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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13743
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NEWS BRIEFS / Banks

European Commission renews group of experts charged with advising it on issue of non-performing loans

31/10/2025 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has launched a call for applications with a view to renewing the group of experts responsible for assisting and advising it on the monitoring of ‘non-performing loans’ (NPLs). Set up in 2021, this group will be active for a period of two years, until September 2027, renewable. Its remit has been updated to include the implementation of the ‘NPL’ directive (2021/2167) which aims to stimulate the secondary markets for problem bank...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU 2040 target - ahead of Extraordinary Council, Member States move closer to agreement
RESEARCH: European Court of Auditors approves 2024 accounts of EU Joint Undertakings but points to significant risks for ITER project
INDUSTRY: Henna Virkkunen in search of structural solutions for European semiconductor industry
DIGITAL: European Commission opens initial call for evidence to shape its legislation on quantum technologies
JUSTICE: EU concerned about growing pressure on judicial systems of countries of Western Balkans
ENVIRONMENT: quantity of electronic equipment placed on market increasing faster than collection of waste equipment in EU, according to Eurostat
FISHERIES: EU prohibits bottom trawls in Dogger Bank area
AGRICULTURE: Farm Europe calls on European Commission to propose a revised text for 2028-2034 financial framework
HEALTH: PFAS - eight EU health associations warn of lack of specific assessment for medicines
SECURITY - DEFENCE
Interview CSDP: Horn of Africa is a region of vital strategic importance to EU, says head of EUCAP Somalia mission, Kęstutis Lančinskas
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: European Parliament’s draft report refocuses digital euro on complementarity with existing cash and solutions
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: ECR group in European Parliament made same criticisms of national plans as pro-European groups in a letter to Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
MALI: EU delegation continues its work with reduced staff numbers despite jihadist blockade of Bamako
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE: European Commission to hold talks with Poland, Hungary and Slovakia regarding lifting their bans on Ukrainian imports
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Commission does not rule out launching infringement proceedings against Latvia if it withdraws from Istanbul Convention
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY: Secretary General of Council of Europe defines democratic security as “the first line of defence” and “heart of Europe’s new order”
NEWS BRIEFS
BAHRAIN: EU will continue its efforts to secure release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, promises Kajsa Ollongren
BANKS: European Commission renews group of experts charged with advising it on issue of non-performing loans
BETTER REGULATION: two MEPs deconstruct discourse on bureaucratic monstrosity
CSDP: EU “continues to be a reliable actor for peace, stability and freedom of navigation”, says Marie-Agnès Strack-Zimmermann
SYRIA: Kaja Kallas promises EU will continue to sanction those responsible for serious human rights violations