EU-nieuws deze week | 07 - 18 april 2025

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OVERIG EU-NIEUWS

1. EU-Publicatieblad

• 09.04.25 | Statuten van E-RIHS-ERIC - Europese onderzoeksinfrastructuur voor erfgoedwetenschap

Het jaaroverzicht van de nieuwsberichten in het publicatieblad van de EU kunt u hier raadplegen. 

2. EU-Persberichten - Algemeen

• 16.04.25 | Commission rolls out plan to boost circular and efficient products in the EU
• 16.04.25 | Investment simplification: Council agrees position on the ‘Invest EU’ regulation to boost EU competitiveness
• 16.04.25 | EU bolsters economic security with Recommendation on export controls
• 16.04.25 | Commission welcomes significant step towards Pandemic Agreement
• 15.04.25 | Commission invests €86 million to improve climate resilience and water security
• 15.04.25 | Progress on European Research Area priorities but continuous investment is still needed 
• 14.04.25 | Simplification: Council gives final green light on the ‘Stop-the-clock’ mechanism to boost EU competitiveness and provide legal certainty to businesses 
• 11.04.25 | COM keurt voorlopige beoordeling goed van 2e betalingsverzoek van België van 909 miljoen EUR i.k.v. de herstel- en veerkrachtfaciliteit
• 10.04.25 | Moving towards healthier soils in Europe
• 10.04.25 | EU and Egypt successfully conclude negotiations on Horizon Europe
• 09.04.25 | Commission welcomes provisional agreement to reduce microplastic pollution
• 09.04.25 | Commission sets course for Europe's AI leadership with an ambitious AI Continent Action Plan
  • ​​​​AI Continent Action Plan - Q&A 
  • Remarks by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on the AI Continent Action Plan
• 08.04.25 | Speech by President von der Leyen at the 2025 Cleantech Conference,
• 08.04.25 | Read-out of the phone call between President von der Leyen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang
• 08.04.25 | Read-out of the Dialogue with the Automotive Industry
• 08.04.25 | State aid Scoreboard 2024 shows Member States focused State aid expenditures towards long-term key EU priorities
• 08.04.25 | Plastic pellet losses: Council and Parliament agree on new rules to reduce microplastic pollution
• 08.04.25 | Read-out of the Dialogue with the Pharmaceutical Industry
• 07.04.25  | Remarks by Commissioner Šefčovič at the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) press conference 

Het jaaroverzicht van de persberichten van de EU kunt u via deze link raadplegen. 

3. EU-Persberichten - Macro-economische indicatoren

• 10.04.25 | Imports of rare earth elements saw 30% drop in 2024

het jaaroverzicht van de persberichten macro-economische indicatoren kunt u via deze link raadplegen.

4. EU-Documenten

• Europees beleid

  • European Parliament Think Tank study: Performance-based Instruments: How could their design be improved?

• Europees concurrentievermogen  
  • European Parliament Think Tank in-depth analysis: How have European banks developed along different dimensions of international competitiveness?
• Europees klimaat- en energiebeleid  
  • Europese Rekenkamer: Analyse 01/2025: Het elektriciteitsnet van de EU klimaatneutraal maken
  • COM(2025) 187 "Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025-2030"
• Europees onderzoeksbeleid  
  • European Parliament Think Tank: Academic Freedom Monitor 2024 Overview of de jure academic freedom protection:

  • ERA Scoreboard 2024: A vital tool for evidence-informed policymaking  

  • ERA Scoreboard 2024: A snapshot of progress in the European Research Area 

  • ERA Scoreboard 2024: Key Takeaways

• Europees ruimtevaartbeleid  
  • European Parliament Think Tank in-dept analysis: EU capabilities in space: Scenarios for space security by 2050
• Europees veiligheid- en defensiebeleid

  • European Parliament Think Tank briefing: The European Parliament in EU external action 

  • European Parliament Think Tank briefing: ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 

  • European Parliament Think Tank briefing: Defence and artificial intelligence

• Europese begroting 

  • European Parliament Think Tank: Budgetary Outlook for the European Union 2025 

  • European Parliament Think Tank briefing: Powering national financial instruments with Next Generation EU

• Europese Commissie

  • Technical Support Instrument – Belgium 

  • European Parliament Think Tank briefing: 2025 Commission work programme 

• Internationale samenwerking
  • Draft Joint Declaration following the First European Union-Central Asia Summit, 4 April 2025, Samarkand, Uzbekistan 
  • EU-Switzerland agreement on Switzerland’s participation in Union programmes
• InvestEU
  • European Parliament Think Tank in-depth analysis: Invest EU Programme: functioning, performance and future challenges
• Staatssteun 
  • State aid Scoreboard 2024 

5. Rollende agenda

• 20.05.25 | KETs 2025 I EU Brokerage Event
• 01.06.25 – 04.06.25 | EUIndTech2025 Conference
• 16.09.25 – 17.09.25 | EU R&I Days

Uitgebreide lijst van conferenties, georganiseerd onder de vlag van de Europese Commissie  

Overzicht events in het kader van Horizion Europe, missies  

6. (Algemene) Publicaties/Publieke consultaties/...

• New State aid Framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal Communication | Deadline; 25.04.25 => feedback graag aan marleen.deproft@vlaanderen.be bezorgen

• Open consultatie “EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – EU funding for competitiveness | Deadline: 07.05.25 => feedback graag aan marleen.deproft@vlaanderen.be bezorgen

• Survey on the uptake of the Codes of Practice on Knowledge Valorisation | Deadline: 30.05.25 => feedback graag aan marleen.deproft@vlaanderen.be bezorgen

• Public consultation & call for evidence on the Apply AI Strategy | Deadline: 04.06.25 => feedback graag aan marleen.deproft@vlaanderen.be bezorgen

• Call for EIT Water: Transforming Europe’s Water, Marine, and Maritime Sectors and Ecosystems | Deadline 17.06.25

• Call for expression of interest in AI Gigafactories (AIGFs) | Deadline: 20.06.25 => feedback graag aan marleen.deproft@vlaanderen.be bezorgen 

• Open consultatie Europese Commissie; EU-strategie voor gelijkheid van lhbtiq’ers 2026-2030 | Deadline: 24.06.25 

• Public consultation European Commission: Towards a Circular, Regenerative and Competitive Bioeconomy | Deadline: 26.06.25 => feedback graag aan marleen.deproft@vlaanderen.be bezorgen