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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13855
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EXTERNAL ACTION / United kingdom

Trade agreement with UK is working well overall, with exception of visa difficulties for EU service providers

After five years of implementation, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed between the EU and the United Kingdom “has proven to be a robust and effective foundation for EU–United Kingdom relations, the implementation of which has progressed well overall”, said the European Commission on Thursday 23 April in a report that examined the first half of 2025.

“The issues identified in this report represent exceptions, considering the breadth and depth of cooperation established...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU adopts its twentieth sanctions package
ECONOMY: EU loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027 firmly on track
NICOSIA SUMMIT
COMPETITIVENESS: Commission, European Parliament and EU Council to sign roadmap for single market on 24 April in Cyprus
SECURITY: Mr Christodoulides calls for “operational plan” to give substance to EU Treaty clause on mutual assistance in event of armed aggression
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Parliament and EU Council agree on technical points of AI Omnibus, pending political negotiations
ENERGY: EU’s “growing dependence” on US LNG raises “geopolitical concerns”, says ACER
ANIMAL HEALTH: patchy progress for farmed fish, according to European Commission
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission’s text on pesticides challenged by study commissioned by Dutch parliament
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca calls for stronger safeguard mechanisms for EU rice market
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission unveils candidate cities for ‘Green Capital Award’
SEA: European Commission launches public consultation on ocean legislation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: coordination of social security schemes – European social partners welcome provisional agreement between EU co-legislators
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: trade agreement with UK is working well overall, with exception of visa difficulties for EU service providers
AFRICA: EU and African Union launch three public health initiatives worth over €100 million
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: government deficit at 2.9% of GDP and government debt at 87.8% in euro area at end of 2025
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament sets out recommendations to protect European democracy and use of EU budget funds
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Italy-Albania Protocol is compatible, subject to conditions, with EU law on migration, says Advocate General of CJEU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe could suspend Israel’s observer status following adoption of death penalty law
CULTURE: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe denounces Russia’s participation in forthcoming Venice Biennale
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Union gives Afghanistan €175,000 to cope with recent floods
COMPETITIVENESS: René Repasi remains European Parliament rapporteur on proposed 28th company law regime
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’ - EU announces new €75 million aid package for AUSSOM
DEFENCE: EU and Norway call for a stronger partnership
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Commission clarifies rules applicable to ESG rating providers
FINANCE/CLIMATE: ESMA publishes ‘XBRL’ taxonomy files in ‘European Single Electronic Format’