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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13820
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

‘European Ports Strategy’ designed to improve safety through exchange of information and assessment of foreign investments

The European Commission will present its ‘European Ports Strategy’ on Wednesday 4 March (see EUROPE B13800A1). Several of these elements, which Agence Europe was able to obtain in advance, are in line with the requests of the World Shipping Council (WSC).

Damian Viccars, the WSC’s Director of European Government Affairs, speaking to Agence Europe on Monday 2 March, stressed the importance of securing maritime supply chains against organised crime and serious trafficking activities,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: ‘European Ports Strategy’ designed to improve safety through exchange of information and assessment of foreign investments
ENERGY/DIGITAL: tripartite agreements and a European energy data exchange centre at heart of European Commission’s new ‘Strategic Roadmap’
ENERGY: Dan Jørgensen hopes that EU will be able to buy more Azeri gas in future
ENERGY: Eurelectric calls for foundations of European electricity market to be preserved
HOME AFFAIRS: migration and asylum remain at heart of discussions scheduled for ‘Justice and Home Affairs’ Council meeting on 5 and 6 March
MIGRATION: applications for international protection in EU have fallen by 19% in 2025, according to European Union Agency for Asylum
AGRICULTURE: crisis in Middle East will have more impact on price of fertilisers, admits Christophe Hansen
AGRICULTURE: European leaders call for a strengthened regional dimension in future CAP
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes strengthening measures to protect porpoises in Baltic Proper
PLANTS: EFSA public consultation concerning scientific opinions on Xylella fastidiosa
DIGITAL: three months behind schedule, European Commission inaugurates its expert group on protection of minors online
COHESION: islands, peripheral regions and ‘right to stay’ – Raffaele Fitto wants to propose three strategies before adoption of post-2027 EU budget
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European Council urged to welcome adoption of €90 billion loan for Ukraine, according to preliminary work
EU2026CY: postponement of informal meeting in Cyprus of European Ministers for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027 - European Commission studies several options to bypass Hungary’s veto
STATE AID: European Commission launches call for evidence on revision of EU rules governing State guarantees
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
ECONOMY: Iran crisis - European Council, European Commission, ECB and Eurogroup leaders assess economic disruption
MIDDLE EAST: The Left in European Parliament denounces European support for US-Israeli intervention
CIVIL PROTECTION: three Member States have requested EU support to open their Middle East evacuation flights to other European nationals
IRAN: Tehran warns Europeans against any involvement in war in Middle East
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: Member States called upon to authorise opening of negotiations for Ukraine’s participation in GOVSATCOM
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: nearly one woman in three has suffered psychological violence at hands of her partner, says EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency
MEDIA: AI threatens public debate and survival of traditional media, warn several experts before European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Commissioner for Human Rights warns of risks to human rights posed by future Return Regulation
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves registration of two new geographical indications
ECB: Frankfurt Institute publishes guide to harmonising implementation of ‘T+1’ securities transactions
DEFENCE: Ireland to create its own network of defence attachés
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 1.9% in February 2026 in euro area