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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13658
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NEWS BRIEFS / Trade

Green light from EU Council to increase tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products and fertilisers

12/06/25 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 12 June, the EU Member States adopted a regulation imposing additional custom duties on all imports of agricultural products and certain fertilisers from Russia and Belarus (see EUROPE 13600/6). Nitrogen-based fertilisers will be subject to an additional tariff of 6.5% and a duty of €40 to €45 per tonne (then progressive until 2028) starting the 1 July. As for agricultural products, which until now have not been subject to tariffs, they will be taxed at 50% starting the same date. To see the rules: https://aeur.eu/f/haa (LM)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: political agreement in EU Council on protection of vulnerable adults
JUSTICE: EU Member States adopt common position to harmonise certain aspects of national insolvency law
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes establishing new agreements on transfer of air passenger data with Iceland and Norway
MIGRATION: UNHCR deplores record number of people displaced worldwide by conflict
ENERGY: European Commission wants to put efficiency at heart of energy policy efforts
ENERGY: seven Member States put forward recommendations for simplifying ‘methane’ regulation within ‘omnibus’ procedure
ENERGY: three Baltic countries want protection of critical energy infrastructure to be a key priority in EU’s post-2027 budget
CLIMATE: European Commission asks countries that have not yet submitted national energy and climate plans to do so without further delay
SEA: reducing bottom trawling in marine protected areas, one of issues at stake at United Nations conference in Nice
AGRICULTURE: Europe Jacques Delors institute puts forward bold proposal for greener CAP
RESEARCH: universities have a role to play in scientific diplomacy according to several European experts
HEALTH: WHO Europe worries chronic respiratory diseases are largely under-diagnosed
HEALTH: ‘European Heart Network’ suggests measures to reduce alcohol-related harm
TRANSPORT: T&E recommends limiting height of car bonnets to improve road safety
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Keith Kellogg optimistic about possible ceasefire
AGRICULTURE: EU Council ratifies decision granting Ukraine equivalence with EU requirements over seeds
TRANSPORT: European Union inaugurates goods scanner at Polish-Ukrainian border
EXTERNAL ACTION
ISRAEL: Sweden calls for sanctions against Israeli ministers
GUATEMALA: EU sanctions three Guatemalan officials and one entity for undermining rule of law
HAITI: Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis reiterates EU support for stabilisation efforts
TRADE: Member States want to keep control of foreign investment screening process
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: possible drop in NASA funding—Member States call on ESA to strengthen Europe’s resilience and autonomy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: coordination of social security schemes – negotiations between European Parliament and EU Council scheduled around 17 June appear in jeopardy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission examines centralised financial supervision models
FINANCE: European Economic and Social Committee identifies ‘missing pieces’ in strategy for ‘Savings and Investment Union’
BANKS: European Commission proposes to postpone application of EU rules governing banks’ trading until January 2027
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission’s timetable for presenting post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework takes shape
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: MEPs examine loopholes in EU legislation on media freedom and protection of journalists
MEDIA: Dutch journalists want to include Israel’s attacks on press freedom in revision of EU-Israel Association Agreement
HOUSING: Social Democrat MEPs formulate EU-level measures to take to address housing crisis
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SPACE: EU Court of Justice upholds OHB System’s action against award of contract for satellites for Galileo programme
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Turkey is experiencing serious problem of racist and anti-LGBTI violence, warns Council of Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Ukraine making progress in fight against human trafficking, but must continue its efforts, says Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: green light from EU Council to increase tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products and fertilisers
CYBER SECURITY: two EU calls for tenders worth €150 million to help SMEs and public authorities deploy cybersecurity solutions
UNITED STATES: tariff pause between EU and Washington could well be extended
INDUSTRY: three NGOs lodge complaint against European Commission’s support for lithium extraction project in Portugal