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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13774
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Montenegro

Podgorica closes five more chapters in accession negotiations and moves step closer to EU

Montenegro officially closed five other chapters in the accession negotiations at the 24th Intergovernmental Conference held in Brussels on Tuesday 16 December. 

This package includes Chapters 3 (right of establishment and freedom to provide services), 4 (free movement of capital), 6 (company law), 11 (agriculture and rural development) and 13 (fisheries) and brings the total number of chapters closed by the country to twelve.

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Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MERCOSUR: European Parliament tightens safeguard clause in EU-Mercosur agreement
HUMAN RIGHTS: 2025 Sakharov Prize - European Parliament honours journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli
SAUDI ARABIA: European Parliament calls for relations to be strengthened
ENERGY: large majority of MEPs on verge of approving agreement to stop importing Russian gas
ENERGY: MEPs welcome new legislative package for grids
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: ‘My Voice, My Choice’ citizens’ initiative - in face of support given in parliamentary committee, right of hemicycle strikes back
ANIMAL HEALTH: MEPs advocate EU vaccination strategy to combat lumpy skin disease in cattle
AGRICULTURE : MEPs approve new rules for simplification of CAP rules
COMPANIES: final green light from European Parliament for first ‘omnibus’ simplification package on CSDDD and CSRD directives
PATENTS: European Parliament approves provisional agreement on creation of European compulsory licence
JORDAN: green light from European Parliament for macro-financial assistance of €500 million for Jordan through 2027
DEFENCE: European Parliament validates interinstitutional agreement on ‘mini-omnibus’ of legislative amendments
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: European Commission reverses its ban on production of internal combustion engine vehicles, subject to certain conditions
HEALTH: for Olivér Várhelyi, “Biotechnology is foundational for the future of our healthcare system”
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission proposes comprehensive package to simplify rules
ENVIRONMENT: European ministers express different views on development of biomass
ENVIRONMENT: CBAM - Poland requests ‘electricity’ exemption in context of Ukraine war
ENVIRONMENT: EU27 acknowledge that they have moved away from their 2030 environmental objectives
CLIMATE: ETS2 - European ministers welcome European Commission’s adjustments to market stability reserve
MIGRATION: Member States invited on 19 December to convey their messages to European Commission on future of Frontex agency
HEALTH: MEPs endorse ambitious position on critical medicinal products
AGRICULTURE : European Commission anticipates a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth between now and 2035
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HOUSING: European Commission unveils first-ever ‘European Affordable Housing Plan’, fully respecting national and regional competences
HOUSING/STATE AID: European Commission proposes to include affordable housing category among ‘services of general economic interest’
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034 - ahead of European Summit, Danish Presidency finalises negotiating box
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: marathon negotiations in EU Council on ‘Reparations loan’, financing option for Ukraine favoured by a majority of EU countries
UKRAINE: European leaders commit to security guarantees
JUSTICE: Council of Europe sets up ‘International Claims Commission for Ukraine’ to decide on amount of war damages
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: 26 EU Member States reiterate their support for enlargement process
MONTENEGRO: Podgorica closes five more chapters in accession negotiations and moves step closer to EU
LEBANON: EU welcomes country’s reform efforts
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Ralf Seekatz defends targeted reduction in European regulatory framework for securitisation
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for Spanish scheme granting subsidies for decarbonisation of manufacturing industry
BANKS: SRB expands expectations on bank valuation for resolution purposes
MYANMAR : European Commission is mobilising a further €15 million in humanitarian aid
ENERGY: ACER revises methodology for regional acquisition of balancing capacity on European electricity market
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission launches consultation on Marine Strategy Framework Directive
ENVIRONMENT: two new European laws come into force to protect soil and oceans
FINANCE: ‘MiFIR III’ - ESMA proposes new regulatory technical standards to European Commission
SECURITY/DEFENCE: eight EU Member States stress importance of significantly enhancing security on Europe’s eastern external border