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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13543

12 December 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 38
EXTERNAL ACTION / Enlargement
Member States agree with European Commission’s findings on progress of candidate countries towards accession
Brussels, 11/12/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 17 December, the EU27 Ministers for European Affairs will meet for the last General Affairs Council (GAC) of the year. They will be asked to approve the conclusions on EU enlargement, in response to the Commission’s report on enlargement (see EUROPE B13515A2), which Agence Europe has been able to obtain.

Without prejudging future discussions on the opening or closing of clusters of chapters with the candidate countries, the conclusions provide a general overview of the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: instrumentalisation of migrants, European Commission authorises Member States to derogate from right of asylum and take exceptional measures
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: EU home affairs ministers to formalise full entry of Sofia and Bucharest into Schengen and hold initial debate on Syria
JUSTICE: EU ministers to discuss measures to prevent migrant smuggling and exploitation of children, and to harmonise insolvency law
AGRICULTURE : European Commission’s Agricultural Outlook reveals a decline in meat production
FISHERIES: European ministers agree on 2025 fishing opportunities in Atlantic and Mediterranean
FISHERIES: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on ways to avoid overfishing by third countries
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council moves towards agreement on draft regulation to reduce pollution from plastic granules
ENERGY: European Commission intends to finalise implementation of Grid Action Plan in 2025, with a view to a new legal framework
ENERGY: at Energy Council, Benelux countries to commit to exporting cleaner fuels to third countries
ENERGY: EESC calls for legal mechanisms to be explored to neutralise Energy Charter Treaty’s survival clause
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: EPP Group in European Parliament adopts plan to save European automotive industry
ANIMAL HEALTH: negotiations between EU countries on animal welfare could make progress under Polish Presidency of Council
TOURISM: European Commissioner Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas commits to implementing strategy to promote sustainability in sector
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: conference of presidents of political groups postpones its decision on reform of parliamentary committees
POLAND25EU: Member States need a “common European solution” to finance their defence sector, emphasises Andrzej Domański
BUDGET: European Parliament’s actual work on next Multiannual Financial Framework to begin in January 2025
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: Member States agree on 15th sanctions package
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Member States agree with European Commission’s findings on progress of candidate countries towards accession
MERCOSUR: European Commission defends EU/Mercosur agreement and its agricultural chapter
DEVELOPMENT: Jozef Síkela deepens EU cooperation with Zambia and Argentina to secure supplies of raw materials
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU Council agreement on ‘Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova’
FINANCE: “quite controversial” retail investment strategy could be re-examined under Polish Presidency of EU Council
CUSTOMS: EU Member States support creating a European Authority and data centre
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe urges its member states to avoid hasty return of Syrian refugees
HUMAN RIGHTS: Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Czech authorities to extend law on compensation for victims of forced sterilisation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: European Gender Equality Week at European Parliament - combating violence against women requires concerted efforts at all levels
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: The Left MEPs warn of repression of anti-fascist activists in Hungary and rest of EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: EU updates mandate of European Security and Defence College
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission launches a public consultation on proposed revision of guidelines on State aid for aviation
BIODIVERSITY: Biodiversa+ network stresses important links between biodiversity and health in three new notes
BUDGET: European Commission plans to issue €160 billion in long-term bonds by 2025, including €90 billion in first half of year
CLIMATE: Member States’ ambassadors approve European Court of Auditors’ report on adaptation to climate change in EU
ENERGY: Bioenergy Europe calls on European Commission to make bioenergy “cornerstone” of Clean Industrial Deal
ENVIRONMENT: CAN Europe issues a series of recommendations to European Environment Ministers meeting on 17 December
HAITI: EU condemns massacre in Cité Soleil
KUWAIT: EU welcomes progress on human rights
SOMALIA: EU and Somali government promote emancipation of women in fisheries sector
TRANSPORT: US Federal Aviation Administration and EASA are committed to supporting safe and secure civil aviation activities