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Hungarian officials will face a dressing down and boycotts from the EU’s national parliaments at this weekend's meeting of COSAC, an oft-overlooked EU institution that national lawmakers see as one of the few tools to make their voice heard in Brussels. 

At the first Informal Health Council of the Hungarian EU Council Presidency on Thursday (25 July), State Secretary Péter Takács promised ‘creative thinking’ on the pending pharmaceutical package.

The European energy commissioner and the US energy secretary used a meeting of Central and Eastern European energy ministers in Bucharest this week to keep EU-US clean tech competition on a friendly footing.

The European Parliament is in recess over the summer from 29 July to 1 September 2024.

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The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures for Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden, asking them to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a Friday (26 July) press release.

A group of digital rights organisation said that Apple’s plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) are ineffective in a submission to the European Commission.

Aylo, Pornhub's parent company, is appealing to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to avoid having to disclose the natural names of users in its ad repository, as required by its Digital Services Act (DSA) designation.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1969 of 15 July 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1968 of 15 July 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1967 of 15 July 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1964 of 15 July 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1779 of 24 June 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 concerning restrictive measures against cyberattacks threatening the Union or its Member States.

The Council listed four individuals and two entities over serious human rights violations, including torture and systematic and widespread sexual and gender-based violence.

The Council prolonged the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine until 31 January 2025.

The Council adopted an assistance measure worth €15 million under the European Peace Facility, that will benefit the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

The Council adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €10 million to the benefit of the Armenian Armed Forces.

The Council adopted a regulation to exempt holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate from the visa requirement when travelling to the EU.

The Council has adopted a regulation for digital labelling of fertilising products.

The Council has adopted a set of updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1843 of 28 June 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.