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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13751
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Defence

Baltic and Nordic countries announce $500 million contribution to PURL initiative

13/11/25 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 13 November, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden announced that they would finance a $500 million programme of defence equipment for Ukraine sourced from the United States, as part of NATO’s PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) initiative. In a joint declaration, the ministers of these countries pledged to maintain long-term, predictable and coordinated military support for Ukraine “through capability development, defence industrial cooperation, and strengthening Ukraine’s ability to deter future Russian aggression”. “Russia’s war of aggression is a long-term threat to European security, the transatlantic community and the rules-based international order. We will not allow it to succeed” they warned. (CG)

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COMPANIES: ‘omnibus’ - sweeping simplification objectives cement alliance between right and far right in European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament adopts urgency procedure for revision of regulation to combat imported deforestation
CLIMATE: European Parliament narrowly adopts 2040 target based on EU Council position
GENDER EQUALITY: European Parliament adopts position on equality between women and men with a view to European Commission’s new 2026–2030 strategy
WESTERN BALKANS: European Parliament approves extension of trade liberalisation with Western Balkans
CYPRUS: Turkish occupation of island - MEPs call on EU to take action
TAXATION: European Parliament adopts its position on framework for taxation of corporate income
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament asks Member States to allow MEPs who are pregnant or have recently given birth to vote by proxy
TRANSPORT: European Parliament adopts agreement with EU Council on new mandate of European Maritime Safety Agency
COHESION: European Parliament approves granting of more than €1 billion to Spain and France following natural disasters
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament calls on EU to combat transnational repression of critical voices
SEA: European Parliament adopts its position on directive implementing treaty on high seas
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS/CONSUMERS: EU Council agrees to eliminate customs duty exemption for parcels under €150
TAXATION: faced with an impasse, Danish Presidency of EU Council abandons a compromise on energy taxation
COMPETITION: opening of formal antitrust investigation into Red Bull’s practices on market for energy drinks sold in supermarkets
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: option of ‘Reparation Loan’ to Ukraine is most “realistic”, say EU finance ministers
DEFENCE: Baltic and Nordic countries announce $500 million contribution to PURL initiative
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission suspects Google of restricting visibility of media in search results
AGRICULTURE: EU Council and European Parliament make timid progress on Common Market Organisation
MIGRATION: return of illegal immigrants to EU - Dutch MEP Malik Azmani’s draft report receives a mixed reception at European Parliament
ENERGY: European Commission launches first call for expressions of interest for “Hydrogen Mechanism”
CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reach record levels in 2025
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Member States authorise negotiating new agreements on facilitating trade in agricultural products and linking ETS systems
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: competitiveness, European preference and governance, Emmanuel Macron’s priorities for European space sector
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE: ‘Culture Compass’ - MEPs and organisations welcome greater consideration of cultural issues, but await concrete action
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Hungary has infringed EU law by restricting export of construction materials, says Court of Justice
AGRICULTURE/CONSUMERS: CJEU rules non-alcoholic beverages cannot be sold as ‘gin’
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Court of Human Rights condemns Poland for failing to comply with legal framework relating to right to abortion
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: online child sexual abuse material - Danish Presidency of EU Council intends to seek mandate as soon as possible, in light of new support
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: G7 foreign ministers reiterate support for Ukraine and Middle East peace plan
CHINA: EU provisionally finds China was dumping adipic acid
ECONOMY: EU Council gives green light to changes to post-Covid-19 recovery plans of six Member States
ECONOMY: Donohoe and Dombrovskis notice higher-than-expected growth figures for euro area
ENVIRONMENT: Green MEP Marie Toussaint inaugurates an environmental complaints support portal launched by four NGOs, including EEB
NATO: Allies decided not to acquire Boeing aircraft to replace AWACS
HEALTH: European Union steps up its preparedness against risk of monkeypox
HEALTH: no agreement yet between EU Member States before COP11 on tobacco control
TERRORISM: Ursula von der Leyen pays tribute to 132 victims of Paris terrorist attacks on 13 November 2015