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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13722
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NEWS BRIEFS / Rule of law

EU law takes precedence over national law, says European Commission

02/10/2025 (Agence Europe) – “European Union law has primacy over national law, including national constitutional provisions”, said Markus Lammert, spokesman for the European Commission, on Thursday 2 October (see EUROPE B13567A4). Noting that the Slovak Parliament had adopted an amendment to the country’s Constitution (Article 7) calling into question such a principle, he expressed the EU institution’s “regret” that the Slovak authorities had not taken account of the...

Contents

COPENHAGEN SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EUROPE: alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, French, British and Polish leaders call for tougher action against Russian ‘shadow fleet’
ECONOMY: use of frozen Russian assets - Bart De Wever warns against “very risky” operation
MOLDOVA: Maia Sandu says she is ready to share experience of “small Moldova” with all countries concerned about Russian interference
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EIB grants Naftogaz €300 million loan to support energy security
MIDDLE EAST: European Commission condemns interception of Gaza flotilla in international waters
MERCOSUR: rebalancing mechanism of EU/Mercosur agreement will apply to texts of ‘Green Deal’ that have not yet been applied, according to several experts
INDONESIA: EU countervailing duty on certain Indonesian steel products not in order, says panel
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: European Parliament rapporteur Thijs Reuten calls for capability gaps to be filled
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission proposes to adjust certain provisions of European economic governance framework to 2024 reform of Stability Pact
BANKS: European Banking Authority sets out 21 recommendations to simplify EU’s prudential framework
ECB: monetary institute signs a framework agreement for development of offline functionality of a future digital euro
FINANCE: European Commissioner Piotr Serafin praises solidity and appeal of EU bonds
CUSTOMS: some EU Member States experiencing difficulties with digital implementation of Customs Code
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE : Danish Presidency of EU Council launches debate on future CAP’s green architecture
AGRICULTURE: Christophe Hansen wants to update legislation on organic farming
AGRICULTURE: compulsory nature of written contracts between farmers and buyers will be debated at European Parliament plenary session
ENVIRONMENT: industry calls for simplification of a number of major environmental laws at European Commission round-table meeting
CLIMATE: national energy and climate plans - European Commission has published its assessment of Estonian and Slovakian plans
TRANSPORT: aviation and maritime industries need public funding to develop sustainable fuels sector in Europe, according to professionals
DIGITAL: Dutch courts require Meta to offer a news feed without a personalised algorithm, under ‘DSA’
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/HOUSING: Member States discuss a new compromise on European affordable housing plan
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: according to EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, incidents of discrimination towards Roma and Travellers remain invisible to institutions
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
UKRAINE: Council of Europe sets up a Commission to define compensation for damage caused by Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine
BULGARIA: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe concludes its post-monitoring dialogue procedure with Bulgaria
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers three new geographical indications
CLIMATE: COP30 - Climate Action Network Europe calls on EU to clarify its commitments to financing developing countries
COHESION: European Commission reallocates €545 million from Hungary’s ‘cohesion’ fund
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Manchester attack - Ursula von der Leyen calls to “keep fighting antisemitism in all its forms”
ENVIRONMENT: 2028-2034 MFF should serve as a framework for investment in water sector, according to Water Europe network
RULE OF LAW: EU law takes precedence over national law, says European Commission
HAITI: EU welcomes adoption of UN resolution authorising deployment of ‘Gang Suppression Force’
JUSTICE: EU General Court orders European Commission to pay Greek scientist €50,000 in damages
HEALTH : European Commission launches call for evidence on prevention of health crises
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on creation of a mobile application to enable lorry drivers to rate points of interest
TRANSPORT: European Commission announces winners of ‘Women in Rail Awards 2025’