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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13716
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NEWS BRIEFS / Migration

42 European civil society organisations call on Commission and Italy to stop cooperating with Libyan coastguard

24/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – European funds should not be paid to organisations that attack European citizens and people in distress at sea, 42 humanitarian and civil society organisations demanded on Wednesday 24 September in a letter to the relevant European Commissioners, Magnus Brunner and Dubravka Šuica. The SOS MEDITERRANEE vessel was attacked in August by Libyan coastguards from a boat transferred by Italy as part of an EU programme. Funding from the EU and Italy has “enabled and legitimised abuses”, says the letter. The Commission must “suspend cooperation with Libya in the field of search and rescue, as well as urging Italy to terminate its 2017 Memorandum of Understanding with the country”. The NGOs are also calling on the Commission to fund and coordinate a European search and rescue programme led by the Member States in the central Mediterranean. Link: https://aeur.eu/f/il7 (SP)

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SECTORAL POLICIES
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ENVIRONMENT: EU Council and European Parliament reach agreement on revision of priority substances to be monitored in water
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AGRICULTURE : European Commission unveils 2025 winners of EU Organic Awards
FISHERIES: MEPs protest against 67% cut in 2028-2034 funding for fisheries
TOURISM: industry players call on Europe’s political decision-makers to invest in infrastructure and skills
HEALTH: MedTech Europe calls for rapid reform of medical device rules
EXTERNAL ACTION
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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ECONOMY: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on strengthening InvestEU programme
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TAXATION: MEPs approve addition of a ‘significant economic presence’ clause to framework for taxation of corporate income
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
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INSTITUTIONAL
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NEWS BRIEFS
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