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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13714
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Development

EU, African Union and UN reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism

On the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the European Union, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) issued a joint statement on Sunday 21 September reaffirming their support for multilateralism as the “most effective” way to tackle the world’s current challenges.

The three organisations “condemned the rising number of instances of lack of respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law”, said a European Council press...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Ministers are furious about CAP’s new budget architecture
FISHERIES: European ministers critical of funding for Common Fisheries Policy 2028-2034
FISHERIES: European Commission submits its proposal on fishing opportunities for 2026 in Mediterranean
SEA: EU welcomes entry into force in early 2026 of global treaty on high seas
ENVIRONMENT: adopting forest monitoring framework would help prevent fires, according to several MEPs
CLIMATE: faced with climate risks to supply chains, Bruegel calls on EU to take action for improved public policy coordination
ENERGY: in New York, Ursula von der Leyen wants to reaffirm EU’s support for global green transition
RESEARCH: codes of practice for knowledge valorisation still relatively unknown, but proving helpful, according to European Commission
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE/TRADE: agricultural quotas granted to Ukraine continue to worry several EU countries in front line
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs to offer definitions and broaden scope of directive on ‘quality traineeships’
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European legislator considers how to simplify European financial rules without weakening them
FINANCE: European financial supervisory authorities call for heightened vigilance
FINANCE: crypto-assets - three EU national regulators propose centralised supervision of major service providers
ECONOMY: Italy could reduce public deficit to below 3% of GDP by end of 2025
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Parliament/EU Council discussions on EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences resume
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Marta Kos urges Sarajevo to ensure integrity of its institutions to be eligible for European integration
DEVELOPMENT: EU, African Union and UN reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism
ARMENIA: Marta Kos announces adoption of second instalment of Resilience and Growth Plan
BRAZIL: EU/Brazil summit could be held in late 2025 or early 2026
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Defence Fund is making good progress, according to European Commission
DEFENCE: European Committee of the Regions launches working group on defence issues
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: qualified majority voting, budget, composition of institutions... MEPs want EU to modify its institutions with view to enlargement
TRANSPARENCY: NGO ClientEarth taking European Commission to EU Court of Justice for restricting public access to ongoing files
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: digital simplification does not call data protection into question, says Julien Mousnier
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Germany calls for a European system for grubbing up vines
AGRICULTURE: European Commission rules out relaxing N+2 rule for CAP
AZERBAIJAN: EU to set up high-level working group on economy
COMPETITIVENESS: Net-Zero Industry Act - European Commission consults on minimum environmental sustainability requirement for public procurement procedures
ENERGY: ACER believes study by transmission system operators underestimates benefits of overhauling European bidding zones
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission authorises use of imported genetically modified maize for food and feed applications
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council approves regulation to prevent loss of plastic pellets into environment
FINANCE: Financial transaction deadline - EU Council prepares final adoption of transition to ‘T+1’ from 2027
NATO: Russian incursion into Estonian airspace - meeting of Allies on Tuesday
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts rules against non-sustainable fishing by third countries
FISHERIES: Europêche calls for tuna to be excluded from trade negotiations with Thailand
RESEARCH: European Commission launches call for evidence on future of ‘New European Bauhaus’
SUDAN: EU extends sanctions regime by one year
TRANSPORT: European Union and Moldova extend Road Transport Agreement until 31 March 2027
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: European Commission expected to present package on ‘fair’ mobility for workers in second quarter of 2026