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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13824

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WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
ECONOMY : time has not yet come for emergency budgetary measures to be taken at European level in response to war in Middle East
MIDDLE EAST: Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa condemn Iran’s indiscriminate attacks on countries in region
CIVIL PROTECTION: more than 4,100 Europeans already repatriated from Middle East on emergency flights coordinated by EU
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission provides emergency aid for 130,000 Lebanese civilians affected by conflict in Middle East
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European finance ministers examine risks and opportunities associated with stablecoins and euro-denominated tokenised deposits
ECONOMY/TRADE: targeted review of CBAM mechanism affecting economies of outermost regions advocated by France
TAXATION: review of Tobacco Taxation Directive - MEP Tomáš Kubín proposes a more gradual increase of minimum rates
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: quality jobs - Member States split on need for a new initiative to regulate artificial intelligence in workplace
EMPLOYMENT: eight Member States again call for EU measures to tackle fraudulent postings of workers from third countries
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: ‘Bellamy’ report on recasting of ‘Returns’ Regulation wins out by a wide margin over report by Malik Azmani in European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties
INDUSTRY: nuclear energy - European Commission wants to help interested Member States produce small modular reactors more quickly
ENERGY: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council to give Member States more say in devising central network planning scenario
ENERGY: EU lagging behind on growth of energy communities, according to European Court of Auditors
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission invests €103 million in strategic projects in Europe
AGRICULTURE : European Commission continues its dialogue on unfair commercial practices
BIODIVERSITY: young Europeans make recommendations to protect pollinators in EU
TRANSPORT: ERC and ESPO call for a stronger port-rail interface in Europe
DIGITAL: explicit ban on AI models that generate sexual deepfakes does not convince European Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ursula von der Leyen calls for more realistic, interest-based foreign policy
CHINA: EU has means to put pressure on Beijing, according to EUISS
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2026CY: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council reschedules March informal ministerial meetings
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability Forum sounds alarm on stereotypes, violence and exclusion suffered by women
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CLIMATE: Commissioner for Human Rights “urges” European States to support future United Nations Resolution on climate change
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE : European Commission launches a platform to strengthen role of women in agriculture
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - European Commission launches a call for evidence on applying ‘do no significant harm’ principle
FINANCE/CLIMATE: EU taxonomy - European Commission launches call for advice on revision of delegated act on information to be published
INDIA: European Union and India hold their first dialogue on security and defence, one month after signing of their strategic partnership
ICELAND: referendum on resumption of accession negotiations will be held on 29 August
JUSTICE: EU Council confirms appointment of German Andrés Ritter as European Chief Prosecutor
RUSSIA: Viktor Orbán calls for suspension of all sanctions related to Russian energy
JUSTICE: fraud involving Recovery and Resilience Facility funds - in Turin, European Public Prosecutor’s Office orders seizure of €1.98 million in assets

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