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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13872
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Transport

Periodic roadworthiness tests – European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional negotiations

21/05/2026 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament, meeting in plenary session, approved on Thursday 21 May the opening of negotiations with the Council on the revision of the EU rules on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and light commercial vehicles, by 369 votes in favour, 126 against and 84 abstentions. In line with the vote in the Committee on Transport and Tourism at the beginning of May (see EUROPE 13862/19), MEPs want to offer drivers more options for having their vehicle tested, but do not support the proposal to shorten the interval between roadworthiness tests for cars and vans over ten years old. The rapporteur, Jens Gieseke (EPP, German), will lead the discussions during the negotiations with the EU Council. (JV)

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EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview UNITED STATES: critical minerals agreement must not remain set of fine promises, but “produce results”, warns Andrew Puzder
TRADE: EU27 trade ministers to discuss war in Middle East, WTO and trade agreements at Friday’s EU Council meeting
ENLARGEMENT: Chancellor Merz proposes “associate member status” for Ukraine and “observer” status for Western Balkans
GUATEMALA: António Costa offers EU support for democratisation process launched by Bernardo Arévalo
RUSSIA: EU denounces Russian accusations against Baltic states
ISRAEL: EU condemns treatment inflicted on Gaza flotilla activists
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: impact of Middle East war forces European Commission to revise growth forecasts for 2026 downwards
ECOFIN: competitiveness, cryptocurrencies and fiscal sustainability on agenda of European finance ministers
EUROGROUP: macroeconomic situation, housing crisis and digital euro on agenda of euro area finance ministers
COMPETITION: European Commission warns several companies that they may have colluded unlawfully on synthetic turf market
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Return Regulation – interinstitutional negotiations hit a snag over implementation timetable, next meeting scheduled for 1 June
ENVIRONMENT: new EU rules on waste shipments and DIWASS digital platform enter into force
AGRICULTURE: launch on 17 June of second-reading vote in European Parliament on new genomic techniques
FISHERIES: “walls of death” continue to devastate species in Mediterranean, according to Environmental Justice Foundation
INDUSTRY : Industrial Accelerator Act – 14 European organisations issue their recommendations to improve permitting procedures
ENERGY: Christophe Grudler calls on European Commission to include nuclear energy and hydropower in sustainability label for data centres
ENERGY: more than 70 companies call for 50% electrification of EU energy mix by 2040
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH/CIVIL PROTECTION: Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas seeks to reassure MEPs about EU’s preparedness for health crises
BUDGET : widely supported by MEPs, idea of an EU tax on online gambling nevertheless raises questions
CONSUMERS: European Parliament calls on European Commission to find solution to prevent destruction of video games
ENERGY: biofuels – conservative MEPs call for end to cap, Commission stands firm
FISHERIES: MEPs call for creation of special fund for EU fishers in Baltic Sea
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament calls for more resolute EU action on preventing accidents at work
IRAN: European Parliament calls for immediate release of all political prisoners
AFGHANISTAN: European Parliament adopts resolution condemning new series of repressive laws against women under Taliban regime
TRANSPORT: periodic roadworthiness tests – European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional negotiations
JUSTICE: MEPs approve new EU rules on victims’ rights
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: Court of Justice rules Member States must take benefits linked to activities undertaken elsewhere in EU into account when calculating pensions
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Union steps up financial and logistical support for DRC and Uganda, hit by new Ebola outbreak
FINANCES: EESC supports European Commission ‘pensions’ package, but defends public pensions
TAXATION: business taxation – Tina Humar elected chair of EU’s code of conduct group
DIGITAL: Spain approves its Deep Tech strategy, which will mobilise €8 billion by 2030
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Dutch co-chair of Greens/EFA group, Bas Eickhout, leaves European Parliament