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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13848
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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE / Defence

We must always try to do more, faster and in a simpler way, acknowledges EIB Vice-President Robert de Groot

Robert de Groot, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), told MEPs on the Security and Defence Committee on Tuesday 14 April that we must “always try to do more, faster and in a simpler way to work with the private sector and strengthen European defence and our defence capabilities “.

Since March 2025, the activities eligible for EIB financing have been extended, with the possibility of supporting purely defence and military activities - but not lethal equipment.

“For...

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INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council sets out draft Negotiating Box ahead of first discussions on figures
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: on 23 and 24 April in Cyprus, EU27 will discuss war in Ukraine, war in Middle East and Multiannual Financial Framework
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: steel safeguard measures - EU Council and European Parliament reach a provisional agreement
TRADE/CLIMATE: European Court of Auditors casts doubt on effectiveness of future ‘Temporary Decarbonisation Fund’
SUDAN : Quintet expresses deep concern at continuation of hostilities
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
HUMANITARIAN AID: with humanitarian resources in Lebanon running out of steam, European Parliament Development Committee fears repeat of Palestinian situation
LEBANON: 17 countries - including 13 EU Member States - call for Lebanon not to be forgotten in regional appeasement efforts
MIDDLE EAST: situation in West Bank has worsened since start of war in Middle East, according to EU ambassador Alexandre Stutzmann
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Hungarian post-Covid-19 recovery plan - race against time for access to European funding has begun
EMU: strengthening euro’s international role requires creation of common safe asset, experts tell MEPs
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: Olivér Várhelyi defends his reform of regulation on medical devices to MEPs
HEALTH: MEPs call for EU funding for Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
COMPETITIVENESS: company obligations, support for ‘EU’ recycling industry, restocking - European Parliament puts forward its ideas for new ‘CRMA’
DIGITAL: France continues to push for Europe-wide ban on social media for minors
DIGITAL: Europe’s digital industry still hopes to influence negotiations on revision of AI Act
AGRICULTURE : Farm Europe launches a strategic dialogue with Ukrainian agri-food companies on EU enlargement
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights warns of Poland’s suspension of asylum procedures
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: 2025 annual report - MEPs note limited progress in implementing European Commission’s recommendations
GENDER EQUALITY: European Commission defends 2026–2030 strategy before MEPs
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: Spain not doing enough to combat misuse of fixed-term contracts in public sector, says Court of Justice
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: EU Court of Justice clarifies scope of exception for ‘pastiche’ of musical work
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: we must always try to do more, faster and in a simpler way, acknowledges EIB Vice-President Robert de Groot
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties gives go-ahead for EU to sign United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
STATE AID: European Commission approves Czech aid to develop biomethane production
STATE AID: agricultural biomass - European Commission authorises €1.3 billion German scheme to rewet drained peatlands
STATE AID: European Commission approves €615.7 million in funding for dairy sector in the Netherlands
TRADE: next interinstitutional negotiations on EU-US trade agreement to take place on 6 May
CULTURE: ‘Deaf’, 2026 LUX Audience Award
ECONOMY: MEPs ready to negotiate with EU Council on a targeted reform of European economic governance framework
FINANCES: EMIR 30 – ESMA publishes reporting templates and instructions on Active Account Requirement
ISRAEL: ECI calling for suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement has reached one million signatures, according to The Left