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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13548
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Georgia

Alain Berset visits Georgia in a “tense and worrying” context 

On Wednesday 18 December, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset began the official visit to Georgia that he had announced on 4 December, after a telephone conversation with President Salomé Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

The aim of this mission is to ensure the conditions for continued co-operation between the Council of Europe and Georgia, “in full compliance with the Organisation’s values and principles”.

The context is particularly “tense...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UKRAINE/GEORGIA/MOLDOVA: European leaders expected to reiterate their support for Ukraine to Volodymyr Zelenksy
SYRIA: European leaders due to discuss approach to be adopted towards new authorities
MIDDLE EAST: European leaders expected to reaffirm “essential” role of UNRWA
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: European leaders to debate Europe’s place in world
MIGRATION: European Council will commend progress made on projects underway and welcome drafting of legislation on return of illegal immigrants
FRANCE: French President Emmanuel Macron will be represented at European Council by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
VENEZUELA: EU does not rule out adopting new sanctions against Maduro regime
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: faced with frustrations of certain candidate countries, EU tries to maintain a clear and fair accession process
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels to discuss security support for his country “for today and for tomorrow”
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
GEORGIA: for President Salomé Zourabichvili, Europe has not been up to challenge of addressing her country’s political crisis 
COMPETITIVENESS/CLIMATE: Teresa Ribera assures European Parliament she will continue to implement Green Deal to meet challenges of competitiveness in Europe
REGIONS: MEPs call on EU to activate all support mechanisms for cyclone-devastated Mayotte
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament sets up standing committees on Security and Defence and on Public Health
EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, PfE and ECR groups in European Parliament obtain confirmation vote in plenary
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament approves appointment of Bruna Szego as Chair of AMLA
PACIFIC: European Parliament approves accession of Tonga, Niue and Tuvalu to EU/Pacific States Interim Economic Partnership Agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: EU co-legislators extend scope of reform of financial sector reporting obligations
ECONOMY/SOCIAL: European Commission presents socio-economic policy recommendations for 2025 focusing on competitiveness
STATE AID: green light for €3 billion German-Dutch support for production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin
TAXATION: VAT gap narrowing, but reforms underway in EU remain essential, says European Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: social security, construction sector gives its red lines to upcoming Polish Presidency of EU Council
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: Hungary denounces continued freezing of funds due to it under Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe programmes
SECTORAL POLICIES
TOURISM/CONSUMERS: revision of ‘Package Travel’ Directive – EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament
TRANSPORT: European Commission launches Flight Emissions Label to promote more environmentally responsible travel
DIGITAL: DPC fines Meta €251 million for massive data leak
FISHERIES: European Commission recommendations on best practice for sustainable aquaculture
FISHERIES: European Commission improves monitoring of shark trade
JUSTICE: Eurojust takes stock of case law of EU Court of Justice on European arrest warrant for 2024
INDUSTRY: Poland has opportunity to strengthen position in clean technologies, according to think-tank Strategic Perspectives
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European Commission publishes roadmap for implementing ‘Pathways to School Success’ recommendation 
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MOLDOVA: General Court upholds EU sanctions against Ilan Mironovich Shor
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GEORGIA: Alain Berset visits Georgia in a “tense and worrying” context 
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: in-depth investigation into Polish support for Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plant 
CLIMATE: EU Council adopts its conclusions on European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on adaptation
CULTURE: cities of Lviv and Nikšić are in running for title of European Capital of Culture 2030  
ENERGY: global coal demand is set to plateau until 2027 after peaking in 2024
ENVIRONMENT: European Ombudsman suggests European Commission invite NGOs to meetings with pesticide industry 
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: ECR Group welcomes two new MEPs and grows to 80 members