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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13626
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INSTITUTIONAL / Budget

European Parliament Committee on Budgets backs own-initiative report on EU’s next long-term budget

MEPs on the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) have approved the European Parliament’s draft own-initiative report on the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) on Wednesday 23 April, by 23 votes in favour, 9 against and 2 abstentions. The text will be voted on at the Parliament's plenary session on Tuesday 6 May. 

A more ambitious budget. MEPs are defending the idea of a more ambitious long-term EU budget and believe that the current spending ceiling of 1% of Member States’...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: The Capital of Europe is a headless chicken (2/2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL/COMPETITION: European Commission fines Apple and Meta for infringement of ‘DMA’ Regulation
DIGITAL/JUSTICE: use of personal data by artificial intelligences dominated work of EDPS in 2024
PATENTS: MEPs hold Stéphane Séjourné to account over possible withdrawal of proposal on Standards Essential Patents
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs are willing to negotiate with EU Council on postponement of EU Entry/Exit system
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission takes stock of state of free movement area in 2024 under Schengen
MIGRATION: Tunisia – Greens/EFA European Parliament group questions Commission on ‘safe countries of origin’ concept after convictions of political opponents
ENERGY/RESEARCH: EU Council expected to approve two-year extension of Euratom programme
ENERGY: Summit on Future of Energy Security – EU countries to call for acceleration of decarbonisation agenda
ENERGY: ACER will have to give opinion on methodology for analysing national needs for flexibility in electricity networks
CLIMATE: preparation for COP30 – MEPs question European Union’s strategy
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposing targeted amendment to POSEI Regulation to benefit Mayotte
AGRICULTURE: EU retail sector critical of proposal on unfair trading practices
FISHERIES: EU considers Italy’s system for monitoring fishery products to be satisfactory
FISHERIES: Europêche calls for overhaul of regulation on import quotas for fisheries products
TRANSPORT: Germany pushing companies towards polluting SUVs rather than electric vehicles, according to T&E study
TRANSPORT: access to airlines’ customer service is rarely subject-matter of complaints by passengers, according to European Commission
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: MEPs could tighten criteria for receiving EDIP support
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament Committee on Budgets backs own-initiative report on EU’s next long-term budget
BUDGET: difficult beginnings of ‘plastic tax’ should serve as an example when introducing new own resources, say MEPs
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs deplore European Commission’s decision to use Article 122 of TFEU to establish ‘SAFE’ instrument
FUTURE OF EU: “EU is and will remain attractive, reliable and predictable trading partner”, stresses Valdis Dombrovskis in Washington
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships - Polish Presidency of EU Council proposes new wording to Member States to try to move towards agreement
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: MEPs divided on extending directive governing representation of interests on behalf of third countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAX/RESEARCH: nearly 55% of total support for business research and development in OECD area takes form of tax incentives
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new geographical indication from Spain
ENVIRONMENT: a PAN Europe study reveals very high levels of eternal pollutant TFA in bottles of wine from ten European countries
FINANCE/CLIMATE: EFRAG joins GHG Protocol Independent Standards Board as Observing Entity