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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13721
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights

‘anti-discrimination’ directive - Danish Presidency of EU Council relaunches discussions

Stalled since 2008, the European anti-discrimination directive is back on the table of the Member States. In a note consulted by Agence Europe, the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union states that it intends to relaunch negotiations at the meeting of the Working Party on Social Questions to be held on Thursday 2 October, calling on reluctant Member States to spell out their objections.

The directive aims to extend the fight against discrimination on the grounds of religion...

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COPENHAGEN SUMMIT
DEFENCE: European leaders divided over design of future European wall for detecting and intercepting drones
UKRAINE: EU27 are more open about use of frozen Russian assets
COMPETITIVENESS: 28 major European companies call for competitiveness reforms from EU leaders
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY : new measure to protect EU steel industry should be permanent
HEALTH : Danish Presidency of EU Council maintains hope of finalising ‘medicines package’ by end of year
DIGITAL: ENISA warns of an upsurge in cyberattacks against EU member states from foreign networks
TOURISM/CONSUMERS: revision of air passenger rights - European Commission supports political agreement, despite certain shortcomings
TRANSPORT: unequal progress has been made in implementing ‘European Declaration on Cycling’, according to European Commission
ENVIRONMENT: Jessika Roswall supports both high environmental standards and legislative simplification to NGOs
CLIMATE : Wopke Hoekstra promises an ‘NDC’ and a 2040 target before Belém
FISHERIES: Baltic fisheries legislation must be fully enforced, says Costas Kadis
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENERGY: General Court of EU again annuls decision of European Energy Regulators’ Authority ACER
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : MEPs to vote on 9 October on two motions of censure against ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: coordination of rules governing social security schemes - European Parliament is once again concerned about withdrawal of reform on table since 2016
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOROCCO : EU Council gives green light to revised EU-Morocco Association Agreement
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe “seriously concerned” by lack of democratic progress in Hungary
UKRAINE: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe calls on Member States and EU to take action for release of Ukrainian journalists
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU calls on Russia to cease all military operations around Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
ECONOMY: EU pays a further €4 billion to Ukraine as part of G7 ‘ERA’ loans
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : ‘anti-discrimination’ directive - Danish Presidency of EU Council relaunches discussions
HOUSING : European Council to hold unprecedented discussion on EU housing crisis at end of October
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: ESA and Thales Alenia Space agree to develop all-European quantum key distribution system
SPACE: ESA and Korean AeroSpace Administration announce cooperation on peaceful uses of space
CSDP: EU High Representative denounces incident between Chinese frigate and German EUNAVFOR ASPIDES aircraft in early July
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission proposes to negotiate United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation on behalf of Member States
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: 94 tonnes of medical equipment for Gaza transported to Egypt with EU support
CONSUMERS: EU intercepted almost 112 million counterfeit products at its borders in 2024
DEMOCRACY: European Commission intends to present proposal for ‘European Democracy Shield’ on 12 November
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 2.2% in September
ENVIRONMENT: some forty NGOs urge EU not to sacrifice traceability of chemicals of concern on altar of simplification
CSDP: Claudiu-Mădălin Tamaș and Spyridon Pollatos appointed Force Commanders of EUTM RCA and EUNAVFOR MED Irini missions
RESEARCH: European Commission launches ‘Choose Europe for Science’ – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions to support global talent
RESEARCH: European Commission presents 2025 ‘New European Bauhaus’ awards
TUNISIA: Dubravka Šuica in Tunis to announce three cooperation agreements