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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13665

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BEACONS
Beacons: A form of European powerlessness as hostilities increase
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: following US strikes, Europeans reiterate need for a diplomatic solution
MIDDLE EAST: association agreement - EU Council gives Israel another chance to improve humanitarian situation in Gaza
HUMANITARIAN AID: “Our first goal is to [...] ensure that humanitarian aid gets in” to Gaza, says Kaja Kallas
SYRIA: EU Council calls on international community to step up support
CANADA: EU signs Security and Defence Partnership with Ottawa on occasion of their bilateral summit
CHINA: relations with Beijing require “a dose of realism”, says Kaja Kallas
NEW ZEALAND: Ursula von der Leyen wants to pave way for security and defence partnership
DEVELOPMENT: Sustainable Development Goals, MEPs asked to take a stand in European Parliament committee
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Allies should agree to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission will not withdraw Green Claims Directive if micro-enterprises are excluded, but EU Council no longer has a mandate
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament’s Environment Committee asks Jessika Roswall to clarify future delegated and implementing acts
AGRICULTURE: “There is no robust safeguard clause to protect our agriculture in this draft EU/Mercosur agreement”, says France
AGRICULTURE: EU countries want to retain a say in simplifying CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU Agriculture Ministers hope to reach agreement with European Parliament on ‘wine’ package by end of 2025
MIGRATION: agreements with Senegal, labour migration with India, instrumentalisation in Libya - Ursula von der Leyen takes stock of current projects
JUSTICE: cooperation between EU agencies still limited in fight against organised crime
DIGITAL: EU wants to prepare for era of post-quantum cryptography
DIGITAL: European online retailers worried about potential full reopening of ‘GDPR’
DIGITAL: European Commission consults on guidelines for protection of online media providers
CONSUMERS: proposed €2 handling fee on parcels from third countries deemed ineffective by European industry
TOURISM: European ministers to discuss future of sector, particularly with regard to sustainable development and competitiveness
ENERGY: low-carbon hydrogen - number of industry players urge European Commission to review its draft delegated act
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: MEPs to vote in European Parliament Committee on ‘Lalucq’ report on EU investment effort
COMPANIES: ‘omnibus’ - EU Member States agree to simplify ‘CSRD’ and ‘CSDDD’ directives
INDUSTRY: EU chemicals sector could benefit from advantages like Critical Raw Materials Act, suggests Stéphane Séjourné
ECONOMY: European Fiscal Board recommends fiscal restraint for euro area, excluding increase in military spending
COMPANIES: EFRAG believes it can reduce European Sustainability Reporting Standards burden by half
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: preparing for European Council, rule of law in Finland and European Semester on agenda of EU countries
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: economic autonomy - thirty years after Beijing Platform for Action, European Institute for Gender Equality condemns slow progress made
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
SPORT: European Commission publishes two concept papers as part of SHARE 2.0 initiative to support digitalisation and entrepreneurship
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission mobilises €20 million for vulnerable refugees in Turkey
AGRICULTURE: EU Council adopts text on additional aid for Mayotte
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Kajsa Ollongren appointed EU special representative for human rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: accessibility for people with disabilities - applications now open for Access City Award 2026
EMPLOYMENT: logistics sector - ETUI study highlights new risks linked to subcontracting and algorithmic work management
TAXATION: European Economic and Social Committee recommends conducting competitiveness checks on new legislative initiatives
SPORT: ‘#BeActive 2025’ - new campaign celebrates 10 years of European promotion of physical activity and adapts to challenges of digital world
TOURISM: European Commission launches public consultation to develop a strategy for sustainable tourism in EU
TURKMENISTAN: for EU, respect for human rights remains essential guiding principle for development of bilateral relations
Op-Ed
free to read - Op-ed: European Savings and Retail Banks are ready to finance Europe’s transitions; Are the Rules, too? - By Nicolas Namias
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