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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13527
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Citizenship

Czech Republic and Poland must allow non-national EU citizens to join political parties, says Court of Justice

By imposing a nationality requirement in order to become a member of a national political party, the Czech Republic and Poland are failing to ensure equal treatment with their nationals as regards the right to stand as a candidate in municipal and European elections, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a judgment delivered on Tuesday 19 November (cases C-808/21 & C-814/21).

The European Commission has brought two actions for failure to fulfil obligations before the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Europeans have delivered one million rounds of ammunition promised
UKRAINE: on thousandth day of Russian military aggression, MEPs reiterate their determination to support Ukraine “for as long as necessary”
UKRAINE: on thousandth day of war, Council of Europe reaffirms its “multifaceted” support for Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Member States’ defence expenditure set to reach €326 billion in 2024, according to European Defence Agency
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: European Commission still hopes to conclude negotiations on EU/Mercosur agreement over coming weeks
NORTH MACEDONIA: EU and Skopje strengthen their defence partnership in face of geopolitical challenges in region
GEORGIA : EU to send mission to Georgia
HORN OF AFRICA: Member States work on increased EU support for Somalia
DEVELOPMENT: Council of EU reaffirms its support for Land Locked Developing Countries
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: negotiations under way in European Parliament to try to break deadlock in process of forming ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: following impetus of G20 and despite reaffirmed European commitment, financial negotiations remain deadlocked
CLIMATE: European Commission’s 2023 carbon market report shows 16.5% reduction in emissions, but adjustments remain necessary
ENERGY: Europe unlikely to meet renewable hydrogen consumption targets for 2030
ENERGY: European electricity industry urges EU to make cybersecurity in energy sector top priority
FISHERIES: ICCAT ratifies management measures for tropical tuna stocks
TRANSPORT: European aviation industry is calling for simplification of standards and investment to improve competitiveness and sustainability
CIVIL PROTECTION: according to European Commission, 2023 was among worst years on record for forest fires in Europe
ENVIRONMENT: Bruegel believes lessons should be drawn from European Commission’s mistakes with deforestation regulation
REGIONS: Catalan government presents plan to relaunch relations with EU institutions
JUSTICE: Eurojust presents its 2025-2027 strategic programme
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: G20 member states commit to cooperating on effective taxation of high-net-worth individuals
FINANCE: European Securities and Markets Authority recommends that EU shorten settlement cycle for securities transactions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: traineeships, Hungarian Presidency of EU Council still a long way from reaching an agreement for Employment and Social Affairs Council of 2 December
EMPLOYMENT: European Trade Union Confederation is concerned about delays or weaknesses in transposition of minimum wage directive
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: Czech Republic and Poland must allow non-national EU citizens to join political parties, says Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
CONSUMERS: EU Council puts an end to its online disputes platform to modernise procedures
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 2.0% in October
EDUCATION: European Commission allocates €5 billion to Erasmus+ in 2025
ENERGY: European Commission consults on revision of ecodesign requirements for external power supplies
ENERGY: Portugal launches its ‘Smart Readiness Indicator’ test phase for energy performance of buildings
COMPANIES: European Commission does not take SMEs sufficiently into account, according to SME United, BusinessEurope and Eurochambres
ENVIRONMENT: CINEA agency is combating light pollution in Macaronesia via a LIFE programme for less harmful public lighting
SPACE: ESA commits €44.22 million in co-financing to space launch companies
FINANCE: EU Council approves revision of market infrastructure rules
NATO: Radmila Shekerinska new NATO Deputy Secretary General
Op-Ed
Op-ed: 1,000 Days Unbroken, Europe’s necessity to secure Ukraine’s victory - by Andrzej Halicki, Michael Gahler, Sandra Kalniete and Rasa Juknevičienė