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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13878

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: ‘Returns’ Regulation – with the help of a Commission proposal, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have finally reached an agreement
MIGRATION: faced with still uneven implementation, European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties fears technical failure of ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
COMPETITIVENESS: EU Member States set to authorise Commission to have EU join US Pax Silica semiconductor initiative
DIGITAL/INDUSTRY: €320 billion needed over 10 years to strengthen EU’s autonomy in cloud, AI and semiconductors, Commission believes
DIGITAL: Greens/EFA Group in European Parliament joins forces with businesses and NGOs to advocate EU’s technological sovereignty
DIGITAL: Japanese group SoftBank announces intention to invest up to €75 billion in AI data centres in France
DIGITAL: G7 agrees to protect minors online, but, due to US concerns, remains less ambitious on data centre sustainability
HEALTH: extraordinary meeting of EU countries on Friday 5 June dedicated to European response to Ebola outbreak in Central Africa
AGRICULTURE: biofuels - MEPs challenge European Commission proposal on soybeans
CLIMATE: European Commission considers EU will be able to meet its targets for injecting CO2 into ground by 2030
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission wants to phase out animal testing in chemical assessments
JUSTICE: protection of environment through criminal law - Eurojust details effects of directive on judicial cooperation
TRANSPORT: harmonised calculation method for emissions from transport sector enters into force
ENERGY: electricity, main energy source for industrial sector in 2024, according to Eurostat - steady trend since 2010
INTERNAL MARKET: fearing fraud, European construction sector requests exemption from scope of new 28th Regime Corporate Legal Framework, EU Inc.
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: António Costa begins tour of the region ahead of the Tivat Summit of 5 June
PAKISTAN: regional crises and security at heart of eighth EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue
CHINA: latest report by OECD points finger at China’s massive subsidies for industry
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: Andrius Kubilius calls for creation of a single market for defence
Russian invasion of Ukraine
DEFENCE: EU strongly condemns Russian drone attack on building in Romania
NATO: support for Ukraine - Japan sends personnel to NSATU command
RUSSIA: France boards Tagor vessel, a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: imminent opening of excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
FINANCES: US giant Mastercard joins Eurosystem pilot ‘TIPS X-CCY’ project on instant multi-currency payments
ECB: Christine Lagarde defends legitimacy of remuneration received in connection with her mandate at Bank for International Settlements
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: Vera Jourova launches Democracy27 initiative to understand citizens’ dissatisfaction with democratic functioning
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Budapest Pride 2026 authorised - a reversal welcomed by European representatives
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: SMEs consider recruitment process for workers from third countries too complex in context of shortage of labour
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: ‘Mariborská hypnóza’, by Czech author Dora Kaprálová, wins 2026 European Union Prize for Literature
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Network on Independent Living sets out its proposals for implementing enhanced European Disability Strategy
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ILGA-Europe wants to make LGBTI rights major criterion in European Union enlargement process
ENERGY: International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, WTO and World Bank warn of oil shortage risks
FINANCES: Cyprus Presidency of EU Council invites ‘Group of Six’ to present its position on ‘MISP’ package
DIGITAL: European Commission sets up independent experts to support application of EU rules on AI and assess risks
SEA: European Commission to present European ocean observation initiative OceanEye on 3 June

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