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Ukraine refugee protection scheme unlikely to continue as it is, says EU envoy Johansson will brief EU home affairs ministers on Thursday

Ukraine refugee protection scheme unlikely to continue as it is, says EU envoy

EU urges partners to help fill €30bn Ukraine funding gap Even if the €90 billion EU loan currently being blocked by Hungary goes ahead, Kyiv would still face a substantial financing shortfall

EU urges partners to help fill €30bn Ukraine funding gap

Mercosur trade deal to be provisionally applied, von der Leyen says The move is likely to prove controversial among anti-Mercosur sectors and EU countries critical of the deal

Mercosur trade deal to be provisionally applied, von der Leyen says

In today’s Rapporteur: a sit-down with humanitarian aid chief Hadja Lahbib; the Mercosur spotlight swings to Brx as Uruguay and Argentina seal the deal; Ministers eye high-level talks with Syria’s foreign minister; and the abortion battle shifts back to national capitals, w/ @eddywax.bsky.social

EU must confront Trump’s ‘fake blackmail’ amid US tariff turmoil, says Letta Former Italian premier slams US president's "continuous aggression on economics, on finance, on tech, on defence issues"

EU must confront Trump’s ‘fake blackmail’ amid US tariff turmoil, says Letta

High-risk AI guidelines will be late again, Commission confirms | Euractiv The much-awaited guidance for high risk AI systems is set to miss its second deadline

The @ec.europa.eu will not publish guidelines on which AI systems will fall under the AI Act’s high-risk rules by Saturday, a spokesperson confirmed to me. The document was already delayed from the legal deadline of 2 February.

Read my article at @euractiv.com:

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🚨The EU plans to shift from a sanction framework designed to punish Bashar al-Assad’s rule to one aimed at managing the country’s fragile transition, according to an EEAS non-paper seen by Euractiv.

EXCLUSIVE: US algorithms judging EU travellers not fully excluded in draft data deal | Euractiv It is still unclear how the new system would work under the existing complex array of EU data protection rules

My colleague @nicolettaionta.bsky.social and I got our hands on the first draft of a controversial EU deal with the United States, which could see American authorities get access to European travellers’ sensitive data.

Read our article at @euractiv.com:

www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

EU countries are preparing to allow the US to access national biometric databases – holding sensitive personal data like fingerprints and facial scans – to maintain visa-free travel to the US. The latest on the deal w/ @maximilian-henning.bsky.social

New reporting by @nicolettaionta.bsky.social and @maximilian-henning.bsky.social on data-sharing deal between the EU and the US only increases my concerns and raises a number of additional questions. The European Parliament must stand ready to exercise serious scrutiny on the Commission!

#privacy

Socialists slam Commission for participating in Trump’s Board of Peace Most EU countries have kept their distance, with only two opting to join the board

Socialists slam Commission for participating in Trump’s Board of Peace

Italy and Romania to join Trump’s controversial “Board of Peace” as observers: 🔗https://eurac.tv/9Yor

w/ @eddywax.bsky.social

Von der Leyen calls for independent Europe with strong mutual defence clause "Mutual defence is not optional for the EU," she said

Von der Leyen calls for independent Europe with strong mutual defence clause

Commission should ‘annul’ €10.2bn payment to Hungary, European top court opinion says Advocate General opinions are influential in guiding the ECJ's final judgment

Commission should ‘annul’ €10.2bn payment to Hungary, European top court opinion says

Draft Industrial Accelerator Act draft targets slower pace of industrialisation Manufacturing should account for 20% of the EU's economy by 2035 - a level not seen since the early '90s

Draft Industrial Accelerator Act draft targets slower pace of industrialisation

Spain among eight countries absent from new German-Italian ‘competitiveness’ club Socialist-led Spain is the EU's fourth largest economy but was not invited to a pre-summit coordination meeting

Spain among eight countries absent from new German-Italian ‘competitiveness’ club

Welcome to Count Deregula's castle

Costa’s castle strategy In Thursday’s edition, also: Alden Biesen, Huawei, Bill White, Breton, Australia

Costa’s castle strategy

From Stras. W/ @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social

Something you should defined read today. Via my amazing colleagues @elisabraun.bsky.social @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social

Why EU leaders won’t rescue Europe’s economy this week Big reforms remain either technically complex or politically untouchable, as governments resist ceding powers to Brussels

Why EU leaders won’t rescue Europe’s economy this week

Thank you Chris!

Good Rapporteur this morning from @euractiv.com with some insight into the political dynamics in Slovenia 🇸🇮 , and the moves and blockages around Moldova’s EU accession process 🇲🇩

Nicely done @nicolettaionta.bsky.social et al 🎩

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Some DG HOME vs DG INTPA drama in today's Rapporteur newsletter 👇

EU, Australia edge closer to trade deal as farm hurdles persist The talks began in 2018 but collapsed at the last minute in 2023

EU, Australia edge closer to trade deal as farm hurdles persist

In today’s edition:
🟢 Buy European clause shadows EU leaders' talks
🟢 Exclusive: EU moves to shield defence data from US tech reliance
🟢 Interview: Brazil’s ambassador pushes against Mercosur delay

EXCLUSIVE: EU willing to let US immigration save, share travellers’ data under visa deal | Euractiv Safeguards are planned for travellers’ data but it's unclear how far sensitive information will be shared within the US

Het blijft mij een raadsel waarom de EU-lidstaten dit nog hebben ingestemd, vrij recent. Uitstekende berichtgeving van @nicolettaionta.bsky.social

www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...

🟢 EU lists Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group
🟢 Dutch liberal Jetten stakes government on a fragile right-leaning minority
🟢 EU struggles to arm Ukraine while backing domestic defence
These stories and more in Friday’s Rapporteur🔗https://eurac.tv/9Yn8

From Stras! @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social