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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13857

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SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European ministers divided over terms and conditions for agricultural aid post-2027

On Monday 27 April in Luxembourg, the EU agriculture ministers expressed significant criticism regarding the European Commission’s proposals for the direct aid system post-2027(see EUROPE B13856A12).

The Commission’s proposal introduces ‘degressive area-based income support’ (DABIS), which would replace several current schemes under the common agricultural policy (CAP). Aid payments would be calculated on the basis of eligible hectares, and a degressivity mechanism would be...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European ministers divided over terms and conditions for agricultural aid post-2027
AGRICULTURE: fertiliser – European Commission examines immediate support measures for farmers, announces Christophe Hansen
AGRICULTURE: a dozen European ministers say rules for keeping pesticide registers are too complex
AGRICULTURE/TRADE: in agreement with Mercosur, EU retains exclusive authority over management of tariff quotas, assures Christophe Hansen
AGRICULTURE: Luis Planas hopes for swift agreement on European candidacy for post of FAO Director-General
TRANSPORT: meeting informally in Cyprus, EU countries will focus on rail and sea transport
DIGITAL: European Commission consults on measures to stimulate competition in AI services on devices
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCES: ‘MISP’ package – Nicosia seeks political guidance from EU Council to make progress on ESMA’s scope of action
ECB: Frankfurt institution concludes a series of agreements to standardise digital euro payments
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Court of Auditors not convinced that proposed 2028-2034 MFF will guarantee improvement in EU spending
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Generalised Scheme of Preferences – threshold for activating safeguard clause on rice contested before European Parliament plenary vote
MALI: EU condemns attacks by ‘JNIM’ with ‘FLA’ separatist group
HUMANITARIAN AID: 266 million people affected by acute food insecurity in 2025 - Hadja Lahbib relays “a call to act”
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU calls on Russia to immediately cease all attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities
NEWS BRIEFS
MYANMAR: sanctions regime against Burma extended for a year due to persistent human rights violations
COMPETITIVENESS: Industrial Accelerator Act - China threatens EU with countermeasures
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission soon to present measures on ‘Deforestation-Free Products’ Regulation
UNITED STATES: attack in Washington - EU and NATO leaders denounce political violence
HUNGARY: Péter Magyar to meet Ursula von der Leyen on 29 April in Brussels
IRAN: Roberta Metsola calls for release of Narjes Mohammadi and Nasrin Sotoudeh
Op-Ed
Op-ed: Another world of work is possible - by Li Andersson, Per Clausen and Catarina Martins