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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12854

16 December 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 32
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Health
Omicron variant will drive discussions of EU27 Heads of State or Government on 16 December
Brussels, 15/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

The leaders of the EU27, meeting in the European Council, will again discuss Covid-19 on Thursday 16 December in Brussels, addressing the internal and external aspects of the issue, this time in the light of the Omicron variant. 

“COVID will very much remain at the centre of our attention”, said European Council President Charles Michel in his letter of invitation to the EU27.

Epidemiological situation and vaccination in the EU. Internally, the Heads of State or Government will take...

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