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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13622
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NEWS BRIEFS / Transparency

Approximately one hundred journalists criticise excessively slow procedures for access to European Commission documents

15/04/2025 (Agence Europe) – In a letter addressed to European Commissioner for Transparency Maroš Šefčovič on Tuesday, 15 April, nearly one hundred journalists covering European affairs for general and specialist media (MLex, EUobserver, Agence Europe, Contexte, Euractiv, Investigate Europe) have complained about the “systemic” slowness with which the European Commission handles access-to-documents requests. Based on statistics from the European Ombudsman, they note that in...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
interview UNITED STATES: in Washington, more and more players are grasping importance of an agreement to avoid different tariffs, according to Brando Benifei
UNITED STATES: EU engagement with Washington struggling to bear fruit
SUDAN: in London, European Commission and EU countries pledge €522 million in humanitarian funding
SINGAPORE: Ursula von der Leyen wants closer cooperation between EU and countries of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
SYRIA: according to Kaja Kallas, we have not seen many steps from new Syrian leadership
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: AI, integration and reconciling work and family life - Member States share their experiences and expectations in Warsaw
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: combating sexist stereotypes in digital age and discrimination against Roma on agenda of EU countries
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission promises to analyse “very carefully” Hungarian constitutional reform targeting LGBTQI+ communities in particular
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission launches call for contributions on investment needs in nuclear energy sector
CLIMATE: Copernicus observes striking east-west contrast in European climate conditions in 2024
DIGITAL: UNI calls on European Commission to introduce a “digital services tax“
DIGITAL: Commission launches several calls for projects to accelerate deployment and application of AI in Europe
TRANSPORT: Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas hosts implementation dialogue on high-speed rail
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: Eurelectric and ACEA issue recommendations to decarbonise heavy-duty road transport
HEALTH: pharmaceutical sector in EU warns of risk of an exodus of industries to United States
FISHERIES: Oceana opposes reform of Common Fisheries Policy
ENVIRONMENT: European Extended Producer Responsibility system needs to be reviewed and optimised, says Zero Waste Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission launches consultation on obstacles to integration of EU capital markets
FINANCE: European retail banking sector calls for thorough review of future ‘FIDA’ regulation on financial data sharing
STATE AID: Spain authorised to pay €400 million for production of renewable hydrogen
FRANCE: French government is preparing minds for major savings in 2026
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Rasmus Andresen uses CEPS study to revive idea of European digital tax
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijan blacklists President of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: European Commission opens consultation to evaluate Emissions Trading System and Market Stability Reserve
ENERGY: ACER welcomes pricing methodology for gas transmission in Lithuania
TAXATION: BusinessEurope calls for reassessment of EU’s approach to agreement on minimum corporate taxation
CSDP: EU increases budget for EUBAM Rafah by €600,000 for mid-2024-mid-2025
TRANSPARENCY: approximately one hundred journalists criticise excessively slow procedures for access to European Commission documents
Op-Ed
OP-ED: For a New 'Single Act'! - by Jonás Fernández