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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13753
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EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT / Education

Preparations for EYCS Council - EU Member States stumble over resolution of strategic framework for education and training (2026-2030)

The meeting of the Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper I) on Friday 14 November approved two of the three texts to be submitted for adoption at the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (EYCS) on 27 and 28 November. However, the resolution on the second cycle of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (2026-2030) was not approved.

According to the preparatory documents consulted by Agence Europe, the resolution was to update the 2021...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Pillar 1 of MFF 2028-2034, devoted to National and Regional Partnership Plans, sows divisions between EU Member States
BUDGET: EU Council and European Parliament agree on 2026 budget
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European ministers opposed to proposal on degressivity and capping of aid post-2027
AGRICULTURE: Olivér Várhelyi confirms a package to simplify food legislation
FISHERIES: some 10 European ministers call for rapid reform of Common Fisheries Policy
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ - before second round of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations, main points of disagreement remain ‘unresolved’
CLIMATE: COP30 - Wopke Hoekstra champions carbon pricing and CBAM mechanism to international partners
DIGITAL: Paris and Berlin want to work together on a number of European digital laws
DIGITAL: European Commission could envisage a far-reaching simplification of digital legislative framework, with around fifty texts under consideration
DIGITAL: tech sector urges EU to take concrete action to consolidate its “digital sovereignty”
TRANSPORT: logisticians and hauliers join forces to propose a solution to modal split of rail freight in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European economy to exceed expectations in 2025 despite uncertainty, notes European Commission
ECONOMY: European Commission outlines options for EU to meet Ukraine’s “substantial” budgetary needs for 2026 and 2027
FINANCE/BANKING/INSURANCE: for Chairpersons of European Supervisory Authorities, competitiveness means simplification, efficiency and collaboration
ECB: digital euro is “designed to avoid any banking disintermediation”, says Piero Cipollone
EXTERNAL ACTION
ALBANIA: Tirana opens final set of negotiating chapters and slowly moves closer to EU membership
UNITED KINGDOM: defence, mobility, trade - EU27 reaffirm need to respect their principles before any new cooperation with London
TURKEY: Turkish government and European Commission call for closer trade ties
MERCOSUR: France still opposed to EU-Mercosur agreement as is, according to French Agriculture Minister, Annie Genevard
CHINA: Belgium concerned about Chinese anti-dumping tariffs on European pork
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis calls for more resources for EUNAVFOR Aspides operation
SPACE: successful launch of Sentinel 6B satellite
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU27 invited to approve sixth revision of directive on carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work
EMPLOYMENT: Danish Presidency of EU Council wants to explore how EU’s ‘Employment’ and ‘Social’ acquis can be optimised to improve competitiveness
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: preparations for EYCS Council - EU Member States stumble over resolution of strategic framework for education and training (2026-2030)
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: equal treatment - Danish Presidency of EU Council forced to abandon plans for directive dating back to 2008
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights reiterates need to take these rights into account when digitalising justice
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe calls for more effective data collection to protect children from sexual abuse
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council definitively approves new mechanism for suspending ‘visa-free’ regimes enjoyed by 61 third countries
CLIMATE: greenhouse gas emissions from EU economic sectors down by 0.4% in second quarter of 2025
DEMOCRACY: EU Council adopts reform of statute for European political parties and their foundations
GENDER EQUALITY: European Equal Pay Day - Roxana Mînzatu and Hadja Lahbib reaffirm their “ commitment to a Union of Equality”
MIGRATION: solidarity pool under ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ - EU27 invited on 18 November to specify their aid commitments for 2026
DIGITAL: EU Council formalises streamlining of GDPR rules for data transfers between countries
RESEARCH: European Commission consults on future Charter of access for industrial users to research and technology infrastructures
DRC: EU welcomes signing of “Framework Agreement for Peace” between Kinshasa and ‘M23’
TRANSPORT: European Commission is allocating more than €600 million to 70 alternative fuels infrastructure projects