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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13921
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Two European Commission delegated acts on ‘ESG’ ratings published in Official Journal of EU

31/07/2026 (Agence Europe) – Two delegated regulations from the European Commission supplementing the regulation on environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) ratings were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on Thursday 30 July. The first delegated regulation sets out the arrangements relating to the fees charged by the European Securities and Markets Authority (‘ESMA’) to ESG ratings providers. It entered into force on Friday 31 July. The second regulation lays down the rules of procedure applicable to fines and penalty payments that ESMA may impose on ESG ratings providers and will enter into force on Wednesday 19 August. Link to the legal acts: https://aeur.eu/f/n2t (BD)

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Time off: Summer break
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: 60,000 Moroccans crossed border illegally into Spanish enclave of Ceuta, “no onward movement” towards mainland Spain at this stage
DIGITAL: implementation of European artificial intelligence legislation and new transparency requirements to begin on Sunday 2 August
DIGITAL/CULTURE: European Commission seeks input on strategy for use of artificial intelligence in cultural and creative sectors
CLIMATE: EEX publishes revised ETS auction volumes for 2026 and 2027
CLIMATE: human-induced climate change made conditions conducive to destructive wildfires, according to scientific consortium WWA
JUSTICE: Slovakia refuses to register same-sex marriages conducted abroad
TRANSPORT: road freight transport rises slightly in EU, where Central Europe remains a major axis, according to Eurostat
TRANSPORT: electric passenger car sales surge in EU, but hybrids still dominate market, according to Eurostat
AGRICULTURE: EU adopts support measures for farmers facing fertiliser crisis
HEALTH/AGRICULTURE: post-2027 CAP - European Public Health Alliance calls for health to guide future European livestock policy
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes agreement reached on disarmament of Hamas
NORTH KOREA: EU denounces Pyongyang’s cyber activities and its network of IT workers
TRADE: e-commerce platform Temu targeted by European Commission for possible obstruction of inspection into foreign subsidies
TRADE: US biodiesel - producers seek exemption for SAF, European industry calls for trade measures to be extended
DEVELOPMENT: future ‘Global Europe’ instrument must provide a broader legal basis to protect EU interests, stresses Jozef Síkela
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark and Slovenia receive more than €1.86 billion under NextGenerationEU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: strategy for EU 2026-2030 - European Economic and Social Committee calls for stronger measures to turn commitments into results
NEWS BRIEFS
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STATE AID: European Commission approves amendment of Spanish State aid scheme for energy-intensive companies
ECB: interest rates on loans offered by euro area banks remain high
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Istanbul Convention - Ireland joins Council of European Union decision on judicial cooperation, asylum and non-refoulement
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 2.9% in July in euro area
FINANCE/CLIMATE: two European Commission delegated acts on ‘ESG’ ratings published in Official Journal of EU
JUSTICE: Poland - EPPO submits second request to lift parliamentary immunity in corruption inquiry
CSDP: EUNAVFORMED Irini operation extended until 30 November