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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13781
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Competitiveness

António Costa sets agenda for European leaders’ ‘retreat’ on 12 February

On Wednesday 7 January, the President of the European Council, António Costa, confirmed that an informal summit on boosting European competitiveness would be held on Thursday 12 February at the Alden Biesen Castle in Belgium (see EUROPE B13780A16).

“We must give a new impetus to competitiveness. On 12 February, I will convene a strategic brainstorming session of European leaders to determine how to harness the full potential of the single market”, declared Mr Costa at the opening...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU27 move towards validating EU/Mercosur agreement, with possibility of strengthening safeguard clause
JORDAN: strengthening bilateral relations and international situation at heart of first-ever EU-Jordan summit
VENEZUELA: EditoRed denounces deterioration of journalism profession in Venezuela, symptomatic of global crisis in freedom of expression
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European ministers welcome €45 billion budget increase for CAP
COMPETITIVENESS: António Costa sets agenda for European leaders’ ‘retreat’ on 12 February
MIGRATION: written procedure adopting solidarity pool for 2026 closed despite Spain’s concerns
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
GREENLAND: Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa highlight importance of international law
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Coalition of Willing makes a political commitment to security guarantees in event of a ceasefire
CYPRUS PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
ECONOMY: Cyprus will be responsible for facilitating provision of financial aid to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027
DEFENCE: maritime safety highlighted by Cyprus Presidency of EU Council
SPACE: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council intends to push forward discussions on ‘Space Act’
RESEARCH: Cyprus Presidency hopes to advance a balanced and competitive European framework to close innovation gaps
AGRICULTURE: future CAP central to priorities of Cyprus Presidency of EU Council
EYCS: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council focusing on skills and learning opportunities, which are “crucial for future of Union”
TOURISM: Cyprus commits to competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of tourism ecosystem
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: inflation in euro area estimated at 2.0% in December 2025
EDUCATION: MFF 2028-2034 - European University Association and sixteen organisations are calling for at least €60 billion for Erasmus+
UNITED STATES: faced with threats to Greenland, Per Clausen calls for work on EU-US trade agreement to be frozen
YOUTH: DiscoverEU - selected to mark 40th anniversary of Schengen area, more than 40,000 young people will be able to travel and discover European culture
JUSTICE: call for evidence for European investigation order in criminal matters to improve cross-border judicial cooperation
BETTER REGULATION: European Commission launches consultation on how to make EU legislation easier to apply
DIGITAL: European Commission wants to reform its open source software strategy
NATO: Donald Trump doubts NATO would be there if United States needed Alliance