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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13632
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NEWS BRIEFS / Moldova

EU extends its sanctions against actors destabilising country by one year

02/05/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 28 April, the EU Council decided to extend until 29 April 2026 the EU’s restrictive measures against those responsible for actions aimed at destabilising, compromising or threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova. These measures apply to 16 people and two entities (see EUROPE B13503A3). Sanctioned persons and entities are subject to an asset freeze and it is forbidden to make funds or economic resources available to...

Contents

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