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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13731
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Health

S&D MEPs call for creation of a European public health agency

On Wednesday 16 October, the S&D Group in European Parliament presented ideas and measures to place health at the centre of EU policies, with a focus on preventing and managing environmental risks. The group called for a European public health agency to be created before the end of Parliament’s mandate.

“The Health Union needs fresh impetus. And we are here”, declared Christophe Clergeau (S&D, French) at a meeting with the press on Wednesday morning.

“Health is a new political...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Allies step up protection of their territory against drones
DEFENCE: EU Council Presidency has a narrow margin of manoeuvre on eligibility criteria for ‘EDIP’ programme
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: more than half of Allies intend to contribute to PURL initiative, according to Mark Rutte
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: in run-up to COP30, EU supporting Brazilian Presidency’s efforts to demonstrate effectiveness of Paris Agreement
CLIMATE: EU Council conclusions on COP30 - Ministers will have to find common ground on final adjustments made by Danish Presidency
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ - qualified majority possible at ‘Energy’ Council
ENERGY: Danish Presidency of EU Council calls on Member States not to reject delegated act on low-carbon hydrogen
ENVIRONMENT: a majority of EU Member States support a simplification of ‘anti-imported deforestation’ Regulation
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council prepares to support ‘Water Resilience Strategy’
HEALTH: S&D MEPs call for creation of a European public health agency
REGIONS: European Committee of the Regions calls for “review” of proposal on national and regional plans 2028–2034
DIGITAL: Renew Europe group in European Parliament calls on European Commission to take stronger action against addictive designs of social networks
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission has signed agreements on transfer of PNR data with Iceland and Norway
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission plans to present proposals on climate and internal security in 2026
BUDGET: European Parliament prepares to reject proposed 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework if European Commission does not change approach
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Domininque Laboureix advocates development of a regulatory framework for resolution of large ‘shadow banking’ institutions
TAXATION: taxation of large fortunes - European experts discuss role of taxation in combating inequality, following Oxfam report
STATE AID: European Commission launches two consultations on State aid rules for public service broadcasting
COMPANIES: ESMA defines common European reporting priorities for listed issuers
FINANCE: initiative for a European savings label “economically flawed”, according to Centre for European Policy Studies
FINANCE: attractiveness of capital markets - Better Finance and Federation of European Securities Exchanges call for decisive EU action
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA: confronted with Aleksandar Vučić, Ursula von der Leyen asserts that EU will always be “on side of freedom instead of oppression”
AFRICA: EU and African Union security bodies agree on need to reform international institutions
MEDITERRANEAN: climate action should form basis for renewed cooperation in Mediterranean region according to networks MATTCCh and EuroMed Rights
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: European Commission might not withdraw ‘coordination of social security schemes’ regulation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Mirosława Nykiel and Irena Joveva tackle pay and pension gaps in European Union
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: budget, definition of rape, abortion... European Committee of Regions welcomes EU’s ‘roadmap’, but calls for more to be done
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RUSSIA: General Court annuls certain EU sanctions against Galina Pumpyanskaya
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: European Commission seeks views on its steel safeguard proposal
ECONOMY: EU Council adopts its position on proposal for fifth macro-financial assistance to Jordan
BETTER REGULATION: ‘Omnibus’ - Danish Presidency of EU Council presents progress on simplification work