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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13872

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EXTERNAL ACTION
free to read - 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

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