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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13674
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NEWS BRIEFS / Animal health

European Commission launches call for contributions on ‘fur-free Europe’

04/07/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 4 July, the European Commission launched a call for evidence (https://aeur.eu/f/hps) to gather opinions on the follow-up to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘For a fur-free Europe’ (see EUROPE B13270A13). In December 2023, the institution adopted a communication (https://aeur.eu/f/hpr) in response to this initiative, in which it presented its legal and political conclusions and the actions envisaged. The aim of this call for...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: European Union representatives in Chișinău once again affirm that Moldova’s future lies within EU
UNITED STATES: EU in home straight of negotiations with Donald Trump for agreement in principle
CHINA: tensions between Brussels and Beijing could jeopardise EU-China summit
CHINA: China imposes a definitive anti-dumping tariff on European brandy
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE: European Commission details quotas granted to Ukraine for agricultural exports to EU
DANISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
JUSTICE: Danish Presidency of EU Council wants to make progress on insolvency law, parenthood in cross-border situations and rights of vulnerable adults
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: motion of censure, trade negotiations, climate and budget on agenda for July plenary session
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: MEPs set to pave the way for fairer Common Agricultural Policy after 2027, Monday 7 July
ENVIRONMENT: Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament calls on European Commission to reconsider risks posed by presence of TFA in drinking water
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ - Slovakia once again pleads case to European Commission in Bratislava
ENERGY: €3.66 billion from Modernisation Fund to support 34 energy-related projects in nine EU Member States
DIGITAL: issue of digital sovereignty divides industry following European consultation on future ‘Cloud and AI Development Act’
COHESION: Renew Europe group in European Parliament defends “ strong and modernised” cohesion policy for 2028–2034 period
COHESION: 79% of EU respondents praise cohesion policy
MIGRATION: thirty-five MEPs are calling on Member States to follow example of United States and suspend entry of nationals from 18 third countries
JUSTICE: Eurojust and European Judicial Cybercrime Network recall necessary requirements for use of AI in criminal proceedings
TRANSPORT: European Commission has only twice amended regulatory framework governing EU aviation safety list since 2006
RESEARCH: European universities associations recommend differentiating between Competitiveness Fund and next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Commission submits simplified reporting rules to apply EU taxonomy
COMPETITION: EU fines Alchem €489,000 for its involvement in a pharmaceutical cartel
MONEY LAUNDERING: European supervisory authorities and ECB sign memoranda of understanding to cooperate with AMLA
BANKS: Friedrich Merz rejects creation of European bank deposit insurance scheme
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European employers in construction sector do not want new legislation according to quality jobs roadmap
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: mobilisation of EU Innovation Fund to support six projects to manufacture battery cells for electric vehicles
ENERGY: in first quarter of 2025, EU saw fall in share of renewable energies in electricity production
ENVIRONMENT: recycling of packaging in Italy reached 76.7% in 2024, according to Conai, a private national organisation funded by companies
MERCOSUR: proposed conclusion of EU/Mercosur trade agreement behind schedule
GMOs: European Commission authorises import of genetically modified soya for use in food and animal feed
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: former far-right group ID is alleged to have committed irregularities in use of European funds to tune of €4.33 million
RESEARCH: MEP Borys Budka proposes approving renewal of scientific and technological cooperation agreement with India
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission launches call for contributions on ‘fur-free Europe’