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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13714
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SECURITY - DEFENCE / Defence

European Defence Fund is making good progress, according to European Commission

On Monday 22 September, Krastio Preslavsky, Deputy Head of Unit at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space, pointed out that the European Defence Fund (EDF), which will be launched in 2019, had reached cruising speed at the halfway stage.

At a hearing of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Mr Preslavsky explained that €5.4 billion had been committed since the start of the programme.

“The EU has become one of the...

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