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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13785
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Competitiveness

European Critical Chemicals Alliance holds its first General Assembly in Netherlands

European Commission Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stéphane Séjourné convened the first General Assembly of the Critical Chemicals Alliance at Chemelot Chemical Park in the Netherlands on Tuesday 13 January, the Commission said in a press release.

This General Assembly brings together members from industry, Member States, regional authorities and civil society, and launched the Alliance, which was created on 8 July (see EUROPE B13740A8, B13676A11).

“The...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: ahead of their upcoming summit, EU and India clarify their cooperation agreement on legal migration
DIGITAL: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council opens delicate debate between Member States on revision of GDPR
COMPETITIVENESS: critical raw materials - European Commission yet to have EU27’s approval to negotiate a new agreement with Washington
COMPETITIVENESS: European Critical Chemicals Alliance holds its first General Assembly in Netherlands
COMPETITIVENESS: European Competitiveness Fund and research in next MFF 2028-2034 - BusinessEurope publishes its ‘red lines’
AGRICULTURE: EU farmers to continue mobilising in Strasbourg on 20 January
FISHERIES: new European digital certification system to tackle illegal fishing
ENVIRONMENT: new EU rules against PFAS in drinking water
CLIMATE/ENERGY: adapting Europe’s energy system to climate change could cost up to €100 billion, according to EEA
RESEARCH: startup executives find European Union too fragmented, bureaucratic and risk-averse, according to EIB study
TRANSPORT: airlines at odds with MEPs over revision of air passenger rights
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: European Union must equip itself with a “package of deterrent measures” to deal with any type of external aggression, believes Valérie Hayer
EXTERNAL ACTION
ARCTIC: discussions are underway between Allies on “which measures could make sense” to protect entire Arctic region, says Boris Pistorius
MIDDLE EAST: European Left Alliance launches a citizens’ initiative to suspend trade between EU and Israel
TRADE/CLIMATE: temporary exclusion of fertilisers from CBAM must still be approved by EU’s co-legislators
CHINA/INDIA: EU definitively adopts anti-dumping duty on Chinese and Indian barium carbonate
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Secretary General of Council of Europe to participate in Davos Economic Forum
NEWS BRIEFS
ECB: several heads of major central banks “stand in full solidarity” with their US counterpart, Jerome H. Powell
HONDURAS: EU opposes outgoing President’s decree ordering recount of presidential election
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office has frozen €254,000 worth of assets during investigation targeting four farmers in Sicily for fraudulent grazing activities
RUSSIA: Sweden and Finland call for tougher EU sanctions against Moscow