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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13792
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Honduras

European Parliament recognises businessman Nasry Asfura as “president-elect”

22/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – In a resolution that was adopted on Thursday, 22 January, the European Parliament recognised businessman Nasry Asfura as the “president-elect” of Honduras. MEPs are encouraging the outgoing government to respect the election results and believe President Xiomara Castro’s decree ordering a recount of the votes to be “unconstitutional and an attack on Honduran democracy”. The European External Action Service (EEAS) had expressed in early January that...

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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