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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13550
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Women’s rights

Mazan rape case - European representatives welcome verdict and pay tribute to Gisèle Pélicot

The verdict in the Mazan gang rape trial, announced on Thursday 19 December, has prompted a wave of reactions within the European Union.

The 51 defendants were found guilty and sentenced to up to 20 years’ imprisonment. Gisèle Pélicot, the victim of this violence, fought to have the hearings made public and to make this case emblematic of the fight against sexual violence.

The European Commissioner for Equality, Hadja Lahbib, supported Ms Pélicot on the X network and called for...

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