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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13748
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur

Emmanuel Macron deems EU/Mercosur agreement “acceptable”, provided it is accompanied by strengthened safeguard clause

The obstacles that have so far prevented ratification of the EU/Mercosur trade agreement on the part of the European Union have almost been removed. Speaking in Belém, alongside COP30, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday 6 November that he was “rather positive” about the idea of accepting this agreement. He believes that the safeguard clause proposed by the European Commission meets French expectations.

“If these clauses, which did not exist in the agreement, are...

Updated on 10/11/2025 at 07:00

Contents

BEACONS
Op-ed: Ursula von der Leyen snubs Latin American and Caribbean partners
EXTERNAL ACTION
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN: EU and CELAC countries facing “imperative” of deepening bilateral partnership
MERCOSUR: Emmanuel Macron deems EU/Mercosur agreement “acceptable”, provided it is accompanied by strengthened safeguard clause
MOLDOVA: European Parliament inaugurates a permanent presence in country
UNITED STATES: Howard Lutnick invited to attend EU trade ministers meeting on 24 November
MEDITERRANEAN: Pact for Mediterranean is a “living” document that can be added to, Dubravka Šuica assures ARLEM session
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: EU tightens visa rules for Russian nationals
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: online criminal child sexual abuse content – Danish Council Presidency removes all references to mandatory detection
HEALTH: Member States to attempt to reach agreement on Wednesday 12 November on EU’s position ahead of COP11 on tobacco control
CONSUMERS: European Commission achieves its aim to combat airline industry’s misleading environmental claims
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: LIFE programme - EU grants €358 million in support to 132 biodiversity and climate projects
CLIMATE: COP30 – European Union has approved leaders’ declaration on carbon markets drawn up with Brazil
ENERGY: Ursula von der Leyen calls for more to be done to develop networks and storage infrastructures in favour of renewables
ENERGY: North Sea countries take stock of progress towards making region an “offshore interconnection hub”
ENERGY: European Commission consults on its future strategy for development of small modular reactors
TRANSPORT: MEPs are concerned for EU’s competitiveness following failure of vote on regulation on greenhouse gas emissions at IMO
DIGITAL: DMA starting to show its effects but still needs to shift up a gear, says European Consumer Organisation
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Danish Presidency notes overlap between European Parliament’s requests and EU Council’s discussions on EU’s post-2027 budget
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: women’s political representation – Roberta Metsola says European Union collectively needs to show “more courage”
GENDER EQUALITY: MEPs examine intensification of radical movements in ‘manosphere’ and their impact on democracy
GENDER EQUALITY: Bruegel demonstrates persistent wealth disparities in EU, especially among most affluent
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: learning to be an entrepreneur - Eurydice calls for still-overlooked “key competence” to be further integrated into EU competitiveness
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: European Commission consults on prudential framework that will govern market activities after January 2027
TAXATION: European Commission launches call for proposals for EU action grants under ‘Fiscalis’ programme
RESEARCH: European Innovation Council’s 2026 work programme provides €1.4 billion for cutting-edge technological innovation