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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13640
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NEWS BRIEFS / Money laundering

EU Council approves appointment of members of Executive Board of future ‘AMLA’

14/05/25 (Agence Europe) – The Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) approved the appointment of the full-time members of the Executive Board of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) on Wednesday 14 May. They followed the European Parliament’s selection (see EUROPE 13604/19): Simonas Krėpšta, Rikke-Louise Petersen, Derville Rowland and Juan Manuel Vega Serrano. Their term of office will run for four years, from Sunday 1 June. Marcus Pleyer, who had also been selected by the European Parliament, withdrew his candidacy for personal reasons on Thursday 8 May. Read the EU Council’s decision: https://aeur.eu/f/gth ; https://aeur.eu/f/gtj (AD)

Contents

COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPARENCY: European Commission failed to justify its refusal to grant access to text messages exchanged between its President and CEO of Pfizer, rules EU General Court
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: with five days to go to London Summit, EU27 once again criticise UK’s ‘cherry-picking’ attitude
MONTENEGRO: President of European Council shows support for Podgorica’s ambitions to join EU by 2028
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: António Costa calls for concrete reforms from Sarajevo in order to move forward in EU accession process
TRADE: transatlantic trade relations again at top of Trade Council’s agenda on Thursday 15 May
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: unanimous agreement in EU Council on a 17th package of European sanctions
TRADE: European Commission proposes to temporarily reinstate import quotas for Ukraine after 5 June
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission proposes to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on farmers
FOOD SAFETY: risk to human health from pesticide residues remains low, according to EFSA
SINGLE MARKET: European Commission launches initiatives to support startups and scaleups
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council and European Parliament will resume negotiations on priority hazardous substances to be monitored in water on 20 May
ENVIRONMENT: revision of REACH regulation will be guided by “speeding up procedures” and “simplification”, says Stéphane Séjourné
ENVIRONMENT: major exporters of timber to EU could be spared in classification of countries at risk under ‘deforestation regulation’
HOME AFFAIRS: Polish Presidency of EU Council submits new proposals in attempt to break deadlock on text on child sexual abuse material online
JUSTICE: insolvency law, balance between legal certainty and employee protection debated by European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs
TRANSPORT: MEPs condemn EU Council for failing to comply with legislation on air passenger rights
ENERGY: European Commission launches call for evidence with view to publishing legislative package for networks at end of 2025
ENERGY: energy ministers, advocates of nuclear power and Friends of Renewables”, meet on sidelines of their informal meeting
ENERGY: regulation on gas storage – interinstitutional negotiations have begun
CONSUMERS/TOURISM: S&D group proposes regulating short-term rentals to harmonise rules across EU and tackle housing crisis
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: e-declaration for posting of workers – Polish Presidency of EU Council will seek ministerial agreement on 22 May
SOCIAL: rules on coordination of social security schemes, EU co-legislators’ negotiation meeting scheduled for 19 May postponed
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ‘retail investment’, European Parliament wants to take simplification proposed by European Commission further
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: former European Commissioner Johannes Hahn appointed EU Special Envoy for Cyprus
DEMOCRACY: Christian Democrats join forces with conservatives and far right in European Parliament to bog down European Ethics Body
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: withdrawal of Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive - Hadja Lahbib provides clarification for MEPs
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: 2025 edition of International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association’s ‘rainbow map’ warns of a decline in LGBTI rights in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
BIOTECHNOLOGY: European Commission seeks input on European Biotech Act
MONEY LAUNDERING: EU Council approves appointment of members of Executive Board of future ‘AMLA’
EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS: MEPs back Croatian candidate for Court of Auditors
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: continued negotiations in EU Council on ‘SAFE’ instrument, designed to help Member States increase their military spending
ENERGY/TRANSPORT: according to IEA, sales of electric cars in Europe expected to reach 25% share by 2025
SPORT: BeInclusive EU Sport Awards - winners announced
TRANSPORT: MEPs back agreement with EU Council on driving licence revision and driving disqualification
Op-Ed
SPACE op-ed: Regions Can Help the EU Space Act Take Off - by Vincenzo Colla, Artur Lima & Miquel Sàmper