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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13803
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Competitiveness

BusinessEurope calls on European leaders to turn intentions into action so that EU can fully exploit single market’s potential

“It is time to move from ambition to delivery on the competitiveness and regulatory burden reduction agenda”, said BusinessEurope once again on Friday 6 February in a ‘call for action in 2026’ published the same day, just days before the informal retreat of European leaders at Alden Biesen dedicated to competitiveness (see EUROPE B13801A2).

“The EU needs to fully capitalise on the potential of its single market, lower energy prices and put the right conditions in place to...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission proposes its twentieth set of sanctions, covering energy, finance and trade
HEALTH: WHO launches appeal for donations to protect healthcare in Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission asks TikTok to change its “addictive” design
ENVIRONMENT: climate and water resilience are essential for Europe’s future, says Maria Panayiotou
CLIMATE: EU seeks to boost its effectiveness in international climate negotiations
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Jessika Roswall to present circular economy regulation “later this year”
HOME AFFAIRS: MEP Birgit Sippel proposing to extend derogation from ePrivacy Directive until April 2027, one year less than Commission
COMPETITIVENESS: BusinessEurope calls on European leaders to turn intentions into action so that EU can fully exploit single market’s potential
COMPETITIVENESS: ahead of informal EU27 retreat on 12 February, Europe’s SME envoys call for concrete measures to reduce regulatory burdens
ENERGY: electricity demand in EU could increase by around 2% a year until 2030, according to IEA
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament’s AGRI and ENVI Committees involved in examining simplification package
RESEARCH: European Union opens discussions with India on its association with Horizon Europe programme
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: caution on short-term rentals, support for student housing, squats - European Parliament committee to approve its message to Commission on 9 February
MEDIA/DIGITAL: European Commission publishes guidelines on application of Article 18 of Media Freedom Act
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ILGA-Europe raises issue of health discrimination against LGBTQI people in Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
TÜRKIYE: “we need to look with fresh eyes at EU-Türkiye relations”, says Marta Kos
UNITED STATES: in European Parliament, resuming negotiations on EU–US trade agreement remains difficult
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission allocates over €123 million for Latin America and Caribbean
ARMENIA: EU welcomes Armenia’s increasing convergence with EU CFSP positions
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs call for framework for performance-related funding and oppose its generalisation in next multiannual budget
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Marta Kos, Andrius Kubilius and Raffaele Fitto followed “a politically balanced programme” in Slovenia, according to European Commission
TRANSPARENCY: European Commission should have made public positions taken by Member States within ‘Scopaff’ committee, says EU Court of Justice
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: annual report of monetary institute - Renew Europe and Greens/EFA groups in European Parliament take action on digital euro
MONEY LAUNDERING: AMLA defines its strategic priorities for period 2026-2028
FINANCE/CLIMATE: ShareAction urges EU co-legislators to tighten ‘SFDR’ regulation on sustainable finance
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Norway asks Council of Europe to waive immunity of former Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, implicated in Epstein files
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: two humanitarian operations carried out in Yemen and Burundi using airlifts
CHINA: European Commission approves anti-dumping duty on Chinese imports of certain preparations or preserves of sweetcorn
CHINA: European Commission imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Chinese ceramic tableware and kitchenware
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Kaja Kallas, Roxana Mînzatu and Hadja Lahbib reaffirm EU’s commitment against female genital mutilation
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU Member States give green light to measure aimed at boosting recycling of plastics using chemical processes
ENERGY: ACER amends methodologies for automatic price adjustment under rare electricity market conditions
FINANCE: technical details of active account obligation under EMIR published in Official Journal of the EU
JORDAN: first EU-Jordan Security and Defence Dialogue
PERU: EU to observe Peruvian legislative and presidential elections on 12 April
SOCIAL: European Commission proposing to mobilise almost €4 million to support workers made redundant in Belgium and Austria
SUDAN: Hadja Lahbib denounces new attack by Rapid Support Forces on hospital in Kadugli