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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13550
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Home affairs

European Commission proposes to suspend visa liberalisation for travel by Georgian diplomats and officials

On Friday 20 December, the European Commission proposed suspending part of the EU-Georgia agreement on facilitating the issuance of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports.

If the EU Council adopts the Commission’s proposal - a decision that requires a qualified majority - these persons will need a visa to travel to the EU for short stays not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period. In addition, visa facilitations such as shorter application times, lower visa fees and the...

Contents

Winter break: Christmas/New Year
POLISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
DEFENCE: future Polish presidency of EU Council calls for concerted and ambitious action on defence
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: Polish presidency of EU Council wants to introduce new ideas for managing migration at EU’s external borders
COMPETITIVENESS: strengthening Internal market and developing a European industrial policy, two major priorities of Polish Presidency of EU Council
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: climate and environment not priorities for EU Council Polish Presidency but agenda will remain full
AGRICULTURE: Common Agricultural Policy at heart of priorities of Polish Presidency of EU Council
TRADE: strengthening EU resilience to strategic dependencies, a priority of Polish Presidency of Eu Council
DIGITAL: Polish Presidency of EU Council wants to focus on technological sovereignty, AI and cybersecurity
TRANSPORT/TOURISM: Polish Presidency of EU Council wants to strengthen resilience of sector and deepen cooperation with candidate countries
ECONOMY/FINANCE/TAXATION: Poland wants to progress EU work on defence financing, capital market integration and tax cooperation
EXTERNAL ACTION
SWITZERLAND: European Commission and Switzerland announce an agreement on modernisation and deepening of bilateral relations
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to suspend visa liberalisation for travel by Georgian diplomats and officials
CIVIL PROTECTION/HUMANITARIAN AID: EU activates its civil protection mechanism to help Mayotte and African countries affected by cyclone Chido
REGIONS: Italy, France and Austria receive €392 million from EU Solidarity Fund
AGRICULTURE: Olivér Várhelyi promises first animal welfare proposals for 2026
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca unveils its vision for future of Common Agricultural Policy
CONSUMERS: Adblue tank software problems - Stellantis to extend compensation to injured drivers throughout EU and EEA
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: one billion euros in macro-financial assistance soon to be disbursed to Egypt
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Mazan rape case - European representatives welcome verdict and pay tribute to Gisèle Pélicot
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European Commission welcomes digital advances of European student card
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: employers must establish a system for measuring duration of a domestic worker’s daily working time, says EU Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
BIODIVERSITY: Bruegel report aimed at better funding biodiversity protection and monitoring establishes avenues to explore
TRADE: EU opens anti-dumping investigation into Chinese and Indian barium carbonate
RULE OF LAW: European Commission consults on internal market dimension of future annual rule of law report
ENVIRONMENT: production and consumption of industrial chemicals was lower in 2023 than in 2022, according to Eurostat
ECUADOR: EU to observe general elections in February 2025
KOSOVO: EU deploys observation mission for upcoming parliamentary elections
DIGITAL: European “single charger” regulation will come into force at year end
RUSSIA: EU renews anti-dumping duty on certain Russian seamless pipes and tubes
UNRWA: European Commission to provide a further €10 million to UN agency