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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13838
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Competitiveness

Semiconductors – France requests more time to authorise European Commission to bring EU into US Pax Silica initiative

On Friday 27 March, the Member States’ representatives ultimately failed to give the green light to the European Commission to negotiate a non-binding instrument with the United States that would allow the EU to join the Pax Silica initiative on semiconductors, according to sources (see EUROPE B13835A6).

While there was broad support for the Commission’s intention, one Member State – in this case France – would have voted against the green light. Therefore, the opening of...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU countries invited to take temporary and targeted budgetary measures in response to impact of war in Middle East
CUSTOMS: European Parliament and EU Council decide to reform European Customs Code
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Economic and Social Committee calls for preserving robustness of EU’s regulatory framework for sustainable finance
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Central and Eastern European EU countries advocate for a strong and equitable post-2027 CAP
AGRICULTURE: European ministers will debate ‘Vision’ for agriculture, trade, and dairy crisis on Monday, 30 March
FISHERIES: ministers to call for urgent action to tackle crisis in fisheries and aquaculture sector
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission adopts new guidelines to future-proof Natura 2000 network against climate change
COMPETITIVENESS: complex rules, vagueness over ‘Made in EU’ – EU Member States set out their initial concerns over Industrial Accelerator Act
COMPETITIVENESS: semiconductors – France requests more time to authorise European Commission to bring EU into US Pax Silica initiative
HOME AFFAIRS: Europol fears a sharp slowdown in investigations into online child sexual abuse material following expiry of ePrivacy Directive derogation
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: “Europe, like the world, is going to become Africanised”, stresses Vice-President of European Parliament, Younous Omarjee
MOLDOVA: on a visit to Chișinău, Michael McGrath welcomes Moldova’s progress and reinforces support for reforms
JAPAN: EU and Tokyo conclude their third strategic dialogue, maintaining united front in face of tensions in China Sea
UNITED STATES: satisfied with vote in European Parliament, US ambassador to EU awaits outcome of forthcoming negotiations with EU Council
TRADE: with Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, EU supports rules-based trade
INSTITUTIONAL
EU INSTITUTIONS: European Court of Auditors invites European Economic and Social Committee and European Committee of Regions to assess impact of their work
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CULTURE/MEDIA: nine countries have signed new Council of Europe Convention on co-production of series
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves two new protected geographical indications
HUMANITARIAN AID: 150 tonnes of humanitarian supplies delivered to Lebanon due to three flights coordinated by EU
STATE AID: green light for Luxembourg scheme to support investment in clean technology manufacturing capacity
ENERGY: informal meeting of European energy ministers on 31 March
ENERGY: despite below average gas storage levels, these remain stable, reassures European Commission
IRAN: G7 countries reaffirm “absolute necessity” of restoring freedom of navigation in Strait of Hormuz
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office conducts 18 arrests in Spain in connection with a €32.8 million VAT fraud involving importation of alcohol
MIGRATION: 1.2 million people acquired nationality in EU Member States in 2024 according to Eurostat
TUNISIA: Chair of European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights deplores postponement of planned mission to country
CORRIGENDUM
CORRUPTION: details of European Parliament’s adoption of EU anti-corruption directive