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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13720
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A legal act amending operating rules of ‘TARGET’ Instant Payment Settlement Service published in Official Journal of the EU

30/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – A decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) amending the operating procedures of the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) Service was published on Tuesday 30 September in the Official Journal of the EU. The text introduces the possibility of processing instant cross-currency transfers via the so-called ‘one-leg out’ (‘OLO’) facility, enabling payments to be sent and received between the euro and other compatible monetary systems. The decision...

Contents

COPENHAGEN SUMMIT
UKRAINE/DEFENCE: faced with Russian threat, European leaders meet in Copenhagen to discuss defence and aid for Ukraine
FUTURE OF EUROPE: European Political Community will address all security threats - military, cyber and drug trafficking
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Ursula von der Leyen warns that “Europe must provide a strong and united response to Russia’s drone incursions into our borders”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: EU27 invited to vote on guarantees to be given to future macro-financial loan to Ukraine
FINANCE: European Commission recommends blueprint for savings and investment accounts to EU Member States
FINANCE: European Commission unveils its financial education strategy for EU
FINANCE: 74% of Europeans want to improve their financial knowledge, according to study by EFPA with Better Finance
COMPETITION: European Commission carries out unannounced inspections at a vaccine manufacturer
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Europe welcomes Donald Trump’s plan
MOROCCO: EU Council must adopt decision to amend EU-Morocco trade agreement before 4 October
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN: EU-CELAC research and innovation agenda to focus on climate, health and artificial intelligence
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH/DEFENCE: European ministers in favour of implementing dual-use projects in Horizon Europe programme, subject to certain safeguards
RESEARCH: European ministers want to create favourable ecosystem for startups and scaleups
RESEARCH: EU Council calls on European Commission to improve ecosystem for multinational and multicentre clinical trials
DIGITAL: EU27 remain divided over potential postponement of implementation of AI Act
DIGITAL: European Ombudsman questions Commission’s lack of transparency in way AI standards are drawn up
MIGRATION: ‘safe third countries’, ‘safe countries of origin’ - Danish Presidency of EU Council increases flexibility for Member States
HEALTH: Danish Presidency of EU Council hopes for progress on pharmaceutical package on 7 October
AGRICULTURE: European Commission wants to ban imports of products containing unauthorised pesticide residues
ENVIRONMENT: Teresa Ribera prefers to avoid reopening ‘imported deforestation’ regulation
SEA: warming, acidification and rising sea levels are accelerating, warns EU’s Copernicus Marine Service
HEALTH: public healthcare plays a role in reducing income inequalities in EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Green MEP Tineke Strik urges EU to end Viktor Orbán’s “impunity” over Pécs Pride ban
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: Creative Europe - European Commission earmarks €380 million for cooperation, audiovisual and media pluralism in 2026
CULTURE: at Mondialcult, Glenn Micallef highlights role of culture in building resilience in times of crisis
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUTURE OF EUROPE: Council of Europe’s capacity to develop legal instruments useful to European Political Community, says Alain Berset
ARMENIA: regardless of outcome, compliance with EU standards is an asset for Armenia, says Nikol Pashinyan
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: appointment of two Deputy Directors-General within Directorates-General for European Statistics and Translation
ECB: a legal act amending operating rules of ‘TARGET’ Instant Payment Settlement Service published in Official Journal of the EU
ENERGY: Greenpeace states that France, Spain, Belgium and Netherlands have spent more on Russian LNG than on support for Ukraine
ENVIRONMENT: EU remains a favoured destination for illegal wildlife trade because of its legal loopholes, according to five NGOs
ENVIRONMENT: European exports of chemical products on rise in 2024
INDUSTRY: European Commission is due to publish its revised steel safeguard proposal on 7 October
INDUSTRY: ‘Alliance for Heavy Industry’ once again calls for urgent measures
FISHERIES: EU Council modifies certain fishing opportunities for 2025
CSDP: EUNAVFOR ASPIDES intervened to help MV MINERVAGRACHT
SOCIAL: Socialists and Democrats in European Parliament adopt Opatija Declaration to “defend and strengthen the Europe of workers”
UKRAINE: completion of review process to prepare for EU accession negotiations