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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12854

16 December 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 32
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Africa
EU27 Heads of State or Government to hold preparatory talks for 6th EU-African Union Summit
Brussels, 15/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 16 December, the Heads of State or Government of the EU27 will hold an exchange of views in preparation for the sixth European Union/African Union summit, which is intended to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two institutions through a joint strategy adapted to the new challenges.

 The objective is to prepare “the European Union/African Union summit to be held in Brussels on 17 and 18 February 2022 with the aim of establishing an alliance of prosperity and...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission to propose new revenues from EU Emissions Trading System and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEFENCE: leaders will discuss situation on border with Ukraine and European defence
AFRICA: EU27 Heads of State or Government to hold preparatory talks for 6th EU-African Union Summit
MIGRATION: Member States expected to reiterate their condemnation of Belarusian actions and ask Commission to further prevent departures to EU
HEALTH: Omicron variant will drive discussions of EU27 Heads of State or Government on 16 December
ENERGY: EU27 will again take stock of soaring energy prices in EU
EMU: EU leaders will discuss macroeconomic situation and completion of banking union
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: Michel calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to work towards peace
WTO: agreement on three joint initiatives on trade and environment at WTO
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU training mission in CAR suspends training for country’s armed forces as they are too close to Wagner group
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission presents its legislative package to promote hydrogen and “decarbonised gases”
ENERGY: European Commission adopts its proposal for a regulation to reduce methane emissions from energy sector
ENERGY: European Commission’s proposal to accelerate renovation of buildings
ENERGY: provisional agreement between European Parliament and EU Council on revision of TEN-E Regulation
CLIMATE: Commission puts forward its ideas for developing CO2 storage solutions
HOME AFFAIRS : European Parliament S&D group expresses “serious concerns” about proposed Schengen area reform
JUSTICE/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes criminal law measures for environmental crimes committed in EU
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission launches two online tools to monitor progress on EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HEALTH: MEPs divided between lifting patents on Covid-19 vaccines and fighting disinformation
HUMAN RIGHTS: receiving 2021 Sakharov Prize in her father’s name, Alexei Navalny’s daughter denounces European pragmatism
DIGITAL: MEPs adopt Andreas Schwab’s report on DMA
ECONOMY: MEPs insist on importance of monitoring spending under European Recovery Plan
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves new EU/Gabon fisheries agreement
BUDGET: European Parliament approves several EU aid measures for Croatia, Spain and Italy
WEAPONS: European Parliament calls for policies to further reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals
TRANSPORT: European Parliament approves EU-US air transport agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AID: €610 million support for SME access to high-speed broadband services in Italy
STATE AID: approval of Greek support for construction of Patra-Pyrgos section of Olympia Odos motorway
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU condemns “unfounded and harsh” prison sentences against six prominent political prisoners
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative for ‘Green VAT’
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Covid-19, President of European Parliament keeps constituent plenary session in person, but with important adjustments
UNITED KINGDOM: with no solution with EU, London is set to extend grace periods for trade between Britain and Northern Ireland