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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13763
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights

Persistent deadlock in EU Council on proposed ‘anti-discrimination’ directive

On Monday 1 December, the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union took note of the persistent blocking by three Member States – Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic – of the proposal for a directive to combat discrimination in the EU (see EUROPE B13721A20).

“The European Union should lead by example,” lamented the Danish Minister for Social Affairs, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen. She indicated that in the second half of 2025, her country had tried to identify and delimit...

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: a pivotal week ahead for Ukraine, says Kaja Kallas
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: fifteen of nineteen EU countries participating in SAFE instrument planning defence projects that include Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: European ministers call for strengthened cooperation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: 26 Member States, but not Hungary, call on European Commission to tackle causes of housing crisis in EU
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Danish Presidency of EU Council calls for response on abusive practices in posting of workers from third countries
EMPLOYMENT: Danish Presidency of EU Council opens a delicate debate on legislative simplification and protection of workers’ rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: persistent deadlock in EU Council on proposed ‘anti-discrimination’ directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: retail investment package – EU co-legislators close to agreement on ‘PRIIPs’ regulation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission presents list of 235 cross-border energy projects, including 100 dedicated to hydrogen
ENERGY: EU co-legislators move cautiously towards a phase-out date of long-term Russian gas contracts
ENERGY: European energy ministers invited to state their priorities for grid development
MIGRATION: mutual recognition of return decisions – Copenhagen finalises details of future mandatory system in new compromise
MIGRATION: Med5 group reiterates its commitment to a credible and effective solidarity mechanism
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Committee on Agriculture criticises ineffectiveness of safeguard clause in EU-Mercosur agreement
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission insists on implementation of EU measures following cases of African swine fever in Catalonia
RESEARCH: according to Danish Presidency of EU Council, technical workshops are still needed to finalise ‘Horizon Europe’ 2028-2034 package
RESEARCH: European universities and research institutes propose amendments to 10th Framework Programme
DIGITAL: EU and Singapore take small steps towards strategic digital cooperation
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Karin Karlsbro calls for Ukraine to be exempted from future steel safeguard clause
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU maintains anti-dumping duty on Chinese ironing boards
TRADE: co-legislators move towards provisional agreement on Generalised Scheme of Preferences regulation
ENERGY: European Commission launches a public consultation on a new European framework for climate resilience
FINANCE: European repo market reaches record level in first half of 2025
INDUSTRY: regulation on artisanal and industrial geographical indications has come into force
Op-Ed
Op-ed: Joint Declaration on Digital Strategic Autonomy and European Sovereignty - by Beltug, Cigref, CIO Platform Nederland et VOICE