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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13817
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 31
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Women’s rights

‘My Voice, My Choice’ – European Commission recognises that objective of initiative can be pursued, without proposing new text

On Thursday 26 February, the European Commission adopted a communication in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion’ (https://aeur.eu/f/jbi), supported by more than 1.1 million citizens and validated on 1 September.

The Commission therefore argues that it is not necessary to propose a new legislative act, as the organisers requested, but points out that Member States can already mobilise the European Social Fund...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: automotive, chemicals, steel and metals – EU27 Ministers focus their attacks on ETS and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
COMPETITIVENESS: Energy costs, raw materials, ‘28th regime’ and simplification – EU27 reiterate their remedies for boosting EU’s competitiveness
COMPETITIVENESS: Pending ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’, EU27 competitiveness ministers reiterate their red lines
COHESION: European Ministers advocate simplification and flexibility for cohesion policy in next 2028-2034 period
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission establishes new programme to prevent and counter terrorist threats
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission wants to provide EU with uniform legal framework concerning illegal possession of firearms
HOME AFFAIRS: several areas of agreement reached during interinstitutional negotiations on ‘CSAM’ regulation, with third meeting planned for 11 May
HEALTH: Cyprus proposes creation of European Centre of Clinical Excellence for Pharmaceuticals
AGRICULTURE : Court of Auditors say potential of European tool for using innovation in agriculture has not been fully exploited
ENERGY: European Commission states “no immediate risks” to security of supply from Druzhba pipeline
ENERGY: several Member States request inclusion of low-carbon hydrogen in industrial objectives of Renewable Energy Directive
ENERGY: WindEurope warns against changes to ETS and organisation of electricity market
JUSTICE: Bulgarian European Prosecutor found guilty of serious misconduct – her dismissal not ruled out, according to European Public Prosecutor’s Office
TOURISM: European Commission to bring together sector stakeholders to help draft future European strategy for sustainable tourism
DIGITAL: seven NGOs call for Aura Salla to resign as European Parliament rapporteur on digital ‘omnibus’
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: ‘My Voice, My Choice’ – European Commission recognises that objective of initiative can be pursued, without proposing new text
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: two organisations denounce exclusion of disabled migrants in ‘EU Asylum and Migration Pact’
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EU co-legislators extend support measures for employees facing redundancy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: MEPs question Christine Lagarde on direction of monetary policy in euro area
EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview ACP: ratification of Samoa Agreement – “We are taking this very seriously“, says OACPS Secretary-General Moussa Saleh Batraki
MERCOSUR: Latvia and Hungary express their reservations about safeguard clause in EU/Mercosur agreement
ANGOLA: EU and Angola hold their seventh “Joint Way Forward” ministerial meeting
SYRIA: Kurds call on EU to monitor implementation of ceasefire agreement
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces €63 million in aid for Somalia
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: Andrius Kubilius promises ‘Space Shield’ will bring added value to European defence
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HUNGARY: CJEU rules Budapest infringed European right to media freedom by refusing to renew commercial radio station’s contract
ENVIRONMENT: Court of Justice of EU specifies conditions with which a road project must comply in order to ensure protection of wild birds
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: European Commission extends definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel road wheels from China
CONSUMERS: EU27 call on Commission to strengthen consumer protection against misleading online practices
GENDER EQUALITY: in its updated survey, European Institute for Gender Equality confirms gap in distribution of unpaid care work
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts agreement with European Parliament on method for calculating greenhouse gas emissions