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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13652

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BEACONS
BEACONS: Getting to know the extraordinary Albania better (2/2)
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU Member States once again attempt to reach agreement on pharmaceutical package
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Parliament Committee on Agriculture agrees on new welfare rules for dogs and cats
AGRICULTURE: simultaneous presentation of proposals on CAP and post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework does not suit MEPs
FISHERIES: EU Council and European Parliament secure deal to better tackle non-sustainable fishing by third countries
SEA: S&D Group in European Parliament calls for seizing opportunity for a genuine ‘Oceans Pact’
ENVIRONMENT: public procurement, incentives and competitiveness should guide future European law on circular economy, according to industry players
ENVIRONMENT: next trilogue on ‘green claims’ has been postponed by two weeks at European Parliament’s request
COMPETITIVENESS: MEPs formulate their demands for ‘Clean Industrial Deal’
DIGITAL: MEPs oust far-right from final report on technological sovereignty
DIGITAL: in its future ‘International Digital Strategy’, European Commission tempers its ambitions for EU’s technological independence
TRANSPORT: European Commission bans all air carriers certified in Tanzania and Suriname from operating in EU
TRANSPORT: air passenger rights, vehicle inspections and truck weights and dimensions on agenda of European Ministers
ENERGY: co-legislators to continue negotiations on extending gas storage regulation on 24 June
ENERGY: technological advancements needed to reduce upfront costs of electrifying energy-intensive sectors in Europe
ENERGY: European Commission consults on future communication to pave way for nuclear fusion commercialisation
JUSTICE: cooperation, access to law, digitalisation... Commission assesses lessons learned from ‘Justice’ programme since 2014
HOME AFFAIRS: Polish Presidency of EU Council welcomes new members of Trump administration for informal ministerial meeting
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: traineeships directive, discussions in EU Council are still progressing slowly
EMPLOYMENT: occupational health; European Commission submits new proposals to reduce workers’ exposure to chemical substances
EMPLOYMENT: coordination of social security schemes - co-legislators tackle issue head on with initial negotiation meeting
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: ‘omnibus’ text—another attempt in EU Council to decide its position on CSDDD and CSRD
FINANCE: data sharing—EU co-legislators examine simplification recommended by European Commission for future ‘FiDA’ Regulation
TAXATION: experts believe that European tax legislation needs to be uncluttered, but not deregulated
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2025DK: Denmark is no longer one of ‘frugal’ countries, according to Mette Frederiksen
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: no candidate country can join EU without “fully respecting and defending” European values, says Marta Kos
CHINA: EU plans to restrict access to certain public procurement for Chinese companies
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: menstrual insecurity - Saskia Bricmont, Mélissa Camara and Diana Riba i Giner objectify phenomenon and bring it to public attention
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament delegation responsible for monitoring democracy and rule of law reiterates concerns over judiciary, corruption and media
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Court of Justice interprets EU asylum law with regard to exercise of family responsibility
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: data retention for police purposes; Commission prepares ground for possible future legislation with call for contributions
AGRICULTURE: Poland’s Krzysztof Hetman elected fourth vice-chairman of European Parliament committee
CAMBODIA: EU and Germany announce launch of an ‘EU-Cambodia Business Partnership Facility’ to support SMEs
COMPETITIVENESS/CLIMATE: EIB broadens its technical assistance offer to promoters of projects to decarbonise economy
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 1.9% in May
EDUCATION: Erasmus Mundus - more than 3,200 students to begin master’s courses at start of next academic year
ENVIRONMENT: Bruegel assesses different paths for EU Member States’ implementation of Nature Restoration Law
SEA: EU introduces virtual ocean platform at UN Summit
NETHERLANDS: collapse of governing coalition after withdrawal of Geert Wilders’ party
HEALTH: European Commission invests in development of innovative products to combat respiratory viruses
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve extension of EU-Ukraine road transport agreement

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