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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13840
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NEWS BRIEFS / Philippines

iEthanol calls on European Commission to totally exclude ethanol from tariff concessions in free trade agreement with Manila

31/03/2026 (Agence Europe) – In a press release published on Monday 30 March, iEthanol urged the European Commission to totally exclude non-fuel ethanol from any tariff liberalisation as part of the ongoing negotiations on the EU-Philippines free trade agreement. The trade association warned that the European ethanol market was already “balanced and constrained”. The specific non-fuel ethanol market represents around 1.8 million tonnes and is entirely supplied by European...

Contents

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
ENERGY: EU Member States urged to prepare for prolonged disruption of energy trade
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: control system for organic products in EU working fairly well, according to European Commission
AGRICULTURE: a dozen EU Member States call on European Commission to act in support of dairy sector
AGRICULTURE: several European ministers are calling for a review of Nitrates Directive to allow use of digestates
AGRICULTURE: Paris backs Ireland’s Phil Hogan to head FAO
FISHERIES: Germany and other countries call for European fisheries legislation to be simplified
COMPETITIVENESS: EU27 yet to authorise European Commission to sign a Strategic Partnership on Critical Minerals with United States
RESEARCH: European ministers discuss measures to bridge gap between research results and their adoption by market
RESEARCH: EU begins negotiations with Australia in preparation for its association with Horizon Europe framework programme
HEALTH: MEP Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu highlights taxation as a key lever in fight against cancer
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission issues guidelines to help Member States implement Birds Directive
DIGITAL: BEREC has raised concerns about several aspects of new Digital Networks Act
DIGITAL: in Europe and worldwide, collection of personal data from youngest users intensifying, according to study
JUSTICE: Eurojust organises itself in face of criminal networks extending beyond European Union and almost systematic digital dimension
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: in Ukraine, Kaja Kallas and Member States, except for Hungary, are making Russian accountability condition for lasting peace
EXTERNAL ACTION
ISRAEL: European Commission condemns a “great step backwards” in Israel following adoption of a law introducing death penalty for terrorists
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into France’s plan to build and operate six nuclear reactors
ECB: EU supervision increasingly out of step with dynamics of European capital markets, according to several experts
TAXATION: tobacco taxation - ambitious, coordinated action would benefit EU Member States’ tax bases and health
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: some fifty MEPs call for Russia’s Daria Boyarskaya to be relieved of her duties as election observer for Hungarian parliamentary elections
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission authorises €40 million in crisis distillation aid for wines in France
CLIMATE: European Commission prepares to present targeted amendment to ‘ETS’ system
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Norwegian Gunn Marit Helgesen elected President of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Council of Europe
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 2.5% in March 2026
LEBANON: EU calls for “in-depth investigation” to shed light on fatal attacks on UNIFIL peacekeepers
INTERNAL MARKET: dossier on ‘28th regime’ for companies should be assigned in mid-April to rapporteur from European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs
PHILIPPINES: iEthanol calls on European Commission to totally exclude ethanol from tariff concessions in free trade agreement with Manila
TOURISM/CONSUMERS: EU Council adopts agreement with European Parliament on revision of Package Travel Directive
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: EU Council approves targeted amendment to CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles