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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13762
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT / Social/employment

On 1 December, Denmark will try to convince Hungary to support its message on EU’s future plan for affordable housing

The Member States’ employment and social affairs ministers will meet in Brussels on Monday 1 December to approve the sixth revision of the ‘CMRD’ (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive), as well as, in principle, the revised mandate of the Globalisation Adjustment Fund, which is due to expire after 2027.

Invited to give their opinion on the Commission’s latest economic and social prescriptions (see EUROPE B13759A14), they will also have a debate on legislative...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
Interview SPACE: “We can be real leaders in space development”, says Andrius Kubilius
DEFENCE: military support for Ukraine and EU’s state of preparedness on agenda of Council of Ministers on Monday 1 December
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: European Commission still wants to present proposal “in coming days” to continue financial support to Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: European Ministers close to adopting their negotiating position on roadworthiness package
TRANSPORT: forthcoming European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on air passenger rights likely to be complicated
MIGRATION: Greece and Hungary formalise their lack of support for legislation on ‘safe third countries’ and ‘safe countries of origin’
MIGRATION: MED5 group meets again in Malta to call on EU to show effective solidarity in field of asylum and migration
HEALTH: European ministers to discuss critical medicinal products and tobacco control 2 December
HEALTH: European Commission approves an ‘EU prevention, preparedness and response plan for health crises’
CONSUMER/DIGITAL: faced with Shein’s excesses, European Parliament has no intention of throwing in towel
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission to publish communication on fur animals by March 2026
FISHERIES: EU fishing fleet is expected to see increased profits in 2025
FISHERIES: 52% of Mediterranean stocks are still considered overexploited, according to FAO
ENVIRONMENT: negotiations on ‘green claims’ directive at standstill at EU Council
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU Council green-lights lowering tariffs on certain US products
MEDITERRANEAN: EU and Mediterranean ministers launch pact
CHILE: EU and Chile see a revival in their bilateral cooperation
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Copenhagen continues to prepare groundwork to present negotiating framework by European Council on 18 December over MFF 2028–2034
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Belgium’s Vincent Van Peteghem and Greece’s Kyriakos Pierrakakis candidates for presidency
CUSTOMS: nine European cities bid to host seat of future EU Customs Authority
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: on 1 December, Denmark will try to convince Hungary to support its message on EU’s future plan for affordable housing
SOCIAL: European Parliament Committee is expected to call for a new directive on ‘just transition’ and support for workers on 3 December
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE/MEDIA: Hungary blocks adoption of EU Council conclusions on media freedom and reliability of information
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission green-lights €70 million Latvian State aid scheme for primary agricultural production
EU2026CY: European Parliament President and political group leaders to visit Cyprus in early December
GUINEA-BISSAU: EU calls for rapid return to constitutional order
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: Friedrich Merz calls on European Commission to authorise production of hybrid cars after 2035