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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13732

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SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European Commission wants ‘European drone wall’ to be operational by end of 2027
EXTERNAL ACTION
MEDITERRANEAN: Europeans want to make a fresh start in their relations with ten Mediterranean countries
WESTERN BALKANS: EU growth plan for Western Balkans - new funding released for Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs hold hearing with key players in EU’s Global Gateway investment strategy
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/ENERGY: climate diplomacy - European Union wants to make clear it remains “reliable partner”
ENERGY: ‘REPowerEU’ - large majority in European Parliament committee to open negotiations with EU Council
ENERGY: EPP group in European Parliament does not support Conservative and far-right motions to reject ‘low-carbon hydrogen’ delegated act
TRANSPORT: compensation thresholds for delays central to interinstitutional negotiations on air passenger rights in EU
DIGITAL: digital majority - MEPs approve an age limit of between 13 and 16 for access to social networks
DIGITAL: in its work programme for 2026, Commission focusses on AI, ‘cloud’ and online fairness
DIGITAL: six Member States want European Commission to draw inspiration from their national initiatives to establish a digital majority in EU
INTERNAL MARKET: René Repasi wants 28th regime with establishment rules that are as harmonised as possible
RESEARCH: MEPs express concerns about simplification and governance of ‘Horizon Europe’ 2028-2034 proposal
AGRICULTURE: successful launch of EU Council/European Parliament negotiations on unfair commercial practices
FISHERIES: European Commission rules out Baltic Sea’s total closure to fishing
HEALTH: WHO calls for stronger alcohol policies to prevent cancer in Europe
ENVIRONMENT: Sweden asks European Commission for more information on revision of ‘REACH’ regulation
REGIONS: European Commission rewards six innovative ‘RegioStars’ projects
COHESION: Raffaele Fitto open to dialogue to improve certain aspects of 2028-2034 MFF proposals
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: S&D Group in Parliament calls on Ursula von der Leyen to “reconsider” several elements of 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework
BUDGET: EU Member States will debate MFF this autumn, aiming to set parameters for unquantified negotiating framework in December
PES: meeting in Amsterdam, Party of European Socialists calls for mobilisation around social justice, world peace, and climate efforts
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS: co-legislators make progress on shape of future EU authority
FINANCE: study commissioned by European Commission highlights persistent fragmentation of EU venture capital ecosystem
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: MEPs adopt position on directive on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: gender-based violence, LGBTIQ+ rights and promoting independent living on agenda of European equality and social affairs ministers
HOUSING: access to affordable housing - The Left in European Parliament wants to create a “popular counter-lobby” to tackle excesses of speculation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: pets are not excluded from concept of ‘baggage’, says EU Court of Justice
CONSUMERS: a lightning strike to an aircraft may constitute an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ not giving rise to compensation in event of delays, rules CJEU
RUSSIA: EU Council is competent to impose obligations to report economic resources on persons sanctioned by EU, CJEU confirms
NEWS BRIEFS
DEFENCE: CoR calls for strong European preference in common defence markets
CLIMATE: 131 companies call on EU to adopt an ambitious 2040 target
AGRICULTURE: European Commission presents a delegated act on labelling of fruit and vegetables originating in Western Sahara
HUMAN RIGHTS: Serbian students, humanitarian aid workers in Palestine, and Belarusian, Georgian, and Palestinian journalists are finalists for 2025 Sakharov Prize
UNITED STATES: French National Assembly calls for rejection of EU-US agreement on tariffs
FINANCE: EBA and ESMA publish joint advice on EU regulatory framework on prudential requirements for investment firms
Op-Ed
free to read - OP-ED: Building, not dividing: the Progressive path for Europe - by Stefan Löfven

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