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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13536
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Negotiations for a ‘Plastics Treaty’, unsuccessful in Busan, will continue in Spring 2025

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) came to a close in Busan, South Korea, without an agreement, on Sunday 1 December. Suspended, the session will resume in Spring 2025.

 “I deeply regret that no agreement has been reached on a new global treaty on plastics. If the status quo continues, plastic production will triple by 2060”, declared the European Commissioner for the Environment, Jessika Roswall, on Monday 2 December. 

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Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: EU Member States reject latest Hungarian compromise on working conditions of trainees
EMPLOYMENT: EU Employment Ministers identify priorities for next European Semester, between safeguarding social rights and competitiveness agenda
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU ministers adopt measures to improve access to employment for persons with disabilities
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Member States agree on measures to promote women’s and girls’ mental health
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament’s disability rights week, evaluation of EU strategy calls for more integration in crisis policies
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Antonio Costa, Kaja Kallas and Marta Kos in Kyiv on first day of their respective terms
EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: EU regrets Georgian Dream’s decision to suspend EU accession negotiations
MIDDLE EAST: Sven Koopmans makes case for two-state solution before MEPs
SERBIA/KOSOVO: tensions reignite in region following aqueduct explosion, as EU attempts to mediate
NORTH MACEDONIA: MEPs urge North Macedonia to accelerate its EU accession reforms despite tensions with Bulgaria
MOROCCO: MEPs anxious to hear proposals for solutions following cancellation of trade and fisheries agreements with Rabat
DEVELOPMENT: EU Council approves list of flagship projects for 2025
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Christine Schneider agrees to drop country at ‘no risk’ category, if her objectives are guaranteed in deforestation regulation
ENVIRONMENT: negotiations for a ‘Plastics Treaty’, unsuccessful in Busan, will continue in Spring 2025
JUSTICE: as Eurojust’s activities continue to intensify, Michael McGrath makes strengthening its resources “a priority”
HEALTH: European ministers to discuss smoke-free environments and pharmaceuticals package on Tuesday 3 December
HEALTH: Covid-19, EU signs contract with Gilead to supply 2,250,000 vials of Veklury
DIGITAL: EU Council adopts Cyber Solidarity Act
COMPETITIVENESS: Bruegel puts forward proposals for financing green investments that will make EU competitive
TRANSPORT: Transport Alliance for Clean Air issues recommendations for meeting EU air quality standards by 2030
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: ITA Airways, EU approves EasyJet, IAG and AFKLM as suitable remedy takers
COMPANIES: ESNA compendium to promote growth of start-ups in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves two new geographical indications from Greece and Turkey
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU extends restrictive measures linked to serious human rights violations for a further year
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission proposing to ban flufenacet, a herbicide based on forever pollutants
RULE OF LAW : European Commission launches consultation to prepare its next annual report on rule of law
INDIA: EU preparing to impose retaliatory measures on New Delhi in dispute over information and communication technologies
MALAWI: European partners commit to supporting development of commercial agriculture at first Investment Forum in Lilongwe
TRANSPORT: ‘Single European Sky’ regulation comes into force