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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13643
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Patents

Seven EU countries ask European Commission to resume work on Standard Essential Patents

Ahead of the Competitiveness Council on 22 May, the Industry Ministers of seven EU Member States have submitted a note to their counterparts on the importance of the draft regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEP).

They want to put the issue back on the table now that the European Commission has proposed withdrawing its April 2023 proposal on the subject (see EUROPE B13171A1). Germany initiated the note, which is supported by France, Spain, Italy, Latvia, the Czech Republic and...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: defence, fisheries, youth mobility, energy - five years after Brexit, EU and UK open new “era” in their relations
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Middle East and sanctions against Russia on agenda of EU Foreign Affairs Council
AFRICA: strengthening cooperation between EU and African Union on agenda of a third ministerial meeting
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Humanitarian Forum - Hadja Lahbib reaffirms EU’s long-term commitment to international organisations
RUSSIA: Moscow takes EU to WTO over Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European ministers to discuss support for Ukraine and implementation of White Paper for European Defence
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: despite uncertainty linked to global trade tensions, Commission remains convinced European economy will rebound in 2026
TAXATION: taxing products high in fat, salt and sugar could have positive effects on health, according to European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: external border security - EU co-legislators agree on gradual roll-out of EU Entry/Exit System
DIGITAL: France, Spain and Greece call on European Commission to introduce age limit for use of social networks within EU
PATENTS: seven EU countries ask European Commission to resume work on Standard Essential Patents
ENERGY: delegated act on low-carbon hydrogen - European Commission defends its position to national experts
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ strategy – share of Russian gas imports into EU has fallen from 45% to 19% in three years
ENERGY: after ACER, Commission publishes its opinion on statutory documents of new European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen
AGRICULTURE: EU Council agreement on reform of Common Market Organisation
AGRICULTURE: EU Council approves European Commission’s proposal for a targeted amendment to POSEI regulation to benefit Mayotte
ENVIRONMENT: Montenegro becomes fifth non-EU country to join LIFE programme
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network Europe calls on European Commission and EU Member States to “hold line for ambitious action”
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Roxana Mînzatu hears MEPs’ calls for financial and legislative resources to combat disparities and invisibility of care work
INSTITUTIONAL
ROMANIA: relief from EU leaders after Nicușor Dan’s victory in Romanian presidential elections
NEWS BRIEFS
CONSUMERS: European Commission launches a public consultation to strengthen its future consumer protection policy
CULTURE: Italian writer Nicoletta Verna wins 2025 European Union Prize for Literature
GENDER EQUALITY: in drawing up its next strategy, European Commission wishes to take account of opinions of society as a whole
EMPLOYMENT: more than 6.1 million workers were trained in 2024 under ‘Pact for Skills’, according to European Commission
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe concerned about widespread exposure to ‘pesticide cocktails’ in European diet
FINANCE: new regulation on benchmarks published in Official Journal of European Union
KOSOVO: renewed tension between Serbian minority and country’s authorities worries EU
RESEARCH: European Commission rewards best nuclear innovations
SYRIA: EU welcomes creation of national authorities for transitional justice and missing persons