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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13725
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Home affairs

Hybrid threats, human rights violations – European Parliament approves new grounds for suspending visa liberalisation regimes

On Tuesday, 7 October, MEPs approved – by 518 votes to 96 with 24 abstentions – the new mechanism for suspending the visa-free regimes that nationals of 61 third countries use to travel to the EU for short stays (a maximum of 90 days during any 180-day period).

The co-legislators had reached an agreement in June (see EUROPE B13661A13). The new rules introduce new grounds for suspending these regimes: for instance, hybrid threats like the instrumentalisation of migration or the...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Commission wants to impose a 50% tariff on all steel imports above a certain volume
MOROCCO: MEPs deplore provisional application of EU-Morocco agreement without consent of European Parliament
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIDDLE EAST: MEPs express their views on Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission calls for “united front” against “pervasive” antisemitism
FUTURE OF EU: Luc Frieden urges Europeans to reaffirm their support for values underpinning European integration project
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Italian activist Ilaria Salis retains her parliamentary immunity by just one vote
AGRICULTURE: MEPs remain divided on arrangements for written contracts between farmers and buyers
AGRICULTURE: MEPs condemn proposed 20-30% cut in CAP budget for 2028-2034
SPORT: European Parliament adopts Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski's report on accessible sport for social and local inclusion
HOME AFFAIRS: hybrid threats, human rights violations – European Parliament approves new grounds for suspending visa liberalisation regimes
TRANSPORT: European Parliament ratifies extension of exemption of zero-emission heavy goods vehicles from road tolls until 2031
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves agreement with EU Council on revision of River Information Services Directive
FINANCE: MEPs approve EU Council position on financial services reporting obligations at second reading
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States criticise proposal on green architecture for 2028-2034 CAP
ENVIRONMENT: S&D, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA and The Left groups urge European Commission not to postpone anti-deforestation regulation again
BIODIVERSITY: MEPs call for an end to all illegal trade in wild animals and plants by 2030
FISHERIES: Seas At Risk publishes a guide to protect sensitive marine species during fishing operations in EU
CLIMATE: in committee, MEPs approve European Parliament resolution ahead of COP30 in Belém
ENERGY: European Commission is working on its nuclear investment strategy
HEALTH: timid steps forward in negotiations between European Parliament and EU Council on pharmaceutical package
ENERGY: according to IEA, COP28 goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030 is not expected to be achieved after all
COHESION/BUDGET: transfer of regional programmes to central national plans risks “undermining European cohesion“, says Sari Rautio
DIGITAL: Meta and Apple say fines imposed by European Commission under ‘DMA’ are disproportionate
TRANSPORT: railway sector representatives call on co-legislators to maintain level of ambition of ‘Connecting Europe Facility’
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: political groups in European Parliament reaffirm their opposition to introduction of national plans in the 2028-2034 MFF
BUDGET: European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets adopts its position on 2026 budget
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Christine Lagarde advocates issuing public debt to finance public goods in EU, such as defence
FINANCE/CLIMATE: EU’s taxonomy is appropriate for stakeholders, Maria Luís Albuquerque told MEPs
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States could restrict free movement of Russian diplomats in EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs call for measures to promote intergenerational equity in face of age discrimination in EU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: services workers in EU face highly unequal working conditions, according to new report
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: ‘Christy’, ‘Sorda’, ‘It Was Just An Accident’, ‘Love Me Tender’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ shortlisted for 2026 LUX Audience Award
DEFENCE: European Parliament and EU Council fail to reach agreement on ‘EDIP’ programme
ENERGY: European Commission launches feedback period on calculation of global warming potential of new buildings
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