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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13562

22 January 2025
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED STATES: faced with Donald Trump’s threats, Europe must show unity and strength, says European Parliament
DIGITAL: faced with excesses of Elon Musk and X, MEPs condemn Commission’s inaction on application of DSA
ENERGY: majority of MEPs recognise potential of nuclear fusion to ensure EU’s sovereignty
CLIMATE: after a year marked by record heatwaves, European Commission has pledged to step up fight against climate crisis
BELARUS: European Parliament expected to call for 26 January presidential election to be rejected
BALTIC SEA/RUSSIA: numerous MEPs call for sanctions against Russian fleet
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament investigates allegations of spying by Hungarian government on OLAF agents
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: United States withdraws from international reform of corporate minimum tax - Europeans feel hit
ECONOMY: EU Council approves budgetary consolidation paths of 21 Member States
BANKS: European Banking Authority unveils parameters for 2025 stress test
INSTITUTIONAL
BETTER REGULATION: EU27 have high expectations for ‘omnibus’ initiative
FUTURE OF EU: federalist MEPs attempt to relaunch European Parliament’s initiative to reform European treaties
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: “Europe will stay the course” in fight against climate change, according to European Commission after withdrawal of United States from Paris Agreement
HEALTH: EU regrets Donald Trump’s decision for United States to withdraw from WHO
AGRICULTURE: work to simplify CAP rules must continue, say EU Member States
ENVIRONMENT: European Chemicals Agency adds five dangerous products to Candidate List of Substances
HOME AFFAIRS: total number of victims of human trafficking in EU increased by 41% between 2021 and 2022, according to a new Commission report
ENERGY: International Energy Agency warns gas markets will remain tight in 2025
DIGITAL: RSF and EFJ call for immediate investigation into Meta in response to it shutting down its fact-checking programme
TRANSPORT: AERRL calls on political decision-makers to take urgent action to improve European rail transport
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: EU reacts to suspension of US foreign aid
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Joao Costa reminds European ministers that inclusion is a strategic choice for social cohesion and cost control
NEWS BRIEFS
AUSTRIA: Vienna avoids excessive deficit procedure
CHINA: EU renews anti-dumping duty on Chinese lever arch mechanisms
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative on re-use and transformation of buildings
EU COUNCIL: Preben Aamann appointed Director-General for Communication and Information
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’ - EU announces new €60 million support for Lebanese armed forces
ECONOMY: latest revision of post-Covid-19 recovery plans for three EU countries adopted
MEDIA: Agence Europe’s podcast Quart d’heurope looks at future of EU-US relations
ROMANIA: European Court of Human Rights rejects Călin Georgescu’s request against annulment of first round of Romanian presidential elections
HEALTH: EU Council adopts regulation improving cross-border access to health data

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