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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13770
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport/industry

France calls on European Commission to make flexibilities granted to automotive sector conditional on preservation of jobs

In a letter dated Monday 8 December, several French ministers asked the European Commission “to make the regulation on CO2 emissions [from vehicles] as much a tool of industrial sovereignty as an environmental standard”.

While Friedrich Merz, the German Federal Chancellor, has asked the Commission for more flexibility regarding the ban on the production of new internal combustion engine vehicles after 2035 (see EUROPE B13762A27), France will support these targeted flexibilities,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU Council and European Parliament reach compromise on 2040 emissions reduction target
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission proposes to simplify rules on industrial emissions and environmental assessments
ENVIRONMENT: EU Member States approve compromise with European Parliament on revised ‘deforestation’ text
ENERGY: European Commission defends a “top-down” approach to European network planning
ENERGY: Member States’ ambassadors validate provisional interinstitutional agreement on abandoning Russian gas
AGRICULTURE: negotiations between European Parliament and EU Council stall over written contracts and meat designations
AGRICULTURE: CAP post-2027 again subject of debate for European ministers on Thursday 11 December
AGRICULTURE: COCERAL expects grain crop to fall by 3% in 2026
FISHERIES: European Ministers will attempt to reach agreement on fishing quotas for 2026 on Friday 12 December
JUSTICE: Michael McGrath presents digital requirements that will shape European justice by 2030 to notaries
JUSTICE/DIGITAL: General Data Protection Regulation - European ministers discuss way forward for simplified application
MIGRATION: fifty countries pledge to fight migrant smuggling networks in framework of Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling
TRANSPORT: negotiators from European Parliament and EU Council start discussions over weight and dimensions of heavy goods vehicles from very different positions
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: France calls on European Commission to make flexibilities granted to automotive sector conditional on preservation of jobs
TRANSPORT: European marine equipment industry remains world leader, but global share of ships built in EU has fallen since 2019
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU Council could already vote on EU/Mercosur agreement on Friday 12 December
MYANMAR: essential conditions for free and fair elections have not been met, warns EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: EDA moves forward in consolidating its missions
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: European Council due to reaffirm its support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: EU countries aligned on a series of policy issues related to digital euro
ECONOMY: EU Council experts finalise a Code of Conduct for applying revised Stability and Growth Pact
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: criminal prosecution of Pécs Pride organiser revives debate on EU’s response to restrictions on right of assembly in Hungary
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Ryanair’s action against Portuguese restructuring aid for TAP dismissed again
COMPETITION: General Court of EU reduces fine imposed on Intel in September 2023 for anti-competitive practices
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: in face of attacks on European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe wants to retake control of migration issues
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: first version of conclusions on subjects of Ukraine, Middle East, defence and EU enlargement
DEVELOPMENT: EU Council consolidates list of 256 Global Gateway flagship projects for 2026
BETTER REGULATION: ‘omnibus’ - EU27 approve European Parliament/EU Council provisional agreement on simplification of CSRD and CSDDD directives
NIGERIA: EU mobilises additional €45 million for digital economy
MIDDLE EAST: EU and 17 European countries denounce Israel’s raid on UNRWA offices in East Jerusalem
MIDDLE EAST: Benjamin Haddad questions European Commission about possible funding of Hamas-controlled organisations
RESEARCH: European Commission appoints six scientists and reappoints one member to European Research Council’s governing body
RESEARCH: European Research Council is investing €728 million through Consolidator Grants to support 349 top researchers
PLANTS: EU Council adopts its position on new rules on plant reproductive material