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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13683
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NEWS BRIEFS / Middle east

Former EU High Representative regrets EU Council’s failure to reach decision on Israel

17/07/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 16 July, former EU High Representative Josep Borrell regretted that the EU Council had failed to reach a decision the previous day on measures in response to Israel’s violation of the human rights clause in the EU-Israel Association Agreement. “But this is in itself a decision: Europe decides not to punish Israel´s continued war crimes and allows the Gaza genocide to proceed unabated”, he stressed on X. Last November, when he was still in...

Contents

MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2028-2034
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: ‘Global Europe’ Fund, cornerstone of EU’s external action proposed for 2028-2034 period
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission defends its position on budgetary support for climate action and green transition in post-2027 MFF
ENERGY/TRANSPORT: Connecting Europe Facility to be strengthened after 2027 to tune of €81.43 billion
MIGRATION: European Commission proposing €74 billion over 2028-2034 period to manage borders, migration and fight against crime
EYCS: MFF 2028-2034 - proposal for Erasmus+ to increase by 55%, and AgoraEU to bring together €8.6 billion for culture, media and democracy
BUDGET: ‘frugal’ EU countries opposed to amount of post–2027 MFF and adoption of own resources proposed by European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: European Commission proposes to double budget for ‘Horizon Europe’, to satisfaction of European ministers
COMPETITIVENESS: EU industry and internal market ministers in Copenhagen to discuss innovation
ENERGY: REPowerEU - co-rapporteur Ville Niinistö wants to bring forward deadline for phasing out Russian gas by one year
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission sets price of future travel authorisation for visitors to EU without a visa at €20
DIGITAL: AI Code of Practice - MEPs Benifei and McNamara welcome “first level of protection” but fear for its implementation
CONSUMERS: European Commission opens consultations on its future ‘Digital Fairness Act’
AGRICULTURE: proposals for 2028-2034 CAP provoke a general outcry among European farmers
REGIONS: Kata Tüttő criticises European Commission for launching budgetary ‘Hunger Games’
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission proposes to substantially increase excise duties on traditional tobacco products and to include new ones
BANKS/FINANCE: Berlin and Paris urge European Commission to extend scope of regulatory simplification in financial sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: “EU enlargement cannot happen behind closed doors”, according to EESC, campaigning for civil society to be more closely involved in process
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: post-2027 multiannual financial framework and Spanish regional languages on EU countries’ agenda
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: MEPs call on European Commission to put declaration on gender equality into practice
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: 26 MEPs call for “immediate” resignation of European coordinator on combating antisemitism
BREACHES OF EU LAW
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission refers France to CJEU over ‘Triman’ and ‘info-tri’ logos
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission takes Czech Republic to court for failing to comply with directive on proportionality tests
TRANSPORT: European Commission brings Malta before EU Court of Justice for incorrectly applying EU law on port workers
TRANSPORT: referral to Court of Justice against Netherlands for incorrect application of regulation on public passenger transport by rail and by road
JUSTICE: Slovakia brought before EU Court of Justice for incorrectly transposing ‘access to a lawyer’ directive
ENERGY: Energy Charter - Hungary referred to Court of Justice for opposing EU position on investor/Member State disputes
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: euro area inflation confirmed at 2.0% in June
ISRAEL: Slovenia to ban ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich from entering country
YOUTH: according to Eurostat, daily internet use in 2024 at 97% for 16 to 29-year-olds in European Union
MEDITERRANEAN: UfM launches its Regional Network of Women Business Associations
MIDDLE EAST: former EU High Representative regrets EU Council’s failure to reach decision on Israel
CSDP: André van der Kamp, new head of military command and support cell for EU’s Gulf of Guinea initiative
RESEARCH: South Korea is now associated with Horizon Europe programme
RUSSIA: EU welcomes ECHR ruling on Russian responsibility for downing of flight MH17