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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13762
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NEWS BRIEFS / State aid

European Commission green-lights €70 million Latvian State aid scheme for primary agricultural production

28/11/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Friday, 28 November, the European Commission approved a €70 million Latvian State aid scheme designed to support investment in farms active in primary agricultural production. This aid will take the form of loans with a capital discount (direct grants awarded to write off part of the principal amount of a loan). The scheme will be in effect until 31 December 2026. The European Commission considers this aid to be proportionate, since it is limited to...

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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