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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13729
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NEWS BRIEFS / Climate

CAN Europe calls on EU to show leadership at COP30 to achieve ambitious outcome

13/10/2025 (Agence Europe) – Ahead of the ‘Environment’ Council meeting on 21 October (see other news), the CAN Europe coalition of environmental NGOs has written to the EU environment ministers (https://aeur.eu/f/ixj) calling on them to ensure that the outcome of COP30 in Brazil is “ambitious, equitable and science-aligned”. At the global level, the coalition is calling on the leaders taking part in the COP to “provide a political response to the grave collective ambition...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: MEPs united and up in arms against EU Council’s position on revision of air passengers’ rights
JUSTICE: ‘democracy shield’ - European Commission to include protection for elected representatives
JUSTICE: future of Eurojust - European ministers argue that agency should be given more resources and strengthen its cooperation with third countries
MIGRATION: ‘safe countries of origin’ - Italy’s Alessandro Ciriani receives support of EPP and PfE MEPs, who also want to move forward quickly
MIGRATION: regulation on return of illegal immigrants in EU jeopardises access to healthcare, according to Médecins du Monde and PICUM
COHESION: Raffaele Fitto advocates for “integrated approach” between agriculture and cohesion in 2028-2034 financial framework
REGIONS: role of EU’s regions threatened by European Commission’s proposal on post-2027 cohesion policy
DIGITAL: OpenAI calls on European Commission to better regulate competition in AI sector
ENVIRONMENT: faced with alarming results of seventh report on state of environment, MEPs call on EU to regulate and apply standards
CLIMATE: European finance ministers want to study “innovative options” to broaden sources of climate finance
ENERGY: European Commission revises ecodesign requirements in favour of “EU common charger”
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Gaza peace agreement - European Union’s ‘EUBAM Rafah’ mission to resume on 15 October
ALBANIA: in Tirana, Ursula von der Leyen urges investors to bet on future economic development of Western Balkans
GEORGIA: several S&D MEPs are calling for suspension of visa-free regime against politicians in power in Georgia
TRADE: economic security and transatlantic relations on agenda of European trade ministers on 14 October
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: combating impunity for Russian crimes - European Commission announces €10 million for Special Tribunal and is “counting on Member States”
TRADE: EU Council gives green light to new tariff quotas in EU/Ukraine agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: ‘omnibus’ - MEPs opt in turn for a massive simplification of CSDDD and CSRD
BANKS: we need more Europe, says Claudia Buch
FINANCE: revival of securitisation debated in European Parliament
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament Committee on Budgets adopts its draft resolution on 2026 budget
BUDGET/ENVIRONMENT: Czech Republic believes current MFF proposal risks limiting EU funding for environmental objectives
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: low-paid jobs, middle class, rising wages - European Commission publishes mixed report on EU employment situation in 2024
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Council/European Parliament negotiations on new genomic techniques resume Tuesday 14 October
WEAPONS: EU sanctions against proliferation of chemical weapons extended until mid-October 2026
CLIMATE: CAN Europe calls on EU to show leadership at COP30 to achieve ambitious outcome
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Olivér Várhelyi insists he is not aware of allegations that Hungary spied on European Commission
CONSUMERS: EU Council gives go-ahead for Toy Safety Directive
FINANCE: ESMA publishes its proposals for technical standards on shortening of securities transactions in EU in 2027
MIGRATION: MEPs’ vote on criminalising smuggling networks postponed
DIGITAL: EU extends access to its network of AI plants to friendly and neighbouring countries
FISHERIES: Vera Coelho appointed head of Oceana Europe
HEALTH: European Commission and EIB provide up to €95 million for vaccine factory in Rwanda
RESEARCH: European Commission launches consultation on future regulation of European Research Area
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts agreement with European Parliament on new mandate of European Maritime Safety Agency
PLANTS: EU must step up surveillance of plant passports, says European Commission