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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13731
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Serbia

Confronted with Aleksandar Vučić, Ursula von der Leyen asserts that EU will always be “on side of freedom instead of oppression”

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visited Belgrade on Wednesday 15 October, the third stop on her tour of the Western Balkans, at a time when the Serbian government is under fire, accused of authoritarianism and ideological closeness to Moscow (see EUROPE B13639A28).

At a time when the tone between the EU and Serbia is rising (see EUROPE B13705A19), Aleksandar Vučić continues to assert that his country’s strategic “priority” remains membership of the...

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