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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13768
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NEWS BRIEFS / Qatar

EU and Doha launch negotiations for Strategic Partnership Agreement

08/12/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Saturday 6 December, Qatar and the European Union announced the launch of negotiations for a Qatar-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). “This process is a future-oriented and ambitious cooperation effort marking it an important milestone in bilateral relations”, stressed the European External Action Service and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a joint statement. As part of the forthcoming negotiations, the EU and Doha will explore new...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU27 Home Affairs Ministers tighten rules on return of irregular migrants and pave way for ‘return hubs’
MIGRATION: EU27 agree on new concepts of ‘safe country of origin’ and ‘safe third country’ to reduce number of asylum cases to be processed
MIGRATION: Solidarity Pool - Member States agree on reduced solidarity commitments for 2026
HOME AFFAIRS: Luxembourg deplores European Commission’s inaction in opposing Schengen internal border controls
COMPETITIVENESS: EU Member States virtually unanimous on need to simplify even further
COMPETITIVENESS: European Competitiveness Fund - EU Member States want to be involved in governance
CONSUMERS: faced with e-commerce abuses, EU27 united in calling for greater customs cooperation
DIGITAL: Meta agrees to changes to targeted advertising policy to comply with DMA
RESEARCH: EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, Horizon Europe 2028-2034 programme and ‘Scaleup Europe’ Fund on European ministers’ agenda
PLANTS: EU Council-European Parliament agreement on proposal concerning forest reproductive material
CLIMATE: 2040 target - EU Council and European Parliament must settle their differences over definition of international carbon credits
FISHERIES: EU, Norway and United Kingdom agree on fishing opportunities in North Sea for 2026
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: MEPs propose to further strengthen safeguard clause in EU/Mercosur agreement
UNITED STATES: we need to strengthen EU to protect ourselves from our adversaries and allies who challenge us, warns António Costa
BELARUS: EU announces new financial support of €30 million for civil society
SYRIA: one year after fall of Assad, EU welcomes commitments of new authorities, but remains concerned about violence
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: seven EU countries describe ‘Reparations Loan’ as “most financially feasible and politically realistic” option
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: ‘omnibus’ - provisional European Parliament/EU Council agreement hoped for on simplification of corporate sustainability directives
COMPETITION: green light for Mars to acquire Kellanova
ECB: digital euro, Renew Europe group in European Parliament proposes setting an initial holding cap of €1,000 per user
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: European ministers to debate EU’s much-criticised proposed space act
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is 25 years old - European Commission reports implementation and visibility still insufficient
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: Moscow must be held accountable for destruction of flight MH17 and human rights violations in Ukraine, reaffirms Council of Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 - Danish Presidency of EU Council publishes progress report on work carried out in recent months
DEFENCE: EU Council adopts text negotiated with European Parliament on European Defence Industry Programme
ENVIRONMENT: Germany and Italy vote against regulation on detergents and surfactants
JUSTICE: victims’ rights - final adjustments before European Parliament-EU Council negotiations
QATAR: EU and Doha launch negotiations for Strategic Partnership Agreement
DRC: EU extends sanctions for one year
RESEARCH: European Innovation Council Fund is recruiting a Fund Manager for ‘Scaleup Europe’ Fund
REGIONS: European Commission releases funds from EU Solidarity Fund
HEALTH : EU gives Republic of Serbia access to funding under EU4Health programme