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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13867

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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: Ministers once again call for a strengthening of Europe’s defence capabilities

On Tuesday 12 May, the Defence Ministers of the EU Member States once again called for an acceleration in European defence equipment production. In their view, while a great deal of funding is available, the defence industry is not speeding up production.

“Deterrence is effective if it is credible. The Member States have released substantial funds, but defence industry production in Europe has not yet reached its full potential. We therefore need faster, cheaper and more rapidly delivered...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: Ministers once again call for a strengthening of Europe’s defence capabilities
SPACE: EU ministers to discuss role of space in economic security and Space Act at their Council meeting on 29 May
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: release of €90 billion loan must not weaken continuation of bilateral support for Ukraine, warn ministers
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
CSDP: Europe considering use of ASPIDES mission to reinforce security in Strait of Hormuz
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: 150 European and African parliamentarians meet in Eswatini for parliamentary assembly focusing on security, resources and youth
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: EU countries to discuss in Cyprus role of domestic gas supplies in addressing energy crisis
HEALTH: provisional agreement between EU Council and European Parliament on legislation concerning critical medicinal products
AGRICULTURE: EU Council adopts negotiating mandate on organic farming
FOOD SAFETY: EU updates list of countries authorised to export livestock under stricter health conditions
DIGITAL: Ursula von der Leyen opens door to introduction of minimum age for use of social networks by minors in European Union
DIGITAL: European Ombudsman confirms maladministration by Commission in refusing to disclose how X applies DSA
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: eight EU countries in favour of fair remuneration for AI using copyright-protected works
HOME AFFAIRS: CSAM regulation - still no agreement at end of fourth interinstitutional negotiations, next meeting scheduled for 29 June
COMPETITIVENESS: EU27 invited to give their views on 28 May regarding relevance of measures set out in Industrial Accelerator Act
FISHERIES: European Commission proposals for new EU/Seychelles fisheries protocol
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission launches a public consultation on EU ‘Nature Directives’
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCES: finalisation of ‘retail investment’ package proving to be difficult, despite political agreement between European Parliament and EU Council
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: administrative simplification and mobilisation of funding are among tools needed to resolve housing crisis in EU, according to Cyprus
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE/MEDIA: political agreement in EU Council on future AgoraEU programme
UKRAINE: European Commission and Kyiv continue their work on Union of Skills and future accession to Erasmus +
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: CJEU believes press publishers are entitled to fair remuneration when their content is reused by digital platforms
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
UKRAINE: Commissioner for Human Rights concerned about threats to Temporary Protection Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: SRB consults on updated guidance on liquidity management and funding for bank resolution
MIGRATION: Taliban delegation expected in Brussels soon to continue talks on return of Afghan nationals
CSDP: EU approves a further €15 million for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s armed forces under ‘Peace Facility’
CORRIGENDUM
ISRAEL: Germany sceptical about new measures on products from settlements