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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13802
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NEWS BRIEFS / Trade

European Commission imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on Chinese, Saudi Arabian and US imports of 1,4-butanediol

Brussels, 05/02/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 5 February, the European Commission imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from China, Saudi Arabia and the United States. It is a chemical compound used to produce a wide range of downstream chemical products used in sectors such as automotive, defence, electronics and batteries. The Commission opened an investigation following a complaint lodged on 24 April 2025 by INEOS Solvents SA. It...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: European Commission extends suspension of trade countermeasures initiated last summer six months
UNITED STATES: French National Assembly rejects EU-US trade agreement
GREENLAND: European Commission proposes new funding of €200 million
DEVELOPMENT: European Commission adjusts its ‘budgetary flexibility cushion’ in favour of India, Syria and global health
TRADE: EU Council and European Parliament could start negotiations on safeguard for steel on 27 February
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Terry Reintke and Mārtiņš Staķis call for greater European integration
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - after tabling over a thousand amendments, MEPs discussed spending ceilings, structure and own resources
BUDGET: Piotr Serafin explains to MEPs how EU will finance interest on loan to Ukraine without burdening 2026 budget
EESC: Séamus Boland says he is in favour of a European “loan” to finance all of EU’s post-2027 budget priorities
BETTER REGULATION: some 50 academics denounce attempt by European Commission to “institutionalise deregulation”
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: revision of AI Act - a first parliamentary report with no real brake on European Commission’s ambitions
DIGITAL: Apple Ads and Apple Maps escape designation under EU Digital Markets Act
COMPETITIVENESS: Sweden, Finland, Netherlands and Baltic States argue that ‘European preference’ should not stand in way of regulatory simplification
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: heads of Stellantis and Volkswagen automotive groups call for introduction of CO2 bonus for vehicles manufactured in Europe
CLIMATE: €3 billion from EU for investment in decarbonising buildings and road transport
FOOD SAFETY: NGOs raise alarm over 49 pesticides facing unlimited approval in EU ‘omnibus’ proposal
COHESION: Members of European Committee of Regions oppose budget cuts and new governance for next Multiannual Financial Framework
HOME AFFAIRS: Stop Chat Control alliance encourages European citizens to put pressure on European Parliament not to extend exception from ePrivacy Directive
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission approves new ‘toolbox’ to reinforce safety of submarine cables
SEA: European Commission sets up ‘High-Level Ocean Board’
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Frankfurt institute keeps key rates unchanged
STATE AID: European Commission approves €3 billion German State aid scheme for cleantech manufacturing capacity
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Court of Justice of European Union annuls waiver of immunity of former Catalan MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí
GMOs: Member States may, under certain conditions, prohibit cultivation of GMOs on their territory, confirms EU Court of Justice
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: European Court of Human Rights condemns Russia for illegal detention and degrading treatment of Aleksey Navalnyy
JUSTICE: European Court of Human Rights condemns Poland for suspending a judge critical of judicial reforms implemented in 2017
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: European Commission imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on Chinese, Saudi Arabian and US imports of 1,4-butanediol
CUSTOMS: EU Council develops its approach to seat selection process for future European authority EUCA
EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES: S&D Group in European Parliament calls on EPP family to exclude SDS group led by Slovenian Janez Janša
CSDP: Daniele Paolo Maria Martinuzzi appointed EU Force Commander EUNAVFOR ATALANTA
RESEARCH: MEP Borys Budka proposes that European Parliament approve renewal of agreement with Lebanon on its participation in ‘PRIMA’ partnership
Op-Ed
Op-ed: the cost of non-competitive Europe - by Vladimír Dlouhý