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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13700
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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE / Defence

Record defence spending by Member States in 2024, at €343 billion

On Tuesday 2 September, the European Defence Agency (EDA) announced that defence spending by the 27 EU Member States in 2024 had reached the “unprecedented figure” of €343 billion, an increase of 19% compared to 2023, taking spending to 1.9% of GDP.

For the first time, defence investment has reached €106 billion, representing 31% of total expenditure, and research and development (R&D) expenditure €13 billion (up 20% between 2023 and 2024, compared with an increase of 6%...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: main political groups in European Parliament divided on follow-up to agreement with Washington
TRADE: European Commission submits texts of trade agreements with Mercosur and Mexico to EU Council
ENLARGEMENT: Marie Bjerre calls for progress on EU enlargement
AFGHANISTAN: European Commission releases €1 million in humanitarian aid
PALESTINE: Belgium to recognise State of Palestine at UN General Assembly at end of September
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: agenda of informal ‘Energy’ meeting includes challenges of developing energy infrastructure and advances in AI
ENERGY: European Commission approves addition of five cross-border projects in field of renewable energy eligible for financial support from CEF Energy
ENERGY: European Commission will launch a stakeholder forum by end of year as part of its future strategy for small modular reactors
AGRICULTURE : MEPs attempt to reach agreement on CAP simplification measures
AGRICULTURE : MEPs reach initial compromises on wine measures
FISHERIES: European Commission ratifies new control rules
MIGRATION: Italian ECR member Alessandro Ciriani at helm of European Parliament report on safe countries of origin
DIGITAL: Henna Virkkunen defends application of European digital legislation in face of US threats
DIGITAL: European Ombudsman opens inquiry into process of appointing European Data Protection Supervisor
ENVIRONMENT: France and Germany call for ‘REACH’ Regulation and Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive to be simplified
TRANSPORT/DEFENCE: MEPs in favour of a ‘military Schengen area’
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: record defence spending by Member States in 2024, at €343 billion
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission denies that Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has intervened to cancel antitrust fine against Google
FINANCE: European Commission clarifies charging regime for future providers of EU “consolidated tapes”
BANKS: Europe’s major investment banks set out recommendations for facilitating banking exchanges in EU
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: justice, atomic energy, overseas countries and territories, etc. - second package of proposals for 2028-2034 MFF due on 3 September
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships—just weeks before European Parliament committee vote, Alícia Homs Ginel promises to advocate most ambitious position possible
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: European Affairs Ministers continue discussions in Copenhagen on how to strengthen EU tools and prevent abuse
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
PORTUGAL: Council of Europe welcomes Portugal’s progress in fight against corruption, but calls for “further action”
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: European Union and Moldova sign an agreement confirming country’s participation in Creative Europe programme
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: European Heritage Days 2025 kicks off with a focus on architecture
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has opened a liaison office in Brussels
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 2.1% in August
ENLARGEMENT: survey shows 56% of Europeans support EU enlargement
GEORGIA: EU urges authorities to reverse freeze on bank accounts of civil society organisations
CSDP: Gail van Hoever is new Head of EUAM RCA mission; Rear Admiral Marco Casapieri is new Commander of EUNAVFORMed Irini
YEMEN: EU strongly condemns detention of dozen members of United Nations by Houthis