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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13310

9 December 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 39
INSTITUTIONAL / Eu2024be
Alexander De Croo and Hadja Lahbib unveil priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU Council
Brussels, 08/12/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 8 December, the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, and the Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, presented the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will begin on 1 January 2024, the thirteenth time that Belgium has held the Presidency.

“We have the EU in our DNA”, said Mr De Croo, pointing out that his country is home to the headquarters of numerous European institutions and bodies. He cited the three...

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