Updates and news from the Department’s team at the Permanent Representation in Brussels
IN THE NEWS & POLICY THINK TANK INSIGHTS
Politico identifies the favourites to succeed Pope Francis and reports on President Von der Leyen’s view that the World is ‘lining up’ to work with Europe amid Trump’s trade war as well as the battle lines being drawn between the European Central Bank and the Commission over whether rules to govern crypto currencies are strong enough to withstand Trump.
This week’s edition of Brussels, My Love? explores the challenges facing young people in Europe today.
Radio Schuman reports on whether Meloni is the new special EU envoy for tariffs and the possible end of family reunification in Europe.
Euractiv reports on Apple and Meta fines under the EU Digital Markets Act, how the Eurozone economy is stagnating amid tariff fears, and the Commission’s reallocation of cash to defence, again. Euractiv’s live blog of the latest news live from EU capitals remains accessible anytime.
The European Policy Centre (EPC) published a discussion paper on Cohesion policy’s mid-term review: stress-testing regional development in a new EU era and commentary on safeguarding critical undersea infrastructure.
View the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) video on how Europe can strengthen its research and innovation landscape.
A delegation of MEPs from the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee concluded a rule of law mission to Hungary. They met with politicians, authorities, and stakeholders to discuss an array of concerns about the state of EU values.
Parliament reached provisional political agreement with the Council on the Commission’s proposal for a soil monitoring law. The overall objective is to have healthy European soils by 2050, in line with the EU’s “zero pollution” ambition.
Access the latest news from the Parliament, the latest Week Ahead and their weekly agenda anytime.
EUROPEAN COUNCIL – COUNCIL OF THE EU – EUROGROUP
Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe will represent the Eurogroup at the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Washington.
A forward look is available to view. The latest news from Poland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union is also available online.
The Commission launched consultation inviting all stakeholders and citizens to help shape the EU guidelines on general-purpose AI (GPAI) models under the AI Act.
The Commission’s annual campaign to reduce, reuse and repair returned with a focus on the circular economy to make the EU grow sustainably and more efficiently.
The EU budget is set for defence-related boost under a new Commission proposal targeting amendments to existing EU funding programmes to support faster, more flexible and coordinated investments in Europe’s defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB).
THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (CJEU)
The CJEU launched a video on how EU law protects the planet, which includes information about rulings on clean air, safe water and fighting climate change.
Press releases detailing the latest decisions of the CJEU are available to view.
