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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13626
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy/research

EU Council expected to approve two-year extension of Euratom programme

A compromise proposal from the Polish Presidency, which will be presented at the meeting of the EU Council’s Working Party on Research on 28 April, incorporates the main elements of the European Commission’s proposal to extend the Euratom programme by two years.

This programme, which funds research in the nuclear field and related training activities, was initially intended to run from 2021 to 2025, but will be extended by two years in 2025 (see EUROPE B12627A15). The proposal therefore...

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