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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13778

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Winter break: Christmas/New Year

We wish our subscribers and loyal readers a merry Christmas and a very happy 2026! We are closed from December 23 to January 2 inclusive. Issue 13779 will be dated 6 January 2026.

Contents

Winter break: Christmas/New Year
BEACONS
Beacons: continued funding for Ukraine, mission accomplished for António Costa
CYPRUS PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
EU2026CY: security, competitiveness and budget - Cyprus sets out EU Council Presidency priorities for “an autonomous Union - open to the world”
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Cyprius Presidency wants to advance negotiations on new European Grids Package
TRANSPORT: Cyprus Presidency of Council of EU wants to advance connectivity of island and peripheral regions
FINANCE: six key legislative initiatives to drive forward Savings and Investment Union under Cyprus Presidency of EU Council
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: by stepping up sanctions against Russia, EU intends to keep up pressure on Kremlin
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission delivers thermal power plant to Ukraine
ECONOMY: European Commission disburses €2.3 billion in macro-financial assistance to Kyiv under ‘Ukraine Facility’
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: new tariffs on EU dairy products - European Commission deems China’s new announcements “unjustified”
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission highlights continuing difficulties with Georgia in its eighth report on visa liberalisation schemes
CONSUMERS: European citizens want Commission to take stronger action to regulate addictive designs and features of online platforms
ENERGY: revising electricity pricing can boost European heat pump industry, says Ember
REGIONS: EU to develop macro-regional strategy for Atlantic
RESEARCH: EU leads world in green inventions but lags behind in twin transition, according to European Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Member State experts invited on 8 January to discuss draft EU Council conclusions on child poverty
EMPLOYMENT: according to Eurofound, collective agreements improve job quality for workers in low-paid sectors
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission validates reform of French capacity mechanism in electricity sector
STATE AID: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into Czech Republic’s support for construction of two nuclear reactors
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: in 2025, Council of Europe consolidated its support for Ukraine and defended democratic values on international stage
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade surplus reaches highest level in over a year
EYCS: ‘Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values’ programme initiates its first wave of calls for proposals for 2026
ENERGY: ACER approves move to 30 minutes before delivery for closing of electricity trades on intraday market
MIGRATION: ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ - Member States approve first ‘solidarity pool’ for second half of 2026
DIGITAL: Apple fined €98.6 million by Italian competition authority
RESEARCH: EU and Japan decide to work more closely together through Horizon Europe framework programme
REGIONS: Czechia receives aid from EU Solidarity Fund
Op-Ed
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Minimum wages in Europe - a ruling that changes everything, by Torsten Müller and Thorsten Schulten