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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13783
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Air passenger rights - MEPs set to approve their position at second reading

The European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is due to meet on Monday 12 January to vote on its position at second reading on the revision of the regulation on air passenger rights.

After breaking off negotiations with the Council of the EU in December (see EUROPE B13764A10), MEPs are obliged to adopt this position because of the EU Council’s choice of procedure (see EUROPE B13640A16). MEPs therefore have four months to respond to the EU Council’s position,...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: “historic” trade agreement headed towards becoming a reality with green light from EU Member States
TRADE: European Commission clarifies application of EU rules against unfair foreign subsidies
SYRIA: EU calls for closer relations with Damascus with new cooperation framework
LEBANON: EU welcomes efforts to disarm non-state political groups
IRAN: in response to Tehran’s criticism of European Parliament’s hypocrisy, Roberta Metsola makes same remark to Tehran
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
GREENLAND: S&D, EPP, Renew Europe and Greens in European Parliament ready to condemn US threats to Greenland
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: air passenger rights - MEPs set to approve their position at second reading
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: EU Member States generally welcome ‘automotive’ package
COMPETITIVENESS: rare raw materials - European Commission wants to gauge willingness of EU27 to establish “strategic partnership” with United States
COMPETITIVENESS/INTERNAL MARKET: Industrial Accelerator Act “to be ‘law par excellence for ‘Made in Europe’”, promises Stéphane Séjourné
DIGITAL: X’s restricting Grok AI to paying users “doesn’t change” fundamental issue, says European Commission
DIGITAL: WhatsApp could soon be subject to strictest DSA rules
FOOD SAFETY: EU agriculture ministers to discuss import controls on 26 January
ENERGY: ACER introduces three new indicators to measure effectiveness of grid-enhancing technologies in electricity transmission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: six candidates vie for vice-presidency of Frankfurt monetary institute
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Supervisory Authorities publish joint guidelines on ESG stress tests
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027—EU Council green-lights establishing enhanced cooperation
EMPLOYMENT: closure of Audi plant in Brussels—European Commission proposes mobilising €7.5 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
GUATEMALA: EU Council extends sanctions against eight Guatemalan officials and one Guatemalan entity until January 2027
RUSSIA: Giorgia Meloni calls for special European envoy on Ukraine
SWITZERLAND: Roberta Metsola and Hadja Lahbib present at tribute to victims of Crans-Montana fire
TURKEY: Isabel Wiseler-Lima calls on authorities to halt country’s democratic decline