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More time is needed to figure out financing for the latest space programme to be managed by the EU

An internal council document reveals a bitter fight between richer and poorer countries over the industrial fund's design

Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

• Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 December, room ANTALL 2Q2, Brussels
• Tuesday 9 December, room SPINELLI 1E2, Brussels - extraordinary meeting

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2026
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MEPs miss the chance to rebuke the Commission's fast-tracked Morocco trade measure

This marks Sarkozy’s second final criminal conviction

However Lebanon is still unable to define the entirety of its EEZ with Cyprus in the absence of a deal with Syria

The EU executive faces a raft of lawsuits as oil and gas companies argue the 2030 storage deadline is impossible to meet

An EU spokesperson stressed that the Commission always has "a robust evidence base"

Moscow also accused Europe of “meddling” with the peace process

For next year’s EU budget, Parliament secured more support for research, cross-border infrastructure, border management, climate action and foreign policy.
Committee on Budgets

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For next year’s EU budget, Parliament secured more support for research, cross-border infrastructure, border management, climate action and foreign policy.
Committee on Budgets

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The recent Shein controversy in France stems from the inadequate oversight of e-commerce platforms, requiring urgent enforcement of EU laws and significant reforms.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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The recent Shein controversy in France stems from the inadequate oversight of e-commerce platforms, requiring urgent enforcement of EU laws and significant reforms.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Brussels is examining whether the fast-fashion platform poses a wider 'systemic risk' under the EU’s Digital Services Act

MEPs voted to simplify the EU’s deforestation law, which was adopted in 2023 to ensure products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs voted to simplify the EU’s deforestation law, which was adopted in 2023 to ensure products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs are calling for ambitious EU action to protect minors online, including an EU-wide minimum age of 16 and bans on the most harmful addictive practices.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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MEPs are calling for ambitious EU action to protect minors online, including an EU-wide minimum age of 16 and bans on the most harmful addictive practices.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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The changes come as Brussels enters a period of heightened political tension over efforts to finalise the EU-Mercosur trade deal, which many see as a potential driver of Amazon deforestation

Facing a resurgent Russia, France unveils plans to recruit more young people into the military