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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13543

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: instrumentalisation of migrants, European Commission authorises Member States to derogate from right of asylum and take exceptional measures
HOME AFFAIRS/MIGRATION: EU home affairs ministers to formalise full entry of Sofia and Bucharest into Schengen and hold initial debate on Syria
JUSTICE: EU ministers to discuss measures to prevent migrant smuggling and exploitation of children, and to harmonise insolvency law
AGRICULTURE : European Commission’s Agricultural Outlook reveals a decline in meat production
FISHERIES: European ministers agree on 2025 fishing opportunities in Atlantic and Mediterranean
FISHERIES: EU Council ready to negotiate with European Parliament on ways to avoid overfishing by third countries
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council moves towards agreement on draft regulation to reduce pollution from plastic granules
ENERGY: European Commission intends to finalise implementation of Grid Action Plan in 2025, with a view to a new legal framework
ENERGY: at Energy Council, Benelux countries to commit to exporting cleaner fuels to third countries
ENERGY: EESC calls for legal mechanisms to be explored to neutralise Energy Charter Treaty’s survival clause
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: EPP Group in European Parliament adopts plan to save European automotive industry
ANIMAL HEALTH: negotiations between EU countries on animal welfare could make progress under Polish Presidency of Council
TOURISM: European Commissioner Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas commits to implementing strategy to promote sustainability in sector
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: conference of presidents of political groups postpones its decision on reform of parliamentary committees
POLAND25EU: Member States need a “common European solution” to finance their defence sector, emphasises Andrzej Domański
BUDGET: European Parliament’s actual work on next Multiannual Financial Framework to begin in January 2025
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: Member States agree on 15th sanctions package
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Member States agree with European Commission’s findings on progress of candidate countries towards accession
MERCOSUR: European Commission defends EU/Mercosur agreement and its agricultural chapter
DEVELOPMENT: Jozef Síkela deepens EU cooperation with Zambia and Argentina to secure supplies of raw materials
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU Council agreement on ‘Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova’
FINANCE: “quite controversial” retail investment strategy could be re-examined under Polish Presidency of EU Council
CUSTOMS: EU Member States support creating a European Authority and data centre
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe urges its member states to avoid hasty return of Syrian refugees
HUMAN RIGHTS: Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Czech authorities to extend law on compensation for victims of forced sterilisation
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: European Gender Equality Week at European Parliament - combating violence against women requires concerted efforts at all levels
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: The Left MEPs warn of repression of anti-fascist activists in Hungary and rest of EU
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: EU updates mandate of European Security and Defence College
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission launches a public consultation on proposed revision of guidelines on State aid for aviation
BIODIVERSITY: Biodiversa+ network stresses important links between biodiversity and health in three new notes
BUDGET: European Commission plans to issue €160 billion in long-term bonds by 2025, including €90 billion in first half of year
CLIMATE: Member States’ ambassadors approve European Court of Auditors’ report on adaptation to climate change in EU
ENERGY: Bioenergy Europe calls on European Commission to make bioenergy “cornerstone” of Clean Industrial Deal
ENVIRONMENT: CAN Europe issues a series of recommendations to European Environment Ministers meeting on 17 December
HAITI: EU condemns massacre in Cité Soleil
KUWAIT: EU welcomes progress on human rights
SOMALIA: EU and Somali government promote emancipation of women in fisheries sector
TRANSPORT: US Federal Aviation Administration and EASA are committed to supporting safe and secure civil aviation activities

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