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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13701
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NEWS BRIEFS / European commission

The Left Group in European Parliament initiates procedure for tabling motion of censure against ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission

03/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – The Left Group in the European Parliament has initiated proceedings to table a motion of censure against the ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission (see EUROPE B13694A31), two months after the European Parliament rejected an initial motion tabled by a Romanian conservative. In order to be valid, the motion must collect at least 72 signatures, i.e. 26 signatures more than the number of elected members of the radical left group. Between now and...

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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