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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13746
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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE / Space

Successful launch of Copernicus new Sentinel 1D satellite

5, 4, 3, 2, 1... 18h02m16s. As planned, to within a second – the window allowed for this launch – the Ariane 6 launcher, 60 metres high and weighing 500 tonnes, lifted off northwards on Tuesday, 4 November, from Kourou (French Guiana), carrying the Sentinel 1D satellite, weighing 2.2 tonnes, for the European Copernicus programme for Earth observation.

From the Toucan site, 5 km from the launcher, there is silence – only the countdown to the launch can be heard. Then, in the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: after lengthy negotiations, EU Council adopts 2040 target leaving room for more decarbonisation efforts abroad
CLIMATE: 2040 target – European Parliament’s Industry Committee adopts its opinion, Transport Committee rejects its own
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council adopts its negotiating mandate for three ‘omnibus’ texts on chemicals
ENVIRONMENT: majority of EU Member States want to suspend application of ‘anti-imported deforestation’ regulation for one year
TRANSPORT: European Commission presents an action plan for high-speed rail and for renewable and low-carbon fuels
TRANSPORT/ENERGY: MEPs question next ‘Connecting Europe Facility’
ENERGY: European electricity market – ACER calls for greater flexibility to deal with price peaks
AGRICULTURE: Christophe Hansen believes there will be “necessary movement” to address European Parliament’s priorities on post-2027 CAP
AGRICULTURE: MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council on measures to support wine sector
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want to speed up authorisation procedures for biopesticides in EU
HEALTH: MEPs hope to adopt their position regarding critical medicinal products on 2 December
HOME AFFAIRS: online child abuse content – Danish Presidency of EU Council gets green light to move forward on text without mandatory detection
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission explains to Armenian authorities criteria to be met for their nationals to benefit from ‘visa-free’ regime
REGIONS: we have to acknowledge need to ask for additional resources for EU budget, says Loïg Chesnais-Girard
RESEARCH: European Commission launches ‘RAISE’ to promote use of artificial intelligence in science
DIGITAL: some forty MEPs want Commission to open investigation against Shein following sex doll scandal
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Maria Albuquerque announces presentation of two key legislative packages for Savings and Investment Union
FINANCE: Valdis Dombrovskis notes European Parliament rapporteur’s “cautious“ approach to digital euro
COMPANIES: ‘von der Leyen’ majority in Parliament still unable to agree on ‘omnibus I’ simplifying CSDDD and CSRD directives
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: MEPs welcome safeguard proposal on steel, but want to take time to examine it
TRADE: unfair foreign subsidies – European Commission opens new investigation against Chinese company CRRC
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: successful launch of Copernicus new Sentinel 1D satellite
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs expect European Commission to amend initial proposals at European Parliament mini-plenary session on EU budget 2028–2034
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs suggest granting proxy vote to MEPs who are pregnant or have just given birth
FUTURE OF THE EU: MEPs reaffirm importance of principle of subsidiarity in European political and legislative action
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: MEPs once again condemn breaches in Hungary and inaction of EU Council and Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: postponement of ETS 2 – money from Social Climate Fund has already been secured
NEWS BRIEFS
BRAZIL: European Commission imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on Brazilian softwood plywood
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Mr de Gregorio Merino and Mr Klement appointed Directors-General of Legal Service and OLAF respectively
COMPETITIVENESS: European companies call for greater simplification
FINANCE: authorisation, organisational and transparency standards applicable to “consolidated tape” providers published in Official Journal of the European Union
MIGRATION: MEPs approve new duties for Europol in fight against migrant smuggling
TRANSPORT: MEPs back agreement with Council of EU on new EMSA mandate