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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13813

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EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European ministers seek balance between opening up trade and protecting Europe’s industrial base
TRADE : European Commission received requests to improve foreign subsidies regulation
TRADE: faced with drop in EU steel exports to US, EUROFER calls for fair trade deal
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine and Middle East back at centre of discussions between European foreign ministers on Monday
SUDAN : at UN Security Council, EU Ambassador calls for preparations for “day after”
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE : on Monday 23 February, European ministers to discuss common agricultural policy and unfair trade practices
AGRICULTURE : 17 EU countries call for transfer of more provisions from 2028-2034 ‘partnership plans’ to texts on CAP
DIGITAL: EU Council effectively kills proposed revision of GDPR
DIGITAL: at AI Summit in New Delhi, EU looks for path to sovereignty in artificial intelligence
DIGITAL: X challenges €120 million fine imposed on it under DSA, before EU General Court
HOME AFFAIRS: 38 MEPs demand suspension of Israel’s visa-free regime due to “persistent and systematic violations of international law”
CONSUMERS: EU Council sets objectives of 2030 Consumer Agenda, with particular attention to dangers present online
TRANSPORT: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions calls for a stronger territorial vision for Connecting Europe Facility
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: wastewater - EU General Court dismisses lawsuits brought by pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: E5 announces launch of an initiative for low-cost effectors
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: tobacco tax - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council proposes an update every three years based on consumer prices
TAXATION: MEP Michalis Hadjipantela wants to ensure compliance with data protection principles in relation to VAT fraud
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/EUROPEAN COMMISSION : in a letter to European Commission, nine Member States challenge increased administrative expenditure in 2028-2034 MFF
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: European Economic and Social Committee maintains pressure on EU co-legislators so they tackle housing crisis
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : European Disability Forum calls on United Nations to guarantee funding for Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: applications for 2026 edition of ‘New European Bauhaus’ awards now open
TRADE: US Supreme Court ruling - EU continues to “advocate for low tariffs”
ECONOMY: postponement - due to Hungarian reservation - of decision on amendment to MFF necessary for €90 billion loan to Ukraine
EDUCATION : European Commission announces opening of call for proposals for Erasmus+ European policy experimentations
STATE OF PREPAREDNESS: European Commission to invest €225 million in development of new flu vaccines
FINANCE: ESMA launches a consultation on amendments to its Market Abuse Regulation guidelines
JUSTICE : on eve of European Day for Victims of Crime, Henna Virkkunen and Michael McGrath reiterate EU’s commitment

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