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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13849
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mexico

Modernised free trade agreement is widely supported in European Parliament, but concerns remain

On Wednesday 15 April, the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on International Trade (INTA) presented their views on the modernised free trade agreement between the European Union and Mexico. The text has been widely hailed for its symbolic significance at a time when the EU is seeking to diversify its trading partners (see EUROPE B13560A1).

“Mexico is a strategic partner for the EU. After ten years of work to modernise this agreement, the European...

Contents

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EAST: on a visit to Gulf region, António Costa reiterates EU’s support for ceasefire and reopening of Strait of Hormuz
ENERGY: European Commission fine-tuning series of measures to help EU businesses impacted by soaring prices and accelerate decarbonisation
TRANSPORT: war in Middle East - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council calls extraordinary meeting for 21 April
FISHERIES: targeted support for fisheries and aquaculture operators available from Thursday 16 April, announces European Commission
STATE AID: European Commission suggests relaxing European framework to support sectors directly affected by war in Middle East
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European age verification app is “technically ready” for release
DIGITAL: European Commission cracks down on Meta, accused of blocking access to WhatsApp for rival AI developers
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs call for modernisation of structure of European Chemicals Agency
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs propose to simplify rules on chemicals even further
FISHERIES: MEPs call for review of multiannual management plan for Baltic Sea stocks
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA Executive Director supports more targeted, risk-based approach to pesticides
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to debate direct aid arrangements after 2027 on 27 April
MIGRATION: like European Commission, Cyprus Presidency of EU Council wants to use visas as leverage for cooperation with third countries
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs vote for 2028-2034 budget of 1.27% of EU GNI
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: European Parliament negotiators find common ground on compensation framework for a future digital euro
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: members of Ukraine Defence Contact Group step up their military support
RUSSIA: transatlantic countries must do more to restore credible deterrence against Russian hybrid activities, says CEPA
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Europeans will have to produce more to replace American equipment, warns Andrius Kubilius
EXTERNAL ACTION
SUDAN: International Sudan Conference – EU and its Member States pledge €812 million to support humanitarian effort
MEXICO: modernised free trade agreement is widely supported in European Parliament, but concerns remain
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: psychosocial risks at work - MEPs agree with Estelle Ceulemans’s findings, but point to risk of a regulatory burden
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs adopt their position on revision of Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Reprotoxic substances Directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe’s Committee against Torture warns of deterioration in prison conditions and calls for prevention of police violence
NEWS BRIEFS
ISRAEL: more than 350 former European ministers, ambassadors and senior officials once again call for suspension of Association Agreement
UNITED KINGDOM: European Union and United Kingdom formalise latter’s membership of Erasmus+ programme in 2027