Agence Europe -Europe DAily Bulletin No: 13869 - Table of Contents - 19 may 2026

 

Table of contents 13869 of 19 May 2026 Agence Europe at a glance. Dear Sir or Madam, Please find below our latest table of contents. Subscribers have access to all of our content by clicking on the titles. Kind regards, Agence Europe, Brussels info@agenceurope.eu Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13869 EXTERNAL ACTION DEVELOPMENT: concerned about decline in Official Development Assistance, EU countries call for more coordinated European approach In conclusions adopted on Monday 18 May at the end of a meeting held in Brussels, the European ministers responsible for development cooperation noted “with concern, the historical decline in Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the world... MEXICO: EU and Mexico City seek to give their strategic partnership a fresh start SECTORAL POLICIES TRANSPORT/CLIMATE: nine Member States recommend incentives to stimulate greening of corporate fleets In a non-paper consulted by Agence Europe on Monday 18 May, nine European Union countries (Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Slovakia and Romania) call for the regulation on competitiveness and sustainable... DIGITAL: industry and BEREC question added value of European passport proposed in draft Digital Networks Act INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: European Commission explores targeted changes to EU rules to ensure that copyright is respected in context of AI COMPETITIVENESS: EU Member States invited on 28 May to hold first policy debate on new 28th regime COMPETITIVENESS: European Competitiveness Fund – Cyprus Presidency continues its work to secure an agreement at EU Council on 16 June HOME AFFAIRS: MED9 interior ministers meet in Croatia to review security and migration challenges HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen 2026 report – Commission welcomes effectiveness of digitising controls, but points to persistent operational disparities HOME AFFAIRS: EU eases access to short-term Schengen visas for Thai nationals REGIONS: European Commission allocates €144 million from EU Solidarity Fund to support Spain, Romania and Cyprus INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission consults on potential of industrial biotechnologies with a view to Biotech Act II HEALTH: European Commission launches consultation on revision of EU tobacco rules FISHERIES: international agreement on yellowfin tuna at Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS ECONOMY: Italy formalises its request to extend National Escape Clause in Stability and Growth Pact to energy spending The Italian authorities formalised their request to use the flexibility of the Stability and Growth Pact to cushion the impact on households and businesses of the energy crisis caused by the war in Iran, in a letter sent by the Italian Prime... STATE AID: European Commission gives go-ahead to Greek and Irish State aid schemes in energy sector INSTITUTIONAL BUDGET: 2028-2034 financial framework - broad coalition of cities and regions welcomes European Parliament’s support for balance of powers Cities and regions see the European Parliament as an ally in defending their remits within the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). On Monday 18 May, Alliance Locale, a coalition of eight major networks of municipalities and regions... SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE DEFENCE: four think tanks recommend strengthening Europe’s defences In a report published on Monday 18 May, CEPS, RUSI, Clingendael and IEP/Bocconi proposed three ways of strengthening Europe’s defences: a more European NATO, a new European multilateralism or EU-led defence cooperation. According to the... DEFENCE: GLOBSEC think-tank launches new European defence initiative COUNCIL OF EUROPE MIGRATION: Council of Europe member states step up pressure on European Court of Human Rights on migration issues Adopted on Friday 15 May in Chișinău at the 135th Session of the Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member states of the Council of Europe, the political declaration on the interpretation of the European Convention on Human... UKRAINE: thirty-six States and EU support creation of special tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine DEMOCRACY: Alain Berset stresses link between strategic security and democracy MONEY LAUNDERING: Council of Europe strengthens legal framework for combating money laundering and terrorism COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Monaco takes over rotating Presidency of Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe NEWS BRIEFS STATE AID: green light for new amendment to regional aid map for France On Monday 18 May, the European Commission approved a new amendment to France’s map for granting regional aid for the period 2022-2027. This amendment extends the areas eligible for this aid to the following French departments: Pas-de-Calais,... CULTURE: fifteen EU countries want to give budgetary visibility to European audiovisual and film sector in future AgoraEU programme CULTURE: European Commission launches call for entries for first edition of Simone Veil Prize TRIBUTE: Enrico Letta and Michel Barnier pay tribute to Étienne Davignon IRAQ: EU welcomes formation of new Iraqi government INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: with Limoges porcelain, EU registers first geographical indication for a craft and industrial product CSDP: Eugène van Kemenade appointed head of EUCAP Sahel Mali mission SYRIA: EU renews for another year its sanctions against people close to former al-Assad regime TÜRKIYE: EU welcomes announcement of opening of bilateral trade with Armenia You have received this table of contents because you are on our free mailing list. Please click here if you wish to unsubscribe. Since 1953, Agence Europe has been the publisher of the prestigious Bulletin Quotidien Europe, the leading source of information on the European Union. 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