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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13664
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Health

Olivér Várhelyi confirms his desire to review directives on tobacco products

On Friday 20 June in Luxembourg, Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for Health, confirmed that he would be presenting a European action plan to combat cardiovascular disease (covering diabetes and obesity) and proposals to revise the directives on tobacco products, following a debate in the Council on preventive measures to reduce alcohol and tobacco consumption.

Ireland (supported by Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Slovenia and...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission announces that it intends to withdraw its proposal for a directive on ‘green claims’ on eve of end of negotiations
ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Agency calls on EU to act to reverse pollinator decline
HEALTH: European ministers identify improvements to be made to proposal on critical medicines
HEALTH: several EU countries advocating for international limit on number of offspring conceived from a single donor
HEALTH: Olivér Várhelyi confirms his desire to review directives on tobacco products
MENTAL HEALTH: EU Council calls for greater efforts to protect mental health of young people in digital era
AGRICULTURE: trade agreements, simplification of CAP and seeds and forests on agenda at meeting of European ministers
FISHERIES: European ministers to debate ‘Oceans Pact’ and fishing quotas for 2026 on 24 June
CLIMATE: 2040 target, new nationally determined contribution, COP30... Danish Presidency of EU Council comes at decisive time
ENERGY: European Commission consults on its next non-legislative ‘Citizens Energy’ package
COMPETITIVENESS: green transition is “key growth driver” for future Danish Presidency of EU Council
MIGRATION: people displaced by violence and conflict - Filippo Grandi sounds alarm on World Refugee Day
HOME AFFAIRS: anti-corruption directive - negotiations with European Parliament to continue under Danish Presidency of EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: agreement on ‘CMDI’ package will not be reached at any price, warn several EU Member States
CUSTOMS: reform of Customs Union - European ministers in favour of abolishing duty exemption for parcels under €150
ECONOMY: having failed to take measures to reduce its excessive deficit, Romania faces suspension of European funds
FINANCE: limited progress on financial services under Polish Presidency of EU Council
EIB: EU Bank to increase its support for economy in 2025 to €100 billion
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: situation in Middle East and Ukraine on agenda for Monday’s Foreign Affairs Council
CANADA: EU hopes to conclude Security and Defence Partnership with Canada
UNITED KINGDOM: EU and London consolidate political agreements on fisheries and energy announced in May
AFRICA: Italy and EU seal a series of new investments under ‘Mattei Plan’
CHINA: EU restricts Chinese producers’ access to public contracts worth more than €5 million for medical devices
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: EU Member States expected to agree on EDIP programme on Monday
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Italy, Germany and Czech Republic still reject adoption of ‘anti-discrimination’ directive, despite widespread support
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: rising stars of European architecture, winners of EUmies Awards Young Talent 2025, have been announced
ECONOMY: ongoing discussions at EU level on how to provide greater financial support to Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU Council approves revised post-Covid-19 recovery plans for eight Member States
ENVIRONMENT: EEB says creation of working group in European Parliament to investigate NGO funding is intimidation
ENVIRONMENT: Greens/EFA, S&D and Renew Europe launch European Parliament working group on sustainable textiles
TAXATION: Andrzej Domański believes that Energy Taxation Directive must address competitiveness of European industry
RESEARCH: winners of European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025 announced