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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13815
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NEWS BRIEFS / Switzerland

EU Council gives green light to package of bilateral agreements with Switzerland

24/02/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 24 February, the Council of the European Union approved the signing of a broad package of agreements between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation aimed at deepening bilateral relations. This includes: the updating of four existing agreements (air transport, land transport, free movement of persons and assessment of conformity); the updating of the agreement on trade in agricultural products; three new agreements on food safety, health and...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Ursula von der Leyen promises €90 billion loan will be honoured “one way or another”
UKRAINE: European Parliament calls for further support for Kyiv
UKRAINE: Council of Europe opens Register of Damage to Ukrainians who have taken refuge abroad
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: female Ukrainian refugees in EU face heightened risks of sexual harassment and labour exploitation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Council of Europe reaffirms its support for Ukraine and its desire to see Russia prosecuted for its violations of international law
RUSSIA: Dmitry Medvedev reminds us that his country knows how to invade Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview LIBERIA: “We are a stable country and we look forward to having more investors”, says Commerce Minister Magdalene Shelley-Dagoseh
TRADE: EU must continue to honour commitment over EU-US agreement according to Maroš Šefčovič
TRADE: steel safeguards - European Parliament/EU Council negotiations start with similar positions
TRADE: in parliamentary committee, MEPs approve provisional agreement on mechanism for screening foreign investment in EU
TRADE: European Parliament Committee on International Trade adopts its position with view to negotiations at 14th WTO ministerial meeting
MIDDLE EAST: 19 countries condemn Israel’s latest decisions in “strongest terms“
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - European Court of Auditors questions soundness of controls and performance measures of European Fund
BUDGET: Marilena Raouna counting on European leaders to move towards “balanced, mature negotiating box, with indicative figures”
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: ‘European Democracy Shield’ – central to measure, work of ‘European Centre for Democratic Resilience’ is launched
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: faced with multiple instances of backsliding observed within European Union, MEPs sound alarm
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS/RESEARCH: state of industry, consumer protection and Horizon Europe on agenda for EU27 ministers’ debates on 26 and 27 February
COMPETITIVENESS: reporting and due diligence obligations - EU Council formally validates new flexibilities granted to companies
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs and organisations from services of general interest and social economy launch ‘Coalition for Freedom to Stay’
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties wary of expanding court access to personal data to facilitate investigations
HOME AFFAIRS: on eve of second meeting of interinstitutional negotiations between EU Council and European Parliament on ‘CSAM’ regulation, a number of disagreements persist
MIGRATION: Magnus Brunner defends his visa strategy before European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties
JUSTICE: Beti Hohler, Cedric Ryngaert and Michael Stelzer detail EU’s legal levers in face of US sanctions against International Criminal Court
AGRICULTURE : Member States do not always have sufficient resources to process pesticide authorisations, according to EFSA
AGRICULTURE: European Commission is proposing to suspend customs duties on imports of several fertilisers into EU
FOOD SAFETY: infant formula – European Commission tightens controls on imports from China
FOOD SAFETY: EU criticises Chinese controls on poultry and rabbit meat
HEALTH: MEPs and scientists launch ‘Exposome Alliance’
TRANSPORT: MEPs disagree on frequency of roadworthiness tests
TRANSPORT: charging infrastructure for electric vehicles is being rolled out, but much remains to be done, according to European Commission
TRANSPORT: coordinator of ‘European Rail Traffic Management System’ stresses need to speed up its deployment at an industrial scale
DIGITAL: nearly fifty European elected representatives deplore delay in establishing committee of experts for protection of minors online
DIGITAL/CONSUMER: EDRi believes EU must tackle design of online platforms directly to protect its consumers
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: 37 NGOs petition Israeli High Court to maintain humanitarian aid to Gaza and West Bank
SWITZERLAND: EU Council gives green light to package of bilateral agreements with Switzerland
RESEARCH: EU begins negotiations with Nigeria on a bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement