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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13796
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INSTITUTIONAL / Transparency

MEPs call for “ambitious” revision of rules on access to documents of EU institutions

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) advocates a citizen-centred policy on access to the documents of the EU institutions, in a draft own-initiative report adopted on Tuesday 27 January.

Noting shortcomings, some of them “systemic”, in compliance with the Regulation (1049/2001), which provides a framework for such access, MEPs set out a number of recommendations: - ensuring fair procedures for requesting access to documents, where the EU institutions explain...

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