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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13804
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European Commission releases €5 million in emergency aid to support humanitarian action in West Bank

09/02/26 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has allocated €5 million in emergency aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to fund access to emergency shelter and protection for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, according to a press release published on Friday 6 February. This funding is intended to support the implementation of an action plan launched by UNRWA last July, which aims to meet the immediate...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: European preference, a necessary tool for strengthening EU industry, as well as simplification and trade, according to Ursula von der Leyen
COMPETITIVENESS: EU27 ministers invited on 26 February to discuss support from Competitiveness Fund for SMEs and emergency plans for industry
COMPETITIVENESS: Cleantech for Europe sets out its requirements for future ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’
DIGITAL: European Commission threatens Meta with interim measures if it does not allow AI assistants access to WhatsApp
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Commission tightens rules against textile waste in EU
ENVIRONMENT: Commission adopts new European legislation on RENURE fertilisers
AGRICULTURE: EU Court of Auditors criticises “complex CAP structure” in proposal for 2028-2034 period
ENERGY: networks package - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council seeks consensus on use of congestion revenues
ENERGY: geothermal energy could cover 42% of coal and gas-fired electricity production in EU
TRANSPORT: CLECAT and EEA call for stronger incentives to decarbonise road transport in Europe
RESEARCH: European Commission grants €404.3 million to postdoctoral researchers
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU27 social affairs ministers invited to Cyprus on 12 and 13 February to discuss future EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns Israeli measures strengthening control over West Bank
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: EU Member States invited to agree to rules for participation of Iceland and Norway in GOVSATCOM
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: MEPs call on Frankfurt institute to prepare for future inflationary crises
TAXATION: Matthias Ecke MEP believes that financial transaction taxes should be harmonised across EU
STATE AID: European Commission approves rescue loan to Acciaierie d'Italia to cover operating costs only
FINANCE: ESMA announces increased action in 2027-2029
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for Polish aid to help mountain and lowland areas cope with consequences of climate change
ECB: Christine Lagarde pays tribute to François Villeroy de Galhau’s contribution to Governing Council
CHINA: European Commission requires Chinese imports of lightweight thermal paper to be registered
CLIMATE: European Commission consults on national targets and flexibilities for 2040 target
CLIMATE: 2040 target - European Commission launches a consultation on possible use of international carbon credits
TRADE: European Parliament announces start of negotiations with EU Council on safeguard measures for European steel
ENERGY: affordable energy prices must be main objective of future electrification plan, according to energy-intensive industries
HONG KONG: European Commission condemns sentencing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai to twenty years in prison
CSDP: EUNAVFOR MED Irini has inspected nearly 22,000 vessels since March 2020
UNRWA: European Commission releases €5 million in emergency aid to support humanitarian action in West Bank
SUDAN: EU calls for an extension of arms embargo