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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13776
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Budget/rule of law

MEPs propose improvements for better application of Rule of law conditionality regime

At their plenary session on Thursday 18 December, MEPs adopted a resolution on the implementation of the Rule of law conditionality regime. The text, submitted by Jean-Marc Germain (S&D, French) and Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, German), was approved by 386 votes to 184 with 15 abstentions. 

The day before the vote, the co-rapporteurs argued in the Chamber that the regime implemented five years ago was suffering from delays in its application. Jean-Marc Germain said that “the Commission has...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ECONOMY: unanimous agreement by EU27 to grant Ukraine a €90 billion loan from EU budget
UKRAINE: Volodymyr Zelensky calls for strong security guarantees to put end to Russian aggression
MERCOSUR: signing of trade agreement postponed by one month, Ursula von der Leyen tells EU27 leaders
BUDGET: rebates put on hold in negotiations for MFF 2028-2034, next meeting in March 2026 for European leaders
ENLARGEMENT: European Council reaffirms “geostrategic importance” of enlarged Union
MIGRATION: European Council calls to intensify work “on all aspects”
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Council and European Parliament reach agreement on new concepts of ‘safe third countries’ and ‘safe countries of origin’ in record time
CLIMATE: 2040 target - European Commission insists on its right of initiative to submit new legislative proposals
TRANSPORT: MEP Jens Gieseke wants to streamline European Commission’s proposal to revise rules governing roadworthiness tests
AGRICULTURE: European Commission presents a roadmap for revising organic farming rules
GMOs: European Commission authorises products containing genetically modified maize DAS1131
FISHERIES: EU shipowners concerned about partial international agreement on mackerel stocks
ENERGY: in front of Energy Community, EU defends regulation on ban of Russian gas imports
DIGITAL: BEUC urges Member States not to back European Commission’s digital simplification package
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on retail investment package
ECB: Frankfurt institute keeps key rates unchanged
FINANCE/CLIMATE: European Commission publishes guidelines on reporting of activities and economic assets eligible or aligned with taxonomy
FINANCE/CLIMATE: guidelines on fund names have helped reduce greenwashing, ESMA concludes in report
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: the new safeguard clause agreed between the EU co-legislators does not yet clear the way for the agreement to be signed
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: MEPs propose improvements for better application of Rule of law conditionality regime
BELARUS: hybrid attacks, European Parliament calls for sanctions
FISHERIES: MEPs call for emergency fund to speed up fleet renewal
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament not opposed to raising thresholds for acetamiprid in honey
AZERBAIJAN: European Parliament calls for researchers and academics Bahruz Samadov, Igbal Abilov, and Gubad Ibadoghlu to be released
NIGERIA: European Parliament denounces mass abduction of children
GUINEA-BISSAU: following military coup, European Parliament urges EU to immediately review its funding to Bissau
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament approves appointment of Henrica Verbeek-Kusters as member of AMLA Executive Board
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RULE OF LAW: Polish Constitutional Court has failed to comply with several fundamental principles of EU law, confirms Court of Justice
MIGRATION: CJEU sets aside EU General Court ruling dismissing Frontex’s liability for possible fundamental rights violations
JUSTICE/DIGITAL: people filmed by pedestrian cameras must be duly informed about processing of their data, says CJEU
INTERNAL MARKET/DIGITAL: imposition of minimum rates for delivery of books falls within rules on free movement of goods, according to CJEU
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: exposure to asbestos - Commission publishes guidelines and an extended recommendation on recognition of occupational diseases
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: Europe’s Social Democrats reject attempts by Trump administration to weaken Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: combating antisemitism—as Ursula von der Leyen celebrates Euro-Hanukkah, she warns against return of “old evil”
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU Council formally adopts ‘package’ simplifying rules of Common Agricultural Policy
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission is providing €4 million for protection of humanitarian workers
DEFENCE: EU Council adopts interinstitutional agreement on ‘mini-omnibus for defence’
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council adopts revised text on combating imported deforestation
EU2026CY: Nikos Christodoulides to outline political priorities of Cyprus Presidency of EU Council on 21 December in Lefkara
RUSSIA: EU imposes sanctions on another 41 vessels in shadow fleet
CORRIGENDUM
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament called on European Commission for a ‘proposal’ on use of algorithmic management at work