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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13701
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

‘safe countries of origin’ - work continues at EU Council with further clarifications from Danish Presidency

On Wednesday 3 September, the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU presented a new compromise document on the revision of the concept of ‘safe country of origin’ and the establishment of the first-ever common list of ‘safe countries of origin’.

The Member States will discuss this in the Asylum Working Party on Monday 8 September. This text takes account of the various comments made since the first Polish compromise (see EUROPE B13654A6) and insists, among other things, on...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: European Commission sends EU/Mercosur agreement to EU Council for ratification
MERCOSUR: principle of a reinforced safeguard clause for agricultural products “goes in right direction”, admits France
MEXICO: European Commission submits modernised global agreement with Mexico for ratification
UNITED STATES: MEPs express disappointment at agreement reached with Washington on customs tariffs
MIDDLE EAST: EU countries remain divided over adoption of restrictive measures against Israel despite famine in Gaza
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU is only taken seriously when it is united, warns Kaja Kallas
DEVELOPMENT: Jozef Síkela presents EU countries with his vision for “mutually beneficial” international partnerships
MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2028-2034
JUSTICE: MFF 2028-2034; European Commission doubles budget to €798 million to strengthen rule of law, access and judicial cooperation
INTERNAL MARKET/CUSTOMS: European Commission proposes creation of a single programme for Single Market and Customs union for period 2028-2034
ENERGY/RESEARCH: European Commission proposes to increase EU support for civil nuclear research and innovation to €6.7 billion until 2032
REGIONS: EU wants to strengthen its partnership with overseas countries and territories, including Greenland
EMU: ‘Pericles V’ programme will step up fight against euro counterfeiting over 2028-2034 period
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: ‘safe countries of origin’ - work continues at EU Council with further clarifications from Danish Presidency
MIGRATION: ‘connection’ of asylum applicants with ‘safe third country’ must cover broad range of situations, according to initial Danish compromise
AGRICULTURE: EU Council adopts its position on simplification of CAP rules
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament’s S&D group calls for ambitious reform of CAP
AGRICULTURE: organic farming reveals its hidden benefits thanks to IFOAM Organics Europe
CLIMATE: several EU Member States call for text to be referred back to level of Heads of State or Government regarding 2040 target
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Committee of Regions analyses state of integration of ’European Green Deal’ in EU candidate countries and potential candidate countries
ENERGY: informal ‘Energy’ meeting - environmental NGOs criticise energy part of trade agreement with United States
DIGITAL: US House of Representatives slams European digital legislation, likening it to a “censorship tool” used by governments
TRANSPORT: Gender parity in railway sector is making very modest progress, according to Community of European Railways
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Europeans want EU to play greater role in protecting them, according to new survey
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE/DIGITAL: General Court dismisses action seeking annulment of transatlantic framework for transfer of personal data
DIGITAL: EU General Court dismisses Zalando’s action against its designation under DSA
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: János Bóka opposes internal reform of EU running in parallel with current enlargement negotiations
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: The Left Group in European Parliament initiates procedure for tabling motion of censure against ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission
UKRAINE: NATO’s PURL initiative has already raised $2 billion