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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13872
22 May 2026
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EXTERNAL ACTION
Interview UNITED STATES:
critical minerals agreement must not remain set of fine promises, but “
produce results
”, warns Andrew Puzder
TRADE:
EU27 trade ministers to discuss war in Middle East, WTO and trade agreements at Friday’s EU Council meeting
ENLARGEMENT:
Chancellor Merz proposes “
associate member status
” for Ukraine and “
observer
” status for Western Balkans
GUATEMALA:
António Costa offers EU support for democratisation process launched by Bernardo Arévalo
RUSSIA:
EU denounces Russian accusations against Baltic states
ISRAEL:
EU condemns treatment inflicted on Gaza flotilla activists
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY:
impact of Middle East war forces European Commission to revise growth forecasts for 2026 downwards
ECOFIN:
competitiveness, cryptocurrencies and fiscal sustainability on agenda of European finance ministers
EUROGROUP:
macroeconomic situation, housing crisis and digital euro on agenda of euro area finance ministers
COMPETITION:
European Commission warns several companies that they may have colluded unlawfully on synthetic turf market
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION:
Return Regulation – interinstitutional negotiations hit a snag over implementation timetable, next meeting scheduled for 1 June
ENVIRONMENT:
new EU rules on waste shipments and DIWASS digital platform enter into force
AGRICULTURE:
launch on 17 June of second-reading vote in European Parliament on new genomic techniques
FISHERIES:
“
walls of death
” continue to devastate species in Mediterranean, according to
Environmental Justice Foundation
INDUSTRY :
Industrial Accelerator Act – 14 European organisations issue their recommendations to improve permitting procedures
ENERGY:
Christophe Grudler calls on European Commission to include nuclear energy and hydropower in sustainability label for data centres
ENERGY:
more than 70 companies call for 50% electrification of EU energy
mix
by 2040
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH/CIVIL PROTECTION:
Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas seeks to reassure MEPs about EU’s preparedness for health crises
BUDGET :
widely supported by MEPs, idea of an EU tax on online gambling nevertheless raises questions
CONSUMERS:
European Parliament calls on European Commission to find solution to prevent destruction of video games
ENERGY:
biofuels – conservative MEPs call for end to cap, Commission stands firm
FISHERIES:
MEPs call for creation of special fund for EU fishers in Baltic Sea
EMPLOYMENT:
European Parliament calls for more resolute EU action on preventing accidents at work
IRAN:
European Parliament calls for immediate release of all political prisoners
AFGHANISTAN:
European Parliament adopts resolution condemning new series of repressive laws against women under Taliban regime
TRANSPORT:
periodic roadworthiness tests – European Parliament gives green light to interinstitutional negotiations
JUSTICE:
MEPs approve new EU rules on victims’ rights
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT:
Court of Justice rules Member States must take benefits linked to activities undertaken elsewhere in EU into account when calculating pensions
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID:
European Union steps up financial and logistical support for DRC and Uganda, hit by new Ebola outbreak
FINANCES:
EESC supports European Commission ‘pensions’ package, but defends public pensions
TAXATION:
business taxation – Tina Humar elected chair of EU’s code of conduct group
DIGITAL:
Spain approves its
Deep Tech
strategy, which will mobilise €8 billion by 2030
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:
Dutch co-chair of Greens/EFA group, Bas Eickhout, leaves European Parliament
The last Malt
29 April 2026
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