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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13720
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Middle east

Europe welcomes Donald Trump’s plan

On Tuesday 30 September, European leaders welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a peace plan for the Middle East. 

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is said to have given his agreement, while later, in a video, going back over certain points in the 20-point plan. The position of Hamas is not yet known.

According to the plan, which mentions the creation of a Palestinian state, if both parties - Israel and Hamas - accept it, “the war will end immediately”...

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