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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13759
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy/social

European Commission aims to boost economic competitiveness through ‘European Semester’ budgetary process

On Tuesday 25 November, the European Commission kicked off the 2026 exercise in the ‘European Semester’ budgetary process, which sets the priorities for reform and investment at European level and takes the pulse of the budgetary situation in the Member States. For the first time, it is presenting a recommendation on ‘human capital’.

Following on from the 2025 exercise (see EUROPE B13548A18), the EU institution is focusing on economic competitiveness and reaffirming the priority...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CHINA: MEPs call on EU to act to reduce dependence on Beijing for strategic raw materials
MERCOSUR: EPP Group in European Parliament abandons urgency procedure for safeguard clause in EU/Mercosur agreement
SUDAN: regional destabilisation, ethnic cleansing, humanitarian access, etc.—MEPs lambaste indifference to conflict in Sudan
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament and European Commission call for biocontrol products to be made available more quickly
CONSUMERS: European Parliament ready for battle to demand suspension of Shein after sex doll scandal
CONSUMERS: European Parliament approves agreement on Toy Safety Directive
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament deplores deteriorating situation in Hungary over respect for fundamental values of EU
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Commission and European Parliament take action to combat cyber-violence in context of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
DEFENCE: European Parliament lends its support to provisionnal agreement on EDIP
PATENTS: European Parliament confirms its request for opinion from Court of Justice of EU on withdrawal of regulation on standard-essential patents
HOME AFFAIRS: fight against smuggling networks - European Parliament approves new tasks for Europol
FINANCE: artificial intelligence in financial sector - European Parliament calls for simplification of EU regulatory framework
EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS: European Parliament gives green light to Daniel Caspary’s appointment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/SOCIAL: European Commission aims to boost economic competitiveness through ‘European Semester’ budgetary process
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: majority between EPP, ECR and far-right groups is emerging in European Parliament in support of reports on ‘safe third countries’ and ‘safe countries of origin’
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council and European Parliament reach several preliminary agreements on ‘end-of-life vehicles’ regulation
DIGITAL: EU Council wants to see a pragmatic but targeted revision of Digital Decade Programme
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament-EU Council agreement on stricter rules for dogs and cats
FOOD SAFETY: impact assessment on hazardous pesticides present in products imported into EU
AGRICULTURE: EU farming organisations advocate rapid agreement on new genomic techniques
PLANTS: EU Council must guarantee farmers’ rights to exchange seeds, say 200 European organisations
COHESION: territorial cohesion must be placed at heart of 2028-2034 MFF competitiveness policies, according to CPMR
ENERGY: for Ursula von der Leyen, United States is “indispensable and trustworthy supplier” of energy
INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: European Parliament’s working group to investigate NGO funding has been launched and will have six months to submit a report
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: in Luanda, EU and African Union agree on a long-term strategic partnership
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: ESA ministerial meeting focuses on three-year budget
DEFENCE/TRANSPORT: MEPs agree on ‘military Schengen’ to align with European Commission’s proposal on military mobility
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: Member States have obligation to recognise same-sex marriages lawfully concluded in another EU country, rules Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: EU and Pakistan in favour of resolving tensions through dialogue before renewed attacks
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European trade unions call on EU to take action for quality jobs and binding measures against violence at work
EDUCATION: Erasmus + (2028-2034) - European universities call for more resources and budget clarity
ENERGY: European Commission launches consultation on Czech electricity market reforms
ENVIRONMENT: some hundred organisations call on European Commission not to reopen Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
FINANCE: 41% of Europeans do not contribute to supplementary pension schemes
INDONESIA: EU appeals against WTO report requiring review of European countervailing duty on specific Indonesian steel products
ISRAEL: European Commission registers a European Citizens’ Initiative on Association Agreement
UKRAINE: European Foreign Ministers to hold videoconference on Wednesday to discuss peace negotiations in progress
Op-Ed
OP-ED: Europe’s Future in Space: Stronger Together - by Andrius Kubilius and Josef Aschbacher