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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13717
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy/defence

European Commission recognises that main challenge for ‘SAFE’ will be to make it a truly European instrument

“It won’t be easy to move Member States out of a nationalistic approach”, admitted Herald Ruijters, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission, on Thursday 25 September, during a debate in the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence on the introduction of the ‘SAFE’ instrument. This will provide up to €150 billion in loans to EU countries to increase their military spending between now and 2030(see EUROPE B13649A23).

According to Mr Ruijters, recent...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs back digital product passport to ensure better traceability and conformity in EU
COMPETITIVENESS: EU Member States want to broaden definition of ‘small mid-caps’
COMPETITIVENESS: European Commission launches second call for strategic projects under critical raw materials act
DIGITAL: on top of DSA revision, European Commission could simplify 45 legislative texts
DIGITAL: European Commission defends DMA ‘tooth and nail’ in face of relentless attacks from Apple
HEALTH: “we have significantly increased firepower of EU health actions with this budget”, says Olivér Várhelyi
HEALTH: EU authorises drug to combat early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
FISHERIES: Costas Kadis under fire from MEPs over reduction in fisheries funding post-2027
CLIMATE: “Europe will stay the course” - Ursula von der Leyen assures United Nations of European Union’s leading role ahead of COP30
TRANSPORT: European Commission could propose a package of measures to make corporate fleets greener by end of year
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: energy taxation - the Presidency of the Council of the EU proposes that non-fossil hydrogen can be included among renewable fuels
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: European Commission recognises that main challenge for ‘SAFE’ will be to make it a truly European instrument
FINANCE: payment services - several points deferred to technical level in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations
COMPETITION: German software giant SAP suspected of distorting competition in EU
ECB: security, simplicity, lower costs... European consumers and merchants set their conditions for digital euro
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: European Commission acknowledges that implementation of European financial sanctions regime by EU countries is “issue”
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SECURITY: Russia’s hybrid activities against EU have intensified over last 18 months, according to EEAS
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: there are no signs of improvement in country, says Vladzimir Astapenka
UNITED STATES: Washington finally lowers tariffs on European cars as agreed
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU, Iceland and Norway announce closure of Northern Dimension Policy
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: negotiations marathon on 2028-2034 MFF has begun between Member States, with aim of reaching an agreement by December 2026
BUDGET: Finland aligned with 2028-2034 MFF prioritising European defence and competitiveness, but with no increase in its overall budget
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: labour mobility - a Franco-German group calls for rapid adoption of revised rules on coordination of social security schemes
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: affordable housing plan - draft report from European Parliament’s special committee receives mixed reception from left-wing groups
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: MFF 2028-2034 - MEPs share concerns about governance, funding, inclusion and vocational training
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: Leuven set to be European Capital of Culture in 2030
ENVIRONMENT: WWF Europe, PAN Europe and EEB critical of agreement on substances to be monitored in water that “weakens certain obligations”
MALAWI: EU welcomes calm climate in which presidential election took place
EPP: launch of “internal scrutiny process” in European Christian Democratic Party into role of Aleksandar Vučić's Serbian SNS party
MIDDLE EAST: some sixty MEPs call for Frontex to protect Global Sumud humanitarian flotilla
YEMEN: European Commission wishes to mobilise additional humanitarian funding of €40 million