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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13756
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EXTERNAL ACTION / United kingdom

Trade and Cooperation Agreement—European Parliament will advocate for EU and London to develop mutually beneficial relationship

On Thursday, 27 November, the European Parliament will be called on to approve its Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on International Trade’s conclusions on the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) that the EU and London signed in 2020.

Based on the 11 November report by Thijs Reuten (S&D, Dutch) and Nina Carberry (EPP, Irish), MEPs are, generally, expected to acknowledge that the United Kingdom plays an important role in ensuring peace, security, and...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: foreign affairs ministers reiterate that peace negotiations cannot be conducted without Ukraine and Europe
RUSSIA: EU wants to conclude agreements to be able to board ‘shadow fleet’ vessels
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: human rights violations - EU sanctions ten Russian judicial and prison officials
MIDDLE EAST: EU could strengthen its CSDP missions to help implement peace plan for Gaza
SUDAN: EU sanctions deputy leader of Rapid Support Forces
SAHEL: European foreign affairs ministers agree on new EU approach for region
SOUTH AFRICA: EU signs its first ‘clean’ trade and investment partnership with Pretoria
UNITED KINGDOM: Trade and Cooperation Agreement—European Parliament will advocate for EU and London to develop mutually beneficial relationship
UNITED STATES: EU to propose to Washington a new list of European products to be exempt from tariffs
CHINA: Beijing welcomes suspension of Dutch takeover of Nexperia
TAJIKISTAN: EU stresses respect for rule of law and human rights to “enhance international trust” in investment climate
ASEAN: EU exchanges views with its South-East Asian partners on security issues that bind them together
PACIFIC: EU launches dialogue on trade and investment with CPTPP
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission presents its measures to facilitate access to supplementary pension products in EU
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Commission proposes to simplify ‘SFDR’ Regulation on disclosures in sustainable finance
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: European Commission adopts ‘DigitalJustice@2030’ strategy to modernise judicial systems  
JUSTICE: insolvency law - EU Council and European Parliament reach provisional agreement without major difficulties
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States adopt their mandate to create EU digital application for entering and leaving EU
MIGRATION: ‘safe third countries’ and ‘safe countries of origin’ - Danish Presidency has given itself more time to secure an agreement on 8 December
DIGITAL: within EU Council, debate on simplifying GDPR only just beginning
DIGITAL: Commission identifies “massive risks” on online platforms, but considers management of platforms to be generally effective
DIGITAL: European Commission seeking views on how to further streamline its digital legislative arsenal
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council’s position on revision of ‘anti imported deforestation’ regulation will undermine EU’s credibility, according to several companies
ENVIRONMENT: six EU Member States urge European Commission to propose urgent short-term support measures for plastics recycling sector
CLIMATE: COP30 - European Union defends its leading role and sets out its strategy for implementing conclusions of first global stocktake
ENERGY: Dan Jørgensen calls for enhanced connectivity and planning at EU level ahead of publication of ‘networks’ package
ENERGY: co-legislators begin their second round of negotiations on ‘REPowerEU’ regulation, hoping for agreement before year end
ENERGY: progress in energy efficiency set to fall below 1% in EU in 2025, according to the IEA
COHESION: European Court of Auditors points out flaws in financial corrections system
AGRICULTURE: MEPs concerned about economic situation of cereal producers in EU
AGRICULTURE: MEPs approve agreement with EU Council on simplification of CAP rules
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: MEPs want improvements to EU’s rule of law conditionality mechanism
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: European experts advocate a “paradigm shift” to tackle EU’s social crisis in access to housing
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Court of Justice of European Union interprets law governing retention of biometric and genetic data of a person facing criminal charges
ENVIRONMENT: Ireland condemned for incomplete and incorrect transposition of Water Framework Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new Belgian agricultural name
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on plywood from China
SPACE: European Space Agency and Indian Space Association to strengthen cooperation
HONDURAS: EU is concerned about tensions and delays in preparations for general elections on 30 November
HEALTH: European Cancer Organisation concerned EU lags behind in cervical cancer screening
TANZANIA: MEPs vote to cancel provision of European funds
TOURISM: Tampere and Dubrovnik named ‘European Capital of Smart Tourism’ and ‘European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism’ for 2026