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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13744
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NEWS BRIEFS / South africa

MEPs regret not being consulted on agreement on sustainable investment and trade with Pretoria

03/11/25 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 3 November, many members of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) condemned the European Parliament’s lack of involvement in the conclusion of an agreement on trade and sustainable investment between the EU and South Africa (CTIP) (see EUROPE B13599A2). The CTIP is a non-binding instrument and does not require the consent of the European Parliament. Insofar as the agreement has economic and trade implications, it is an...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: 2040 target – uncertainty persists over an agreement between European Ministers before COP30
CLIMATE: Innovation Fund – European Commission investing €2.9 billion in innovative zero-emission technologies
ENVIRONMENT: Austria calls for a one-year suspension of European regulation to combat imported deforestation
AGRICULTURE: MEPs to adopt to their position on measures to support wine sector on 5 November
FISHERIES: Med Sea Alliance calls on Mediterranean countries to strengthen compliance with fisheries rules
DIGITAL: AI Act, GDPR, DMA – European Parliament warns about digital regulatory “complexity”
CONSUMERS: Michael McGrath on mission to Beijing to tackle Chinese e-commerce platform abuses
ENERGY: G7 energy ministers launch joint appeal to strengthen energy security
ENERGY: 70 companies and associations call for appropriate EU framework to promote energy efficiency in building sector
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: stakeholders invited to express views on revision of EU rules governing public procurement
Russian invasion of Ukraine
CULTURE: Denmark is investing €1.3 million in reconstruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage, with aim of encouraging other countries to follow suit
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: MEPs not entirely convinced by proposed safeguard mechanism in EU-Mercosur agreement
CHINA: after suspension of export restrictions on rare earths in October, EU still subject to those previously imposed by Beijing
TANZANIA: EU “very concerned” about electoral violence
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: European Parliament rapporteur Fernando Navarrete Rojas insists on need to preserve universal acceptance of cash in light of digital euro
STATE AID: European Commission approves a €219 million Italian scheme to support net-zero technologies
INSTITUTIONAL
BETTER REGULATION: Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation sets out recommendations for optimal simplification of EU rules
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th anniversary in difficult context
NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTH AFRICA: MEPs regret not being consulted on agreement on sustainable investment and trade with Pretoria
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €21.5 million for Central America in wake of Hurricane Melissa
TRADE: trade agreements are proving highly effective in boosting trade, according to European Commission
DEFENCE: launch of DAEN - first business angel network dedicated to defence and dual-use technologies
MOROCCO: EU welcomes extension of United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara mandate
MEDIA: European Commission and European Parliament defend free press and journalists protected from attacks of all kinds