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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13943

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EXTERNAL ACTION
PHILIPPINES: EU and Manila reach “substantial” agreement on free trade treaty, without yet concluding negotiations
CHINA: Maroš Šefčovič outlines EU expectations ahead of next visit to Beijing
CHINA: democratic backsliding in Hong Kong and Macau continued in 2025, European Commission deplores
MIDDLE EAST: G7 calls on Houthis to immediately cease their attacks
AUSTRALIA: EU and Australia hope to sign free trade agreement “as soon as possible”
MULTILATERALISM: EU joins forces with several third countries to strengthen multilateralism
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU member states finally agree on renewal of sanctions, with Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman removed
JUSTICE: ECHR holds hearing on placement of 10 Ukrainian children in Russian adoption system in Crimea
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - EU Member States stand firm on their positions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
CUSTOMS: tax on small parcels from third countries - European Commission completes EU arrangements with customs handling fee set at €2
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Irish Presidency of EU Council clarifies safeguards on pseudonymised data and consent exemptions for cookies
DIGITAL: Ursula von der Leyen and several European leaders sign international call to regulate AI model development
DIGITAL: European Commission and EIB launch pact to mobilise institutional investors for European tech companies
ENERGY: call by Emmanuel Macron for emergency measures to address fuel prices meets with mixed response in Brussels
HOME AFFAIRS: CSAM Regulation - faced with deadlock over detection, Irish Presidency of EU Council seeks to refine approach between public and private content
FOOD SAFETY: pesticides—European Commission wants to reorganise timetable for renewing approval of seven low-risk substances
AGRICULTURE: 95% of Europeans consider agriculture essential to EU’s future
INTERNAL MARKET: six European organisations call for “an immediate moratorium on new regulatory burdens”
COMPETITIVENESS: Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe supports strict European preference criteria in Competitiveness Fund
TRANSPORT: European battery production capacity not sufficient to meet Industrial Accelerator Act requirements, ACEA warns
TRANSPORT: according to Danish Shipping, Northern Sea Route had record number of crossings in 2025, but traffic remains limited in Arctic
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: European Affairs ministers discuss developments deemed “broadly positive” by European Commission
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CORRUPTION: Council of Europe calls on Luxembourg to introduce national anti-corruption strategy
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: several dozen transnational criminal networks dismantled in joint operation between EU, Latin America and Caribbean
ICELAND: MEPs call for stronger relations with Reykjavik and compliance with EEA Agreement
BETTER REGULATION: thirteen Member States call for new regulatory simplification effort
CSDP: ‘European Peace Facility’ - EU doubles assistance measure for Djibouti

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