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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13310

9 December 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 39
EXTERNAL ACTION / Mercosur
European Union still wants to believe in possibility of reaching a trade agreement with four Latin American countries
Brussels, 08/12/2023 (Agence Europe)

Following the recent setbacks in the free trade agreement negotiations (see EUROPE B13306A17), the EU and the Mercosur countries issued a joint statement on Thursday 7 December reaffirming their desire to finalise the talks despite the recent difficulties, but without providing any further technical details or setting an agenda.

“[We] are engaged in constructive discussions with a view to finalising the pending issues within the Association Agreement”, they wrote, even though several...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EIB: Nadia Calviño, first woman to chair EU Bank
ECONOMY: EU Council expected to reach agreement on reform of Stability and Growth Pact before end of 2023
ECONOMY: GDP down 0.1% in third quarter in euro area
ECB: Spanish Presidency of EU Council reports on work on ‘single currency’ package
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Council/European Parliament agreement on regulation of gas package
ENERGY: agreement between EU institutions on energy performance of buildings
ENERGY: in parliamentary committee, MEPs overwhelmingly support report calling for a European strategy for geothermal energy
DIGITAL: after more than 32 hours of discussions, Europe’s co-legislators are pulling out all stops to reach an agreement on artificial intelligence
MIGRATION: Pact on Migration and Asylum – European Parliament and EU Council negotiators postpone resolution of most sensitive points until 18 December
RESEARCH: Member States agree on an initial European framework to make EU more attractive to researchers
RESEARCH: EU Council stresses importance of role of science in ensuring coherence and proper functioning of democratic processes
INTERNAL MARKET: France, Germany and Baltic States call for concrete action to reduce European bureaucracy
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt negotiating position on driving licences by narrow majority
TRANSPORT: MEPs call for a European summit on ports
CLIMATE: COP28, MEPs step up their defence of EU’s climate commitments
AGRICULTURE: new genomic techniques, pesticides and animal welfare on agenda at EU Council meeting on 11 December
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers will attempt to reach agreement on 11 December on rules applying to new genomic techniques
FISHERIES: EU Member States hope to reach an agreement on 2024 quotas in Atlantic and Mediterranean on 11 December
FISHERIES: MEPs call for tougher measures to combat illegal fishing
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Middle East and Sahel on agenda for European ministers on Monday 11 December
CAUCASUS: Charles Michel congratulates Armenia and Azerbaijan on their commitment to finding solutions to end tensions between them
WESTERN BALKANS: Miroslav Lajčák wants to capitalise on “current momentum” in geopolitics to bring issue of enlargement to forefront
DRC: general elections on 20 December, eight EU electoral experts will analyse electoral process from Kinshasa
MERCOSUR: European Union still wants to believe in possibility of reaching a trade agreement with four Latin American countries
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: Pedro Sánchez to address MEPs on results of Spanish Presidency of EU Council
BUDGET: agreement between EU Council and European Parliament on rewording of the Financial Regulation to protect EU funds
EU2024BE: Alexander De Croo and Hadja Lahbib unveil priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU Council
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: EU Member States once again called upon to decide on fate of regulation on coordination of social security schemes
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HOME AFFAIRS: Council of Europe conference highlights challenges of AI in fight against drug trafficking
CORRUPTION: Council of Europe calls on governments to fight environmental corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission will support Palestinian people with up to €125 million in 2024
STATE AID: European Commission raises regional aid ceilings for province of Hainaut
TRADE: EU Anti-Coercion Instrument published in Official Journal
ECONOMY: EU Council adopts revised recovery plans for thirteen Member States
ENERGY: European Commission’s quarterly reports confirm positive developments on gas and electricity markets in 2023
ENVIRONMENT: EU launches an online observatory on deforestation and forest degradation worldwide
DIGITAL: DSA, European Commission consults on format of future transparency reports
TERRORISM: two leaders of the military wing of Hamas added to EU list
TRANSPORT: Adina Vălean calls on aviation industry to standardise hand luggage weights and dimensions