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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13797
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Russia/belarus

European Commission registers ECI aiming to phase out EU imports from Russia and Belarus

29/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday, 29 January, the European Commission registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) called ‘Stop Funding Russia’s War: Phase Out Harmful and Useless Russian Imports into the EU’. This initiative calls on the European Commission to “propose firm, immediate measures to end the EU’s remaining import dependencies on Russia and Belarus by introducing sectoral bans or decisive phase-outs”. Following registration, the organisers have...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: EU puts Revolutionary Guards on its list of terrorist organisations and sanctions those responsible for repression
VIETNAM: EU and Vietnam consolidate relations with a new strategic partnership
SUDAN : EU sanctions seven warlords
SERBIA: European Commission criticises passing of controversial law on judicial independence by Serbian Parliament
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Ukraine facing humanitarian catastrophe warns Kaja Kallas
HUMANITARIAN AID : European Commission announces a further €153 million in emergency humanitarian aid for Ukraine and Moldova
ECONOMY: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council working hard to reach agreement on loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027
RUSSIA: EU sanctions six people deemed responsible for destabilising activities
RUSSIA/BELARUS: European Commission registers ECI aiming to phase out EU imports from Russia and Belarus
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European Commission adopts EU’s first comprehensive visa strategy
AGRICULTURE : MEPs begin complex debate on post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy
AGRICULTURE : work in EU Council progressing on provisions of national plans to be transferred to regulations on CAP
FISHERIES: reform of Common Fisheries Policy will be debated by EU Council in May and June
ENERGY: according to European Commission, regulatory framework for nuclear fusion does not have to replicate that for fission
INDUSTRY: chemical plant closures in Europe have increased sixfold since 2022, according to Cefic
RESEARCH: MEPs want to separate Horizon Europe framework programme from European Competitiveness Fund
RESEARCH: European Commission explains its proposals on nuclear energy and ‘ITER’ project to MEPs
DIGITAL: major digital files this year have their rapporteurs in European Parliament
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission draws up mixed report on fight against pollution in EU
ENVIRONMENT: cost of forever chemicals estimated at €440 billion by 2050, according to an EU study
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: MEPs struggle to lay foundations for compromise on digital euro
EIB: EIB quadrupled financing for security and defence sector in 2025
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
GREENLAND: there are no major threats to Greenland, according to Lars Løkke Rasmussen
INSTITUTIONAL
BETTER REGULATION: MEPs call on European Commission to rethink ‘one in, one out’ approach to further regulatory simplification
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council promises to do its utmost to reach an agreement on coordination of social security rules
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY/EMPLOYMENT: MEPs call for women’s work to be valued in order to reduce pay and pension gaps
DEMOCRACY: European Democracy Shield – Tomas Tobé’s report finds that European Commission’s proposal is still too limited
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: lack of reliable and comparable data limits fight against antisemitism, according to EU Fundamental Rights Agency
HOUSING: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights calls for a human rights-based approach to housing energy policies
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
ECHR: European Court of Human Rights celebrates a “very productive” 2025, but still faces challenges
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: MEPs give green light to reappointment of Frank Elderson as Vice-Chairman of Single Supervisory Mechanism
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : EU institution dismisses Henrik Hololei following disciplinary proceedings
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : European Commission appoints new director at DG DEFIS and new deputy director-general at DG ECFIN
RULE OF LAW: association of European cities Eurocities objects to legal proceedings brought against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony
UNITED STATES: 125 civil society organisations urge European leaders to reduce US fossil fuel imports
DRC: situation in Eastern Congo cannot be a forgotten conflict, warns Maxime Prévot
SOCIAL: former commissioner Ylva Johansson to chair ‘European Skills High-Level Board’