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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13909
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NEWS BRIEFS / Regions

European Commission postpones presentation of strategy for outermost regions until 15 September

14/07/2026 (Agence Europe) – The new strategy for the outermost regions, which was due to be unveiled on 22 July, will ultimately be presented on 15 September, according to a new provisional Commission agenda dated 14 July. According to our information, the European Commissioner for Cohesion, Raffaele Fitto, is expected to present that same day this new strategy, together with an ‘omnibus’ dedicated to the outermost regions, a package of derogatory measures on the basis of Article 349 TFEU. This would make it possible to take account of the specific features of territories located on the periphery of the Union in order to introduce certain derogations from European legislation, such as the Regulation on the Emissions Trading System (ETS) or the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). (JV)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - Thomas Byrne urges EU countries to show pragmatism and collegial spirit to move towards compromise
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - Italy defends “a presumption of compliance” with environmental conditionality for future budget expenditure
HUNGARY: EU funds for Hungary - on very tight timetable, European Commission denies any ‘special treatment’ for Magyar government
BETTER REGULATION: simplification legislation - European Commission calls on EU27 not to ease efforts
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs note financial irregularities in accounts of far-right PfE group
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: EU Council approves conclusions on evaluation of annual dialogue
DEMOGRAPHY: decline in EU population - European Commission calls on Member States to adapt rather than seek to reverse trend
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EAST: EU and Gulf Cooperation Council reject any claim of sovereignty or control over Strait of Hormuz
SPACE: Council of EU authorises delayed release of Copernicus data on Sea of Oman
IRISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEFENCE: Helen McEntee wants to strengthen interinstitutional coordination between EU institutions and bodies
HEALTH: health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill presents programme based on competitiveness, innovation and access to care
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Italy and six other EU countries, “Friends of the Western Balkans”, reject limitation of new Member States’ voting rights
ENLARGEMENT: EU opens cluster of accession negotiation chapters on external relations with Ukraine and Moldova
MONTENEGRO: progress in EU accession negotiations with finalisation of another two chapters, bringing total number of closed chapters to 18
SERBIA: European Commission reprimands Serbian Minister over her remarks supporting ethnic cleansing against Kosovars
CHINA: European Commission to report back to MEPs in October on EU-China dialogue
TRADE: foreign subsidies regulation in EU is fulfilling its mission, but will be clarified and simplified, says European Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: 28th regime - Irish Presidency of EU Council to consult EU27 on legal basis and removing ‘insolvency’ chapter
DIGITAL: Digital Omnibus - Marina Kaljurand to keep definition of personal data “intact” - impact assessment in European Parliament in autumn
DIGITAL: Anthropic calls for cooperation on AI models in cyber-defence and welcomes constructive dialogue with European Commission and ENISA
CLIMATE: “every tonne of CO2 that is not reduced by the ETS will need to be compensated elsewhere”, warn Finnish and Swedish Prime Ministers in letter
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission adds exemptions to rules on removability of portable batteries
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission publishes guidelines to reconcile tourism with protection of Natura 2000 sites
AGRICULTURE: MEPs adopt position on targeted revision of organic rules
AGRICULTURE: European ministers want to strengthen international protection of geographical indications
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States could approve €540 million from crisis reserve on 30 July
AGRICULTURE: European Commission simplifies rules on product promotion
ENERGY: electrification, hydrogen strategy, Methane Regulation, post-2030 energy framework - Commission’s ‘roadmap’ until end-2026
ENERGY: United States wants to further develop trade partnerships in nuclear energy, including with certain EU Member States
MIGRATION: European Commission and UNHCR defend “multi-purpose centres” on migration routes but reject any parallel with return centres
HOME AFFAIRS: driven by increasingly young population, terrorist threat in EU is being reshaped on digital platforms, Europol observes
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: according to ESA, European space budgets rose 12% in 2025
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ESM identifies double risk to financial stability in euro area
STATE AID: green light for German subsidy of €659 million for four semiconductor production sites
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: Erasmus+ 2028-2034 - study commissioned by European Parliament calls for programme architecture to be maintained and its funding to be better defined
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: publication of personal data of athletes suspended for doping does not, in principle, infringe GDPR, Court of Justice holds
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: following new US threats, EU reiterates support for ICC
CLIMATE: ‘ETS’—according to EU Council documents, more than 1 billion allowances were in circulation in 2025, including 518 million that were available for free
REGIONS: European Commission postpones presentation of strategy for outermost regions until 15 September
HEALTH: MEPs approve provisional political agreement on Regulation on critical medicinal products
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission and United Kingdom sign agreement on Gibraltar and arrangements for free movement of persons and goods