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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13839
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NEWS BRIEFS / France

French public deficit set at 5.1% of GDP by end of 2025

Brussels, 30/03/2026 (Agence Europe) – By the end of 2025, France’s public deficit had been reduced from 5.8% in 2024 to 5.1% of national GDP, according to the French statistics institute (INSEE) on Friday 27 March, whereas the target for reducing the excessive deficit was 5.4%. These figures encourage us to be “ambitious” when it comes to consolidating the public finances, French Budget Minister David Amiel told TF1. The target set by the ‘Lecornu II’ government is to reduce...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European Commission ready to modify fisheries fund to meet energy efficiency needs
FISHERIES: EU limits reduction in mackerel fishing quotas in 2026 in North-East Atlantic to 48%
FISHERIES: Costas Kadis outlines measures to be taken at EU level to support coastal and small-scale fishing
AGRICULTURE: several Member States call unsuccessfully for suspension of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism for fertilisers
AGRICULTURE: EU mobilises €21.5 million to support farmers affected by adverse weather
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission publishes guidelines on implementation of packaging regulation
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: Belgium, Germany and Finland submit proposals to simplify European automotive regulations
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: European drivers are not opposed to electric vehicles, but doubt that they meet their requirements, according to EAFO survey
RESEARCH: European ministers meet virtually to discuss EU’s potential for innovation
ENERGY: European Commission opens public consultation on future rating system for data centres in EU
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
ECONOMY/ENERGY: G7 calls for no restrictions on hydrocarbon exports to avoid market tensions
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
CSDP: EU Council changes mandates for EUNAVFOR ASPIDES and EUNAVFOR ATALANTA
DEFENCE: European Commission unveils work programme and breakdown of funding for EDIP programme for 2026 and 2027
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council calls on Member States to study options for financing future EU budget
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission gives green light to Italian renewable hydrogen production scheme
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: social economy - European Commission’s 2021 action plan well implemented overall
EXTERNAL ACTION
WTO: on day after 14th WTO Ministerial Meeting, EU wakes up with “hangover”
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 authorise Commission to negotiate new agreements on electricity, Erasmus+ and London’s cohesion contribution
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: more than 120 organisations demand introduction of a new EU Disability Employment and Skills Guarantee
HOUSING: European Economic and Social Committee calls on European Commission to take more ambitious measures
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
ISRAEL: denounced by Council of Europe, Israel’s draft law on death penalty could call into question Israel’s observer status
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: informal meeting in Kyiv of European foreign affairs ministers on Tuesday 31 March
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission grants €11 million to East Asian countries to support their resilience in face of climate-related disasters
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU Council extends framework for restrictive measures by twelve months
COHESION: European Commission launches call for applications for EURegionsWeek 2026
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: new cyber attack targeting europa.eu platform
COMPETITIVENESS/INDUSTRY: ‘Pax Silica’ and semi-conductors - France disputes that it is only EU country behind postponement of Commission’s negotiating mandate
COMPETITIVENESS: ‘Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform’ has mobilised €29 billion in European funding since its launch in 2024
ENERGY: ACER calls for effective implementation of European electricity market rules to be speeded up
FINANCES: EU financial markets remain resilient overall, say European supervisory authorities
FRANCE: French public deficit set at 5.1% of GDP by end of 2025
IRAN: extension of sanctions against natural and legal persons responsible for serious human rights violations until April 2027
MIGRATION: EU Council formalises creation of ‘EU Talent Pool’ to encourage legal migration to Europe