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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13879
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine

Péter Magyar could meet Volodymyr Zelensky next week

02/06/2026 (Agence Europe) – During a visit to Berlin, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said that he could meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky early next week if the technical talks between Kyiv and Budapest on the issue of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, in particular their right to use their mother tongue, were to conclude with an agreement. “So far, the negotiations are progressing very encouragingly and we hope they could even lead to a technical agreement this week,” Mr Magyar said, alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. An agreement on minorities could also make it possible to lift the Hungarian veto on the opening of the first cluster of chapters in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations, which could then take place on 15 or 16 June. (CG)

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: like EU27 ministers, MEPs are divided over effects and arrangements of Industrial Accelerator Act
CIVIL PROTECTION: wildfires - European Commission presents preparedness plan for summer 2026
JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ and cross-border justice at heart of last ministerial meeting under Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council
MIGRATION: interinstitutional negotiations on Return Regulation conclude against backdrop of political fracture
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission advocates gradual lifting of checks at internal borders of Schengen area
JUSTICE: European judicial cooperation - Eurojust activity continues to grow in 2025
TRANSPORT: air passenger rights – negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU are playing their final card
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for school food distribution programme to be maintained after 2027
AGRICULTURE: Maria Walsh proposes allocating at least 10% of CAP budget to supporting young farmers
AGRICULTURE: MEPs to vote at end of September on agri-food promotion draft report
CLIMATE: ‘ETS’ must be preserved, but it must finance industrial decarbonisation, according to industry stakeholders invited to European Parliament
CLIMATE: Commission expects support from across political spectrum as well as from Member States for its ‘integrated framework for climate resilience and risk management’
DIGITAL: S&D group in European Parliament wants “European ownership criteria” to support development of cloud and AI capacity in EU
DIGITAL: Anthropic offers ENISA access to its Mythos model, discussions now focus on secure access arrangements
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Council expected to call for urgent action to strengthen EU’s preparedness significantly
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: European Council expected to condemn Russian threats against EU Member States
UKRAINE: Péter Magyar could meet Volodymyr Zelensky next week
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: European Council could call for work on sanctions against extremist Israeli ministers
UNITED STATES: despite reservations about compromise reached at end of May, MEPs approve ‘Turnberry’ deal
ENLARGEMENT: EU must focus on negotiations with Montenegro and Albania, António Costa says in response to Chancellor Merz’s proposals
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Council examines three new own resources proposed by European Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Commission to grant greater fiscal flexibility to certain EU countries to help them reduce their dependence on fossil fuels
TAXATION: tobacco products taxation - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council to consult EU Member States on its latest compromise proposals
EMU: Valdis Dombrovskis calls for stronger international role for euro
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Commission welcomes Moldova’s efforts to move closer to European standards on education and workers’ rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: Democracy27 - Vera Jourova presents initiative to Members of European Parliament
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food surplus rises in February 2026
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 3.2% in May 2026 in euro area
GENDER EQUALITY: European Institute for Gender Equality notes progress on boards of directors
JAPAN: European Union steps up economic cooperation with Japan at regional level
DIGITAL: European Commission launches Scaleup Europe fund at European Innovation Council summit
DIGITAL: provisional agreement on ‘digital omnibus’ gets green light from European Parliament’s competent committees
RESEARCH: call for proposals for research projects aimed at attracting talented scientists to EU
HEALTH: EU27 expected to say they stand ready to adopt “urgent measures” to counter Ebola outbreak
CORRIGENDUM
EMPLOYMENT: companies in European construction sector do not seek exemption from scope of ‘28th regime’