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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13666
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NATO SUMMIT / Defence

Mark Rutte states all Allies have agreed to 5% target

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte informed US President Donald Trump on Tuesday 24 June – in a message made public by Trump – that all the Allies had agreed to a new defence spending target representing 5% of their GDP.

“It was not easy but we’ve got them all signed onto 5 percent” Rutte told Trump, adding that Trump had achieved “something NO American president in decades could get done”. “Europe is going to pay in a BIG way, as they should, and it will be your win”, he...

Contents

NATO SUMMIT
DEFENCE: Mark Rutte states all Allies have agreed to 5% target
DEFENCE: “There’s no defence without a strong defence industry”, says Mark Rutte, calling on industry to deliver on its commitments
UKRAINE: The Hague, Mark Rutte tries to reassure Volodymyr Zelensky
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA/ENERGY: Hungary and Slovakia cite energy security concerns as they continue to lobby against EU’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Ursula von der Leyen denies she is prepared to relax application of DMA and other European legislation for Washington
MERCOSUR: deep divisions persist in European Parliament over EU/Mercosur trade agreement
ENLARGEMENT: MEPs call for “specific and targeted amendments” to European treaties to ensure successful enlargement of Union
DEVELOPMENT: at European Parliament, Bill Gates advocates working on aid effectiveness
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European ministers call for improved stock status to be taken into account during 2026 quota negotiations
FISHERIES: EU Member States ask for flexibility in implementing control rules
FISHERIES: massive sale of juvenile hake in Italian ports alarms NGOs
AGRICULTURE: imported products - several European ministers call for a review of maximum pesticide residue levels
ANIMAL HEALTH: tougher rules on transport of live animals divide EU Council
TRANSPORT: MEPs want to strengthen passenger rights
TRANSPORT: less than 20% of corridors on trans-European transport network are equipped with European Train Control System (‘ETCS’), warns T&E
CLIMATE: a week before presentation of 2040 target, MEPs call on EU to show leadership ahead of COP30 in Bélem
CLIMATE: centre-left accuses EPP group of “unravelling policies of ‘European Green Deal’” in European Parliament Environment Committee
ENVIRONMENT: EPP and far-right MEPs join forces to push through an objection to Implementing Regulation under ‘Deforestation-free’ Regulation
TOURISM: European ministers set out vision for ‘European Strategy for Sustainable Tourism’
JUSTICE: protection of vulnerable adults - MEPs adopt their position and strengthen autonomy
JUSTICE: MEPs adopt position on insolvency law
HOME AFFAIRS: lawful access to data by law enforcement authorities - European Commission identifies future actions in a new ‘roadmap’
MIGRATION: criminalising facilitation of illegal immigration—European ombudsman to investigate lack of European Commission impact assessment
DIGITAL: France wants to push European Commission to ensure stricter supervision of minors’ access to social networks
DIGITAL: European Commission unveils online platform dedicated to artificial intelligence tools
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: ‘Omnibus’ legislative simplification package - CSRD and CSDDD directives watered down as work progresses
ECB: Christine Lagarde urges MEPs to accelerate legislative work on digital euro
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European Universities alliances - MEPs back report that raises “issues of funding, sustainability and predictability”
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Court of Justice interprets EU law on unfair terms in mortgage contracts
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Council of Europe awards Vigdis 2025 Prize for Women’s Empowerment to Palestinian organisation Women of the Sun
NEWS BRIEFS
DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament Committees on Development and Environment approve report on implementation of Sustainable Development Goals
DEFENCE: EU Council agreement on ‘EDIP’ programme to support European defence industry
DEMOCRACY: Council adopts new rules to make it easier for mobile citizens to vote in EU
ECONOMY: MEPs decide on their position on InvestEU revision
ENERGY: EU Council and European Parliament reach provisional agreement on gas storage regulation
ENVIRONMENT: United Nations sets up an intergovernmental panel on chemicals, waste and pollution
FINANCE: MEPs open to idea of “joint borrowing” from EU to ensure Union can face “acute [...] crises”
DIGITAL/JUSTICE: adequacy of UK rules with EU law on protection of personal data extended until end of 2025
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs to challenge EU Council for sidelining European Parliament during adoption of ‘SAFE’ instrument
SWITZERLAND: EU and Bern commit to maintaining best bilateral cooperation possible pending ratification of new agreements
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve agreement with EU Council on new mandate of European Maritime Safety Agency