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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13806
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Council of europe

In connection with Epstein affair, Council of Europe waives immunity of former Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland

On Wednesday 11 February, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe announced the waiving of the immunity of Norwegian Thorbjørn Jagland, who was Secretary General of the organisation between 2009 and 2019.

This decision follows a request made on 8 February by the Norwegian authorities as part of an investigation into allegations of aggravated corruption linking the former Secretary General to the American sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

Thorbjørn Jagland appears on several...

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BEACONS
Beacons: European preference, an obvious choice
Informal EU leaders' retreat
COMPETITIVENESS: on eve of Alden Biesen meeting, European industry calls on EU27 to ensure its survival
Interview COMPETITIVENESS: more revenue from ETS should be reinvested in decarbonising industries, says EU steel industry
Interview COMPETITIVENESS: for EU glass packaging manufacturers, postponing new ETS calculation rules would already be a great help
COMPETITIVENESS: ECB advocates integrating capital markets, creating digital euro and simplifying EU rules to stimulate economic activity
AGRICULTURE: EU farming organisations call for agriculture to be placed at heart of European competitiveness agenda
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COMPETITIVENESS: MEPs exchange views on regulatory simplification and energy
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: EU loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027 - European Parliament endorses Council’s position
DEFENCE: European Parliament calls for stronger bilateral security partnerships
RULE OF LAW: concerned about abuses in Slovakia and risk to EU funds, MEPs from EPP to The Left are urging Commission to take action
GREAT LAKES: MEPs reiterate their call for sanctions against Rwanda for its incursions into DRC
GMOs: MEPs oppose renewal of EU authorisation for two varieties of cotton
BUDGET/SOCIAL: European Parliament has approved €7.5 million in European funds to help workers made redundant by Audi in Belgium
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: NATO announces launch of its Arctic Sentry
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS/TRANSPORT: European Commission unveils new action plan to tackle threats posed by drones and provide better framework for their use
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU Council underlines contribution of a sustainable bioeconomy to EU competitiveness
DIGITAL: European data protection authorities vehemently opposed to revision of GDPR
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca concerned about relaunch of negotiations on EU-Australia trade agreement
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Kaja Kallas opposed to elections in war-torn Ukraine
MIDDLE EAST: EU denounces new Israeli measures for West Bank
TRADE: several industry players call on European Commission to abolish temporary suspension mechanism in CBAM regulation
CHINA: European Commission accepts Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive’s undertaking offer
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS/CONSUMERS: EU Council gives final go-ahead to €3 flat-rate customs duty on small parcels
TAXATION: Denmark, France and Austria have highest personal income tax rates in EU, according to Tax Foundation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: in connection with Epstein affair, Council of Europe waives immunity of former Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: €1.2 billion in counterfeit money intercepted in operation coordinated by Europol
MONEY LAUNDERING: AMLA consults on important mandates for private sector and harmonised supervision
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Amnesty International calls on Slovenia to amend its ‘security’ law and stop seizure of welfare benefits
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: ‘SAFE’ instrument - green light from EU Council for signature of agreement authorising Canada’s participation
COMPANIES: European Commission launches a public consultation on a possible revision of Shareholder Rights Directive
FINANCE: ESMA’s invoicing rules for administrators of third-country benchmarks published in Official Journal of the EU
IRAN: EU “appalled” by new conviction of Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi
JUSTICE: EU Council appoints Jennifer Vanderputten and Pavel Zeman as European Prosecutors for Belgium and Czech Republic
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: EFRAG launches consultation on amendments to IFRS standards
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU Council extends mandate of EU special representative for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue