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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13633
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NEWS BRIEFS / Budget

More than 150 sports organisations and partners call on European Union to make sport a priority in next Multiannual Financial Framework

05/05/2025 (Agence Europe) – In a statement published on Monday 5 May, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) and more than 150 stakeholders in sport and physical activity called on the European institutions to make sport a priority in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034. The signatories detail the economic, social and health benefits of sport to support their application for funding from flagship programmes such as Erasmus+, Horizon Europe and...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: European Commission prepares second wave of countermeasures against Washington
MIDDLE EAST: EU concerned by Israeli plan providing for “conquest” of Gaza Strip
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: EU-UK summit on 19 May – MEPs call for tangible results in strengthening relations
SECTORAL POLICIES
SINGLE MARKET: Commission embarking on long process to remove barriers in single market
RESEARCH: Ursula von der Leyen announces new €500 million budget for 2025-2027 period to attract researchers to Europe
CLIMATE: Brazilian ambassador hopes that EU will show similar level of ambition to that of Brazil for COP30
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Committee of Regions say 62% of local authorities lack funding to pursue ‘Fit for 55’ objectives
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Member States are not taking advantage of National Energy and Climate Plans to plan for a just transition, regrets CAN Europe
ENVIRONMENT: “Now we need a price tag for restoring” nature, says Jessika Roswall in a speech on creation of ‘nature credits’
MIGRATION: with fall in asylum applications from Syrians, Germany was no longer leading host country in EU in February, according to EUAA
AGRICULTURE : European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on new genomic techniques begin on Tuesday 6 May
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation and GDP growth estimated at 2.2% and 0.4% respectively in first quarter of 2025
FINANCE: Swedish capital market establishing itself as European model for innovation and citizen participation, according to OECD
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS: European auditors warn against simplifying EU budget in way that would undermine accountability
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of social security rules - European representatives of construction workers and companies demand to be heard
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Network on Independent Living warns against increasing violations of rights of persons with disabilities
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: more than 150 sports organisations and partners call on European Union to make sport a priority in next Multiannual Financial Framework
CYPRUS: EU welcomes appointment of María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar as UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy
ENERGY: ACER will give its opinion in July on ENTSO-E’s proposal to assess adequacy of European resources for 2024
FINANCE/CLIMATE: ESMA launches consultation on rules for ESG rating providers
GEORGIA: EU denounces start of regular commercial flights between Russia and Abkhazia
CSDP: Rolf Holmboe’s term as head of EUAM Ukraine mission extended
SOUTH SUDAN: Hadja Lahbib appalled by bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital