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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13770
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NEWS BRIEFS / Research

European Research Council is investing €728 million through Consolidator Grants to support 349 top researchers

10/12/25 (Agence Europe) – The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 349 mid-career researchers for the 2025 Consolidator Grants, with a record budget of €728 million, according to a European Commission press release published on Wednesday 10 December. Funded by the European Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation, these grants will support cutting-edge research in universities and research centres in 25 EU Member States and partner countries. Among...

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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