Agency
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission opens public consultation on future EU Bioeconomy Strategy
DIGITAL: European Commission provides ‘toolbox’ for ‘Web 4.0’
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Poland’s Grzegorz Braun and Spain’s Alvise Pérez penalised
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: European Commission soon to present amendment to regulation on CO2 standards for vehicles