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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13771
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NEWS BRIEFS / Regions

European Committee of Regions and Quebec sign cooperation agreement

11/12/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 11 December in Brussels, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Government of Quebec signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening collaboration on common priorities. Seven priority areas have been identified: - the economy; - culture; - education and youth; - women in politics; - democracy, multi-level governance and citizen participation; - the environment, biodiversity and the fight against climate change; - the energy...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: twelve years after sovereign debt crisis, Greece’s Kyriakos Pierrakakis to preside over meeting of euro area finance ministers
ECONOMY: Eurogroup in favour of “broadly neutral” fiscal stance at euro area level in 2026
ECOFIN: Ukraine, macroeconomic guidelines, financial services and customs reform on agenda of meeting of European ministers
TAXATION: MEPs voice fears for EU’s competitiveness if wealthy individuals are taxed, experts respond
TAXATION: European Commission says it is essential to reduce tax gaps in order to increase Member States’ revenues
CUSTOMS: interinstitutional negotiations on reform are progressing, but will have to continue under Cyprus presidency of EU Council
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: financing of Ukraine - EU Council is to bring forward decision banning transfer of immobilised Russian public assets outside EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE : future CAP budget awaits decisions of EU Heads of State and Government
FISHERIES: EU and UK reach €1.2 billion agreement on fishing rights for 2026
HEALTH: EU Council and European Parliament seal an agreement on pharmaceutical package
HEALTH: European Commission report encourages healthcare system reforms in EU
JUSTICE: revision of Victims’ Rights Directive - EU Council and European Parliament reach provisional agreement
HOME AFFAIRS: most Member States want new EU legislative framework on retention of personal communications data
RESEARCH: Horizon Europe - European Commission’s 2026-2027 work programme simplifies participation and funding procedures
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission is not doing enough to ensure success of strategic LIFE projects, according to European Court of Auditors
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission refers Portugal to Court of Justice of EU over Natura 2000 and urban waste water treatment
JUSTICE: European Commission brings Poland before EU Court of Justice for incorrectly transposing rules on procedural rights
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Bulgaria taken to court for failure to comply with European public procurement rules
TRANSPORT: European Commission refers Greece to court for incomplete implementation of regulation on aircraft navigation procedures
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: co-legislators agree on mechanism for foreign investment screening in EU
CHINA: unfair foreign subsidies—EU opens in-depth investigation into Chinese company Nuctech
UKRAINE: EU and Ukraine agree on ten-point action plan to advance accession process despite Hungarian opposition
SERBIA: Aleksandar Vučić rekindles European doubts about Belgrade’s pro-EU commitment during visit to Brussels
MIDDLE EAST: activists and academics call on EU to take action against settlements
HUMANITARIAN AID: €5 million from European Commission to strengthen supply chains
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MFF 2028-2034 - Siegfried Mureşan and Carla Tavares present draft report calling for stronger EU budget
BUDGET: Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 - political groups in European Parliament agree on distribution of dossiers
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: speculation, over-tourism, homelessness - S&D and Renew Europe Groups in European Parliament have high expectations of future European Affordable Housing Plan
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: EU Court of Justice clarifies how to determine applicable law in event of change in employee’s usual place of work
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: online child sexual abuse material - work to resume under Cyprus Presidency of EU Council
AGRICULTURE : ‘Omnibus’ legislation simplifying environmental regulations disappoints EU agricultural organisations
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: EU and United Arab Emirates launch negotiations for strategic partnership agreement
COMPANIES: ‘omnibus’ - MEPs approve provisional agreement on simplification of CSRD and CSDDD directives
JUSTICE: MEPs approve provisional agreement with EU Council on directive harmonising various aspects of insolvency law
DIGITAL: European Commission launches European partnership on virtual worlds
REGIONS: European Committee of Regions and Quebec sign cooperation agreement