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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13792
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Social

European Commission to present its review of European pillar of social rights action plan in July

On Thursday 22 January in Strasbourg, MEPs urged the European Commission and Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness Roxana Mînzatu to present ambitious initiatives to ensure the continuity of the pillar of social rights action plan, which in March 2021 led European leaders to set three major objectives to be achieved by 2030 on employment, training and reducing poverty, particularly child poverty.

While the Commission is planning legislative...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UNITED STATES: European leaders gathered in Brussels emphasise that their unity is their strength
MERCOSUR: provisional application of EU/Mercosur agreement not ruled out
MIDDLE EAST: EU Member States cautious in their stance towards Donald Trump’s Board of Peace
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
GREENLAND: Greenlanders need not be afraid, promises head of NATO’s military committee
NATO: military support for Kyiv must be better distributed among Allies, says Mark Rutte
INDIA: EU and New Delhi to approve Security and Defence Partnership
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission survives fourth motion of censure
DIGITAL: European Parliament adopts Sarah Knafo’s report on EU sovereignty after political tug-of-war
IRAN: European Parliament calls for sanctions against those responsible for violence against peaceful protesters
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament calls for action to counter worldwide decline in democracy and human rights
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: according to European Parliament, EU Magnitsky Act is an indispensable foreign policy tool for promoting human rights around world
SOCIAL: European Commission to present its review of European pillar of social rights action plan in July
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament endorses regulation on detergents and surfactants
HONDURAS: European Parliament recognises businessman Nasry Asfura as “president-elect”
HONG KONG: European Parliament condemns sentencing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: five EU Member States set up “working group” to speed up procedure on ‘return hubs’
JUSTICE: fight against cross-border crime - Eurojust’s annual operational results demonstrate central role of EU agency
COMPETITIVENESS: Rome and Berlin put forward ideas for boosting EU’s competitiveness ahead of bilateral summit and informal retreat on 12 February
COMPETITIVENESS: regulatory simplification - BusinessEurope publishes its new red lines for current and future European Commission initiatives
DIGITAL: EDPB and EDPS are clearly opposed to deferring obligations of AI Act for high-risk systems
ENERGY: 2025 is first time wind energy and solar energy exceeded fossil fuels’ share of electricity generation in EU
AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches 2026 calls for proposals to support promotion
FISHERIES: Isabelle Le Callennec MEP deplores fishing closure in Bay of Biscay
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: European Parliament does not immediately reverse its decision to freeze negotiations on EU-US trade agreement
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTERNAL MARKET: Hungary’s additional mining fee infringes EU law, says Court of Justice
BUDGET: Turów mine - EU Court of Justice dismisses Poland’s appeal against judgment of General Court on daily penalty payments
ENERGY: Bulgaria ordered to pay €1.5 million for failing to transpose revised Renewable Energy Directive on time
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: European Commission requires Chinese imports of new tyres for light commercial vehicles to be registered
ENERGY: European Commission invites buyers to express their interest in bids from 260 hydrogen projects
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rome has ordered seizure of assets in investigation into alleged subsidy fraud in Sardinia
JUSTICE: five people arrested at request of European Public Prosecutor’s Office on suspicion of subsidy fraud and document falsification