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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13910

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: EU and Ukraine launch new defence industrial partnership and sign new Drone Deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday 15 July the launch of a new EU-Ukraine defence industrial partnership. She also announced the signing of a new the EU–Ukraine Drone Deal modelled on those concluded bilaterally between Ukraine and several countries around the world.

The European Commission and Ukraine thus intend to work jointly on developing a strategic defence industrial partnership and on establishing, together with the EU Member States, an...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: EU and Ukraine launch new defence industrial partnership and sign new Drone Deal
RUSSIA: faced with disagreements over 21st package of sanctions, Member States extend oil price cap until 23 July
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Moldova seeks greater integration into European defence
DEFENCE: European Commission hopes for EU Council agreement by end of September on Important Projects of Common European Interest
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States agree to extend temporary protection until 2028 for Ukrainians fleeing war
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION/JUSTICE: visa policy, fight against organised crime and children’s rights on agenda for informal meeting of EU countries in Dublin
MIGRATION: negotiations with Taliban would concern readmission of at least “100” Afghans who have committed serious crimes in EU
TRANSPORT: technological neutrality and super-credits divide MEPs over CO2 emission standards from light-duty vehicles
CLIMATE: European Parliament seeks way forward as Peter Liese (EPP) is appointed rapporteur for main text on reform of ETS
ENERGY: methane regulation - under pressure from 17 Member States calling for legislative reform, Commission seeks best path forward
DIGITAL: Digital Omnibus - Irish Presidency consults EU countries on pseudonymisation, data processing for AI and cookies
DIGITAL: European Commission accepts corrective measures by X to end DSA breaches and gives it six months to implement them
DIGITAL: experts call for strengthening EU access to cutting-edge AI and tripling its computing capacity
INTERNAL MARKET: 28th regime corporate legal framework - Irish Presidency of EU Council unlikely to propose change to legal basis
ENVIRONMENT: Nitrates Directive - European Commission to extend application of RENURE rules to certain types of digestates
HEALTH: medical devices - MEPs opening examination of draft report seek balance between simplification and patient safety
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Skills Guarantee—European Commission selects first six projects to help with reskilling workers
EMPLOYMENT: provisional agreement by co-legislators on hazardous substances at work - Dublin will seek green light from EU27 on 22 July
EXTERNAL ACTION
ALBANIA: Albania closes its first three negotiating chapters and European Commission calls on Tirana to amend environmental legislation
INDIA: Trade and Technology Council - EU and India deepen technological partnership and defend multilateralism
ACP: ratification of Samoa Agreement and budgetary consolidation at heart of priorities for African, Caribbean and Pacific States
IRISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
AGRICULTURE: Martin Heydon hopes for partial general approach on post-2027 CAP
FISHERIES: reform of common fisheries policy, a major project of Irish Presidency of EU Council
ECONOMY/FINANCE: financial supervision reform in EU will not trigger “big bang” in way ESMA operates, Simon Harris believes
TRADE: Irish Presidency of EU Council presents its priorities to European Parliament and defends firm line on trade with Israeli settlements
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - European Parliament begins process of “digesting” nearly 6,500 amendments tabled on future ‘NRPP’ plans
BUDGET: EU Council adopts position on EU budget for 2027 and rebukes Commission over administrative expenditure
CORRUPTION: MEPs set out their vision for a European Anti-Corruption Strategy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: 36 payment service providers selected to take part in digital euro pilot project
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: adoption of anti-discrimination directive would not remove need for better implementation of European law
GENDER EQUALITY: European Commission notes that Hungary must comply with CJEU judgment on rights of LGBTIQ+ people in European Parliament
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU unlocks further €30 million to help earthquake victims
COHESION: Council of European Municipalities and Regions also warns about future internal reorganisation of European Commission
COMPETITION: European Commission refers proposed acquisition of certain SFR assets by Iliad to France
ENERGY: Grids Package - political negotiations between European Parliament and EU Council on Permitting Directive to be held in October
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office charges six suspects in Italy in investigation into fraud involving funds from LIFE programme