Daily brief
Seven EU countries, including France and Spain, insist the bloc must stick to ambitious electric car plans, pushing back against any potential policy reversal. The EU Parliament has ditched Google for search, switching to a local alternative over alleged privacy concerns. Germany seeks to renegotiate EU gender pay transparency rules, aiming to alter the current framework.
The EU says no jet fuel shortage is coming despite Middle East supply losses, according to crude oil price reports.
Finance Minister: Bulgaria cannot avoid the EU's excessive deficit procedure.
The EU backs deep tech growth with a new Scaleup Europe Fund.
Hungary lifts its ban on allocating €6.6 billion from an EU fund for armaments for Ukraine.