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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13632
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NEWS BRIEFS / Migration

Regulation on return of irregular migrants in EU - François-Xavier Bellamy appointed shadow rapporteur for EPP Group in European Parliament

02/05/2025 (Agence Europe) – French MEP François-Xavier Bellamy has been appointed shadow rapporteur on the return regulation for the EPP group in the European Parliament, Agence Europe learned on Friday 2 May. Three French MEPs will act as shadow rapporteurs for their groups, including Mélissa Camara for the Greens/EFA and Murielle Laurent for the S&D group (see EUROPE 13630/34). The lead rapporteur will be Dutch MEP Malik Azmani for Renew Europe. In the Council of the EU, work began on 1 April on the European Commission’s 11 March proposal, with the various chapters and articles being examined. (SP)

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SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Data Protection Commission fines TikTok €530 million for breaching GDPR
DIGITAL: legislation on digital services - twenty MEPs call on European Commission to launch an investigation into X
RESEARCH: every euro invested in Horizon Europe programme to generate up to €11 in economic gains by 2045, according to European Commission
ENERGY: Finland and Estonia given €52 million in EU financial aid to support nine renewable energy projects
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council and European Parliament have clarified rules on environmental claims regarding future performance of products
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: nearly 30 NGOs call on European Union and United Kingdom to work together to strengthen joint climate ambitions
TOURISM: imbalance between European destinations can make them vulnerable, according to European Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: sixteen Member States have decided to request activation of national escape clause in Stability and Growth Pact
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Permanent Court of Arbitration rules in favour of EU in dispute with London over fishing of sandeel
UNITED STATES: European Commission is preparing for very difficult negotiations with Washington to bring down tariffs
CUBA: EU calls for review of revocation of José Daniel Ferrer’s and Félix Navarro’s conditional release
SYRIA: EU calls on Israel to respect country’s territorial integrity and 1974 agreement
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: trade, Greenland, long-term budget and resilience strategy for water and landfill 2023 at heart of plenary session from 5 to 8 May
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Manon Aubry gives support to Polish “abortion clinic” AboTak
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: irregular migration - Germany’s future Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, promises stricter measures at internal borders
CLIMATE: ETS2 revenues should be returned to citizens through direct payments, according to European Environmental Bureau
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: three entries shortlisted for Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment
SOUTH KOREA: Eurojust and Seoul sign working agreement for long-term cooperation in fight against serious crime
ENERGY: EU electricity transmission system operators studying technical details of blackout in Spain and Portugal
ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Agency is calling for full life cycle of PFAS polymers to be taken into account when assessing their impact
MIGRATION: regulation on return of irregular migrants in EU - François-Xavier Bellamy appointed shadow rapporteur for EPP Group in European Parliament
MOLDOVA: EU extends its sanctions against actors destabilising country by one year
TRANSPORT: representatives of railway, inland waterway, maritime and intermodal sectors call on European legislators to make progress on combined transport