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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13801

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SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: European Commission and United States will negotiate a new alliance on critical materials
COMPETITIVENESS: Member States begin their reflections, a week ahead of informal retreat of European leaders on competitiveness
CLIMATE: European Commission adopts first voluntary certification standards for carbon capture and storage
ENERGY: EU energy sovereignty must be priority, says Renew Europe group in European Parliament
HOME AFFAIRS: Council of EU defines architecture of new “strategic framework” against drugs
TRANSPORT: sustainable urban mobility plans do not take sufficient account of commuter flows, according to European Court of Auditors
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: cars would emit 10% more than expected under updated CO2 emission standards proposed by European Commission, according to T&E
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Eurochambres warns against introducing European preference into EU public procurement rules
HEALTH: World Cancer Day - European Commissioners call for effective right to be forgotten
ENVIRONMENT: Member States to vote on implementing act concerning chemical recycling of bottles, on 6 February
DIGITAL: Spain could be next European country to ban access to social media for those under 16
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: resumption of negotiations in European Parliament on trade agreement with United States
PALESTINE: “Nothing about Palestine without Palestinians”, said Hadja Lahbib
UNRWA: Philippe Lazzarini calls on international community to support UNRWA
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU Council agreement on loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027
TRANSPORT: total value of EU-Ukraine trade via ‘Solidarity Lanes’ estimated at around €260 billion since May 2022
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: EU Member States choose Frenchman François-Louis Michaud to chair European Banking Authority
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: Ms Tinagli and Ms Tüttő advocate creation of a “toolbox” at European level to help local authorities deal with housing crisis
RULE OF LAW: according to Human Rights Watch, European Union is undermined by its lack of support for human rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: second phase of EU Strategy for Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 - European Forum urges Commission to be more ambitious
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: Europeans worried about global tensions, according to European Parliament Eurobarometer survey
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY: work of Democratic Pact for Europe launched by Council of Europe to give civil society a central role
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Europol supports French authorities in investigation against social network X
HOME AFFAIRS: 27 MEPs call for restrictive measures against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ECB: Primož Dolenc confirmed as Governor of Bank of Slovenia
CHINA: European Commission approves a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Chinese high-pressure seamless steel cylinders
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 1.7% in January 2026 in euro area
SEA: Ocean Act “will not create new obligations”, says Costas Kadis
MIGRATION: after another shipwreck in Mediterranean, The Left in European Parliament wants to relaunch debate on migrants who have died at sea
RESEARCH: ‘Marie Skłodowska-Curie’ programme grants €97.7 million to international cooperation projects
ANIMAL HEALTH: hearing at EU Court of Justice scheduled for March on ending cage farming

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