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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13619
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy/defence

Participation of third countries at heart of EU Council negotiations on ‘SAFE’ instrument for loans to rearm Member States

On Wednesday 9 April, Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) held a second exchange of views on the legislative proposal to introduce the European SAFE instrument for granting loans to Member States wishing to invest more in military spending (see EUROPE B13613A6).

According to our information, the positions of the Member States remain divergent, particularly on the question of the participation of countries outside the European Union - the United Kingdom, Canada, the...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement on soil monitoring directive
INDUSTRY: European Commission accepts a nuclear project as an IPCEI candidate
JUSTICE: interinstitutional negotiations struggle to make progress over victims’ rights
JUSTICE: insolvency law – Emil Radev wants to abolish simplified regime for micro-enterprises
DIGITAL: European Parliament and EU Council unable to agree on appointment of future European Data Protection Supervisor
DIGITAL: European artificial intelligence sector take wait-and-see approach to Commission’s ‘AI Plan’
TRANSPORT: EASA launches new initiatives to prevent mid-air collisions in general aviation
AGRICULTURE: wine package draws criticism from European Parliament over grubbing-up measures
SEA: S&D Group in European Parliament calls for a ban on unsustainable “high impact bottom-contact” fishing activities
HEALTH: Europe-wide policy framework on rare diseases is needed, say EU experts
ENERGY: European wind energy industry presents its new plan to stimulate development of offshore wind energy
ENERGY/CLIMATE: National Energy and Climate Plan - a coalition of NGOs calls on European Commission to take legal action against three Member States
RESEARCH: Faroe Islands want to devote 3% of GDP to research and development, in particular as part of Horizon Europe programme
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: participation of third countries at heart of EU Council negotiations on ‘SAFE’ instrument for loans to rearm Member States
ECOFIN: impact of trade tensions on EU economy and markets and financing of military spending on Member States’ agenda
TAXATION: European Commission notes reluctance of EU Member States to invite enlargement candidate countries to ‘Fiscalis’ activities
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: in its turn, EU suspends tariffs on US products
UKRAINE: Marta Kos and Denys Shmyhal launch new EU/Ukraine business partnership
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EU launches negotiations for trade agreement with Abu Dhabi
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission releases €282.5 million for crises affecting Chad and Sudan
ASEAN: first technical workshop between EU and region as part of their energy dialogue
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN: Colombia confirms EU/CELAC summit to be held on 9 and 10 November in Santa Marta
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: defence ministers of ‘volunteer’ countries discuss ways to ensure Ukraine’s security in event of ceasefire
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: coordination of social security systems – Polish Presidency of EU Council on verge of finding a majority in favour of new approaches
SOCIAL: just transition – Teresa Ribera believes that European directive could help meet whole series of challenges
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: extension of ETS to buildings and road transport - EPP Group calls on Commission to conduct assessment on socio-economic impact
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: CJEU advocate general proposes new interpretation of ‘safe third country of origin’ concept
MIGRATION: EU Court of Justice rules on derived right of residence of third country national who is a parent of an EU citizen
JUSTICE: Court of Justice rules on conditions for non-execution of a European arrest warrant
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe calls for release of Ekrem İmamoğlu and denounces political repression in Turkey
DEMOCRACY: Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly strengthens its rules on ethics and calls for organisation to develop ethical culture
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: clean energy will account for more than 40% of global electricity production in 2024, driven by solar energy, according to Ember
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe criticises European Parliament’s lukewarm ambitions on European water resilience strategy
RESEARCH: European Commission updates guidelines for supporting European Research Infrastructure Consortia