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NEWS BRIEFS / Syria

EU strongly condemns terrorist attack on café in Damascus

03/07/2026 (Agence Europe) – The spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS), Anouar El Anouni, strongly condemned, on Friday 3 July, the terrorist attack carried out the previous day at the Musheyreyyeh café, in central Damascus, which killed at least nine people. “The European Union reaffirms its commitment in support of a peaceful and inclusive transition in Syria and its rejection of all forms of violence”, he underlined in a statement. Mr El Anouni promised that the EU would continue to work with the Syrian transitional government in the fight against terrorism. (CG)

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IRISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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ISRAEL: Ursula von der Leyen confirms Commission to propose options on Israeli settlements, putting ball back in Member States’ court
COHESION: Ireland to advocate ambitious cohesion policy in EU Council, ensuring that no region “is left behind“
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AFRICA: Social Democrat MEPs’ 10 commitments for “progressive” EU–Africa partnership
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission unveils five European Defence Projects of Common Interest
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission to propose its own AI model evaluation capacity and a common approach for access to AI models
DIGITAL: expert warns Apple and Google are citing privacy and security risks in their lobbying against DMA
TRANSPORT: interinstitutional negotiations on ‘Roadworthiness’ package to continue in autumn
FISHERIES: EU Council revises 2026 fishing quotas for several fish stocks
FISHERIES: maritime regions of CPMR call for reform of common fisheries policy
ENVIRONMENT: 46 Members of European Parliament call for ban on skin sensitisers
HEALTH: young Europeans’ mental health could cost nearly €1,680 billion between 2024 and 2033, according to European Parliamentary Research Service
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency announces launch of initiatives for women’s health
ENERGY: ETS - 72% of European citizens believe polluting companies should pay for their emissions, according to poll commissioned by NGOs
CLIMATE: five US Democrat elected representatives call on EU to implement ‘methane’ regulation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Commission submits two delegated acts easing sustainability reporting obligations
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: in absence of new own resources or higher contributions, European budget would be cut by 40%, Ursula von der Leyen warns
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - European Parliament Committee on Environment wants to raise environmental ambition of ‘performance and monitoring of European budget’ regulation
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: childhood violence increases risk of violence in adulthood, according to data from Eurostat
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights wants greater participation by national bodies in implementation of Charter
NEWS BRIEFS
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MIDDLE EAST: EU ready to support Lebanon-Israel agreement
DIGITAL: EDPB and AMLA to draw up guidelines to facilitate information-sharing in combating financial crime
SYRIA: EU strongly condemns terrorist attack on café in Damascus
TRANSPORT: ALLRAIL calls for DMA rules to be incorporated into forthcoming reform of rail ticketing