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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13796
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Roberta Metsola to be part of European Parliament team negotiating with EU Council on air passenger rights

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, chaired the inaugural meeting of the European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee on air passenger rights held on Wednesday 28 January. This procedure follows the adoption of its position at second reading (see EUROPE B13791A7, B13795A18).

According to a parliamentary source contacted by Agence Europe, the President herself will be part of the team responsible for negotiating with the Council of the EU. She will be...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU Member states could place Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on European list of terrorist organisations
UNITED STATES: Andrew Puzder calls on European Parliament to press ahead with trade agreement negotiations
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Andrius Kubilius announces that first Security of Supply Board is to meet this Monday 2 February
DEFENCE: José Manuel Albares calls for “European army” as transatlantic relations are transformed
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: a balance must be struck between agricultural rules and those of national plans, according to Maria Panayiotou
AGRICULTURE: Austria and other countries call for suspension of CBAM for fertilisers
AGRICULTURE: European agri-food sector welcomes EU/India free trade agreement
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament’s Environment Committee approves agreement with EU Council on new genomic techniques
JUSTICE: Constantinos Fitiris places protection of vulnerable adults and cross-border recognition of parenthood among priorities of Cyprus Presidency of EU Council
CONSUMERS: EU27 want European Commission to tackle directly dangers faced by consumers online
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States approve extension of derogation from ePrivacy directive to combat child sexual abuse
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: MEPs want to protect and remunerate copyrighted works used by generative AI
TRANSPORT: Roberta Metsola to be part of European Parliament team negotiating with EU Council on air passenger rights
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: Chair of Automotive Regions Alliance, Franck Leroy, advocates pragmatic approach to decarbonisation of sector
COMPETITIVENESS: European Commission authorised to negotiate a new partnership on critical materials with United States
ENERGY: Dan Jørgensen once again defends “top-down” planning of European electricity grids to MEPs
ENERGY: European Commission allocates €650 million to 14 cross-border energy infrastructure projects
ENERGY: ACER publishes guidelines for monitoring statistical data relating to cyber-attacks in electricity sector
COHESION: EPP Group in European Parliament wishes to re-establish criteria defining way in which cohesion and regional funds are to be administered
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 – Veronika Solilova and Margit Schratzenstaller heard on future of EU’s own resources
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 – EU’s Court of Auditors qualifies real scale of European budgetary effort
TRANSPARENCY: MEPs call for “ambitious” revision of rules on access to documents of EU institutions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: European banks must strengthen resilience against “geopolitical risks”, says Frank Elderson
STATE AID: green light for Spanish scheme to support electricity production from cogeneration plants
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Amazon representatives struggle to convince MEPs of working conditions and safety standards
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe formalises platform for dialogue with representatives of Russian opposition in exile
JUSTICE: Council of Europe’s Committee for Prevention of Torture denounces ill-treatment of detainees in Bosnia and Herzegovina
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Danish MEP Per Clausen wants to rally European Parliament to demand EU sanctions against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade slowed in November 2025, according to a new report
ENERGY: European Commission wants to accelerate deployment of small modular reactors with its new dedicated strategy
ENERGY: European Commission launches a public consultation to facilitate use of PPAs
HOUSING: EU housing ministers to meet by videoconference on 3 February
CORRIGENDA
CUSTOMS: Poland has a building to house headquarters of future ‘European Customs Authority’
MIGRATION: Asylum Procedures – MEPs approve agreements reached with EU Council on ‘safe countries of origin’ and ‘safe third countries’ texts