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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13718
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INSTITUTIONAL / Budgetary control

PFAS - European Chemicals Agency, advised by a consultancy firm also hired by industry

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which is preparing to ban PFAS, the so-called ‘forever chemicals’, hired a Danish consultancy firm that was also lobbying on behalf of chemical manufacturers, as revealed by the investigative media Follow the Money in June and by theFinancial Times on Wednesday 24 September.

Having become, according to its own statements, “ECHA’s primary point of contact” on “various chemical-related issues”, at the end of 2020, the consultancy firm...

Updated on 29/9/2025 at 15:30

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY : Danish Presidency of EU Council maintains complete withdrawal from Russian gas by 1 January 2028 under REPowerEU
ENERGY : European Commission revises ACER’s funding rules
HOME AFFAIRS : EU co-legislators agree on new rules strengthening Europol’s role in fight against migrant smuggling networks
HOME AFFAIRS: terrorism and fight against crime - European Commission asks EU Council for authorisation to negotiate a ‘PNR’ Agreement with South Korea
MIGRATION: 43,815 Syrian refugees were resettled to EU from Turkey under March 2016 Declaration, according to new report
CONSUMERS: European Commission introduces new mandatory guarantee notice for EU products
HEALTH: European Commission wants to take action at EU level on ultra-processed food
HEALTH: Olivér Várhelyi calls for modernisation of tobacco rules
AGRICULTURE: proposals for 2028-2034 CAP cross ten “red lines”, denounces Copa-Cogeca
ENVIRONMENT: Jessika Roswall takes stock of first half of 2025 for simplification
TRANSPORT: European Union and Ukraine extend their road transport agreement until 31 March 2027
COMPETITIVENESS: EU industry ministers to begin discussions on future European Competitiveness Fund on Monday 29 September
RESEARCH: infrastructure, civil and military use, EU Startup and Scaleup strategy on agenda of European ministers
DIGITAL: 18 associations call on Google not to ban online political advertising in EU at risk of favouring extremes
JUSTICE: College of European Public Prosecutor’s Office initiates disciplinary proceedings against Bulgarian European Public Prosecutor
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SECURITY/DEFENCE: Andrius Kubilius describes ‘drone wall’ as “immediate priority”
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: Friedrich Merz advocates use of Russian 'frozen' assets in the EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: following the agreement with EU, pessimism among American companies in Europe is decreasing, according to AmCham
SUDAN: EU, African Union and six other countries call for resumption of negotiations for a permanent ceasefire
DEVELOPMENT: G20, Kaja Kallas reaffirms EU’s “unwavering commitment” to UN multilateralism
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGETARY CONTROL: PFAS - European Chemicals Agency, advised by a consultancy firm also hired by industry
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: guidance from Single Resolution Board to help EU banks test their resolvability
TAXATION : European Commission publishes its strategy for implementing legislative package on value added tax in digital age
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: MEPs welcome AgoraEU, but raise questions about access for “small players” and distribution of funds
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Council of Europe calls for tools for access to official documents to combat corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese glyoxylic acid
ENERGY : three cross-border renewable energy projects to receive a total of €76.3 million in EU funding
UNITED STATES: EU says it is not affected by 100% US tariffs on pharmaceutical products
FINANCE: publication in Official Journal of the EU of European Commission delegated act specifying operation of central counterparties complements EMIR
YOUTH: Eurostat shows that housing costs weigh more heavily on 15-29 year olds than on rest of population
MERCOSUR: EU hopes to give its first green light to association agreement with Mercosur at beginning of December
RESEARCH : All-Atlantic Forum 2025, of which EU is part, launches two initiatives for coastal resilience and scientific collaboration