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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13798

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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
Interview SPACE: Europe needs its own space capabilities, stresses Joseph Aschbacher
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission reports still limited progress in integrating single market and boosting competitiveness by 2025
COMPETITIVENESS: EU27 ministers invited to Cyprus on 2 and 3 February to discuss health of defence industry
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs divided on simplification of certain requirements for chemical products
ENVIRONMENT: European Chemicals Agency strengthens its policy to prevent potential conflicts of interest
AGRICULTURE: EU Member States divided on origin labelling of products
AGRICULTURE: positive report from European Commission on ‘delivery model’ for 2023–2027 CAP
ENERGY: ACER identifies shortcomings in design of framework for integrated planning of electricity, gas and hydrogen infrastructures
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOROCCO: Kaja Kallas and Moroccan Minister Nasser Bourita call for consolidation of EU-Morocco partnership
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission grants €63 million in humanitarian aid to support victims of crisis in Myanmar
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Costas Fitiris to make fight against gender-based violence priority, but acknowledges his limited scope for action on number of issues
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ILGA-Europe analyses exposure of LGBTQI people to “conversion practices” in Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS: Customs programme is producing good results, according to European Commission
ECONOMY: GDP growth of 0.3% in fourth quarter of 2025 in euro area
TAXATION: Tax Foundation publishes ‘roadmap’ to help European Commission draw up long-term tax simplification programme
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: Romania referred to Court of Justice of EU over failure to close and rehabilitate landfills
COMPANIES/ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: Spain and Malta taken to EU Court of Justice for failing to transpose directive adjusting company size criteria
BIODIVERSITY: Poland ordered to comply with Court of Justice judgment on forest management plans
ENERGY: European Commission calls on 16 Member States to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty immediately
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into Danish scheme in wastewater treatment sector
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: António Costa plans extraordinary European summit in late November to reach agreement on EU’s 2028-2034 budget by end of 2026
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’ - EU adopts €20 million assistance measure for Armenia
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU Council approves EU priorities in UN fora for 2026
ECONOMY: loan to Ukraine 2026-2027 – question of financial contribution from third countries discussed at EU Council
ENERGY: nuclear electricity generation increased 4.8% in 2024
SPACE: Laurent Jaffart appointed Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity at European Space Agency
JUSTICE: five people charged by European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Germany with suspected VAT fraud worth €20 million
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office conducts 20 searches in Portugal for suspected fraud involving ERDF funds relating to protection against Covid-19
MIGRATION: Europol announces dismantling of migrant smuggling network active since 2024
FISHERIES: NGOs call on European Commission to oppose text on 2026 quotas in Mediterranean
RESEARCH: EU Member States have launched around a hundred national and regional initiatives to attract global talent
SOUTH SUDAN: EU concerned about “escalating security situation” in Jonglei State
TRANSPORT: Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between EU and Morocco still to be adopted by European Parliament
CORRIGENDUM
MIGRATION: correction of a quote attributed to MEP Marie Toussaint on Commission’s new strategies for migration and visas

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