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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13699
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CORRIGENDUM / Democracy

Secretary General of Council of Europe is hospitalised and cancels his participation in Bled Strategic Forum

01/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, has had to cancel his participation in the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia on 1 and 2 September, following his hospitalisation in Strasbourg on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 August. He had announced this trip and specified the content of his speech on 28 August (see EUROPE 13698/14). Alain Berset will remain under observation for a few days, but, according to the Council of Europe’s communication, “his condition is not a cause for concern”. (VL)

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: António Costa defends tariff deal with Washington
MIDDLE EAST: Europeans still divided over adoption of measures against Israel
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Kaja Kallas calls for all avenues to be explored regarding frozen assets
UKRAINE: new meeting of ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Thursday 4 September
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: REPowerEU - Danish Presidency of EU Council clarifies rules for cargoes containing LNG produced in different countries
CLIMATE: 2040 target - Industry Committee’s draft opinion defends “domestic” emissions reduction target of “at least 90%”
AGRICULTURE: MEPs hope for agreement by end of 2025 on measures to support wine sector
FISHERIES: a study commissioned by European Parliament confirms failure of Baltic stock management plan
HEALTH: draft report on critical medicines generally well received by MEPs
TOURISM: European Commission welcomes code of conduct for reliable online reviews of tourist accommodation
TRANSPORT: European Commission, EASA and Eurocontrol are working on an action plan to combat GPS signal jamming
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament draft own-initiative report assesses application of Rule of law conditionality mechanism
EEAS: EU High Representative appoints five Directors-General or Deputy Directors-General, thirty-six Heads of Delegation and two Deputy Heads of Delegation
TRANSPARENCY: European Commission considers it did not have to retain Signal message from Emmanuel Macron on EU-Mercosur trade agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Danish Presidency of EU Council proposes exempting public road transport from Energy Taxation Directive
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: EU political leaders and social partners to meet on 18 and 19 September to take stock of major Porto objectives set in 2021
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ submitted to European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: new EU drugs strategy - European Commission launches call for evidence
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese pea proteins
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: according to Eurostat, internet use varies according to degree of disability
REGIONS: Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion launches third edition of CREAOCCAT competition
CHAD: EU releases €1.3 million to combat a cholera epidemic
CORRIGENDUM
DEMOCRACY: Secretary General of Council of Europe is hospitalised and cancels his participation in Bled Strategic Forum