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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13790
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NEWS BRIEFS / Energy

According to Robert Fico, EU must suspend application of emissions trading mechanism to regain competitiveness and influence

20/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 20 January, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico took advantage of the fact that an informal summit will be convened on 22 January to address the transatlantic crisis concerning Greenland to call for a “4–5 year suspension on the application of the emissions trading mechanism” (ETS). In a letter addressed to Ursula von der Leyen and published on X, the Slovak believes that the “era of gross violations of international law and the...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: with revision of Cybersecurity Act, EU is taking a step forward by giving itself power to exclude foreign suppliers
HOME AFFAIRS: issue of migrant returns to be at heart of informal Justice and Home Affairs meeting in Nicosia this week
JUSTICE: European Parliament co-rapporteur Tineke Strik calls for fundamental values to be preserved in 2028-2034 programme
COHESION: EU Council decides to reduce maximum amount of ’Brexit’ reserve
ENVIRONMENT: ship recycling - new certificate formats to reduce administrative burden in EU
FISHERIES: EU Council authorises European Commission to negotiate a new EU/Morocco Agreement
FISHERIES: Oceana warns about European-owned ships flying high-risk flags
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission wants to strengthen application of law in face of structural racism
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission urging Member States to “speed up” implementation of their post-Covid-19 recovery plans by end of August
FINLAND: EU Council asks Helsinki to put end to Finland’s excessive deficit by end of 2028
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
GREENLAND: Greenland is not for sale, warn European Parliament and EU High Representative together
IRAN: MEPs call on EU to react to brutality of repression in country
HUMANITARIAN AID: against backdrop of “multiple crises”, European Parliament approves report calling for European humanitarian aid to be increased
DIGITAL: European Parliament wants to send firm message in face of sexual deepfakes generated on X
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament overwhelmingly reiterates its support for a 28th company regime
ECONOMY: European Parliament calls for review of “regulatory gaps” in ‘shadow banking’ in EU
EU2026CY: MEPs support priorities of Cyprus Presidency of EU Council
DEMOCRACY: European Parliament urges Spain to ratify 2018 reform of EU Electoral Law
HEALTH: European Parliament adopts its negotiating position on critical medicines
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament weakens its message on need for a new ‘just transition directive’
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament adopts joint resolution to step up fight against drug trafficking in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: a close vote expected in European Parliament on referral of case to EU Court of Justice
UNITED STATES: in European Parliament, EPP shows little inclination to mobilise ‘anti-coercion’ tool in face of Donald Trump’s “trade blackmail”
SYRIA: EU welcomes ceasefire between interim authorities and Syrian Democratic Forces
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - MEPs launch work on National and Regional Partnership Fund
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
ITALY: Commissioner for Human Rights calls on country to strengthen protection of human rights and step up fight against child poverty
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: in committee, MEPs approve provisional agreement on 2040 target
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : European Commission appoints new director to DG Budget and new deputy director-general to DG Justice and Consumers
COMPETITIVENESS: presentation of ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’ postponed again
ECONOMY: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council undertakes to work urgently to make loan to Ukraine a reality for 2026 and 2027
ECONOMY: EU Council gives green light to fifth EU macrofinancial assistance to Jordan
ENERGY: according to Robert Fico, EU must suspend application of emissions trading mechanism to regain competitiveness and influence
TAXATION: Martin Schirdewan and Terry Reintke see OECD agreement on minimum corporate taxation as a tool to counter Donald Trump