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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13793

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EXTERNAL ACTION
INDIA: EU-India summit should seal negotiations on bilateral free trade agreement
ECUADOR: EU concludes negotiations with Quito on agreement to facilitate sustainable investment
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU close to agreement with US and Ukraine on ‘prosperity framework’ should there be peace
CIVIL PROTECTION: European Commission mobilises 447 emergency generators to supplement Ukrainian energy infrastructure, under attack by Russian strikes
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Cyprus priorities, Rule of law, ‘Democracy Shield’ and Montenegro at heart of first EU ‘General Affairs’ Council in 2026
FUTURE OF THE EU: European federalists set out a number of urgent measures to strengthen EU’s sovereignty
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS: discussions on future seat of EU Customs Authority intensify
ECONOMY: public deficit at 3.2% and public debt at 88.5% of GDP in euro area in third quarter of 2025
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: faced with a confiscation rate of less than 2%, European ministers make better recovery of criminal assets a priority
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to discuss bioeconomy and organic farming on Monday 26 January
AGRICULTURE: European Commission works on EU Livestock Strategy
HOME AFFAIRS/CULTURE: European Justice Ministers ask European Commission to look into illegal export of cultural goods in EU
INDUSTRY: chemicals - EU Council to discuss “careful” alignment of climate ambitions with competitiveness imperatives on 29 January
COMPETITIVENESS: Industrial Accelerator Act - EPP and Renew Europe MEPs criticise new postponement decided by Commission
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: annual costs of around €60 higher on average means new EU ETS2 requires targeted support for most affected households
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
JUSTICE: Council of Europe denounces arrest and detention conditions in France
JUSTICE: Council of Europe evaluates Croatia’s and Estonia’s progress in fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: MEP Éric Sargiacomo appointed European Parliament rapporteur on reform of CMO rules
CLIMATE: European Commission consults on certification of carbon removals and carbon farming
ECONOMY: continuation of discussions in EU Council on loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027
GENDER EQUALITY/RESEARCH: European Commission launches a call for evidence to promote participation of women in research and innovation
EMPLOYMENT: Amazon representatives, invited to discuss warehouse working conditions, soon to have permanent access to European Parliament
UNITED STATES: partnership on critical materials - European Commission still waiting for EU27 to green light negotiation of an agreement with Washington
GREENLAND: Mette Frederiksen and Mark Rutte agree on need for greater NATO involvement in Arctic
MIGRATION: Frontex and EU Agency for Asylum sign a new working agreement to support forthcoming implementation of ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
DIGITAL: Digital Networks Act - SME technology sector cautions against regulatory intervention
UGANDA: presidential elections - EU notes official results of Electoral Commission, but deplores violence
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Joint Commission on Missing Persons meets for first time in trilateral format

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