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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13950

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Member States open to suspending asylum procedures in event of a “weaponised” migration crisis

On arrival at the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday 1 October, several European interior and migration ministers expressed interest in a potential mechanism to “suspend” asylum procedures in the event of a “weaponised” migration crisis. This would be incorporated into the “emergency response framework” announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her State of the Union address (see EUROPE B13939A3).

This proposal, put...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Member States open to suspending asylum procedures in event of a “weaponised” migration crisis
MIGRATION: EU Council formally adopts controversial ‘Returns’ Regulation
MIGRATION: after Ceuta crisis, EU Council seeks to strengthen European social media monitoring capabilities
HOME AFFAIRS: four former European Commissioners denounce “unjustified” reintroduction of controls at Italian and Spanish borders
HEALTH: Irish Presidency of EU Council consults Member States on European biomanufacturing network ahead of ‘Biotech Act’ adoption
HEALTH: European Ministers discuss how to put ‘Safe Hearts’ plan into practice in national health systems
ENVIRONMENT: following blood tests, Greens/EFA group in European Parliament calls for swift EU ban on PFAS
CLIMATE: at COP31, European Parliament Environment Committee wants EU to chart path away from fossil fuels
ENERGY: first interinstitutional negotiations on TEN-E regulation in ‘networks’ package see EU Council and European Parliament reaffirm their positions
DIGITAL: “Women want to see results” -119 MEPs call on Commission to enforce ban on ‘nudifiers’
CIVIL PROTECTION: MEPs call for bigger EU Civil Protection Mechanism budget for 2028-2034
FISHERIES: Europêche presents its ideas for revising landing obligation
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: trade defence - Beijing warns EU against plans for ‘European Section 301’
INDONESIA: free trade agreement - MEPs on Committee on International Trade seek to secure European Parliament’s position
ARCTIC: civil society organisations welcome increased EU attention
KOSOVO: in Pristina, Ursula von der Leyen reaffirms her belief in “a European future” for Kosovo
GAMBIA: Banjul launches an EU-backed ‘National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Policy’
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
MIDDLE EAST: Jorge Moreira da Silva calls for agreement on fertiliser transit to avert global food crisis
DEFENCE: European Commission plans to present proposals on defence public procurement in late November or early December
DEFENCE: Slovakia abstains from voting on simplification of intra-Community transfers of defence-related products and public procurement
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Spain, France and Portugal press for post-2027 EU budget to reflect specific needs of outermost regions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: all EU Member States have submitted their final national post-Covid-19 recovery plan payment requests
FRANCE: Paris sets new public deficit target of 5.0% of GDP in 2027
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs adopt their positions on future vocational education strategy and employment policies for EU27
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission brings Finland before EU Court of Justice over ‘Seveso III’
ENVIRONMENT: waste management - Greece and Cyprus referred to EU Court of Justice
ENERGY: European Commission refers Bulgaria to Court of Justice of the EU over incomplete transposition of electricity market rules
EU LAW: Spanish civil service - Commission refers Spain to Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with 2022 judgment
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Court of Justice interprets time limits for examining asylum applications laid down in EU law
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe urges EU and Member States to protect ICC
NEWS BRIEFS
CENTRAL ASIA: EU and Uzbekistan set out their strategy for strengthening Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor
CLIMATE: EEX publishes revised auction volumes for ETS1 and ETS2 allowances on sale from January 2027
COHESION: MEPs call for ‘right to stay’ to be enshrined in future cohesion policy
FINANCE: European Commission consults on fair access to financial services for cancer survivors
LIBYA: EU is “gravely concerned” by resumption of executions
CSDP: Italian colonel Vittorio Stingo appointed head of EUBAM Rafah
RESEARCH: European Commission allocates further €210 million to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme
RESEARCH: EU struggles to turn scientific strength into strategic technologies, market leadership and productivity gains, report says
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