European Parliament

This press kit includes a selection of European Parliament press releases outlining the key priorities of MEPs regarding the issues on the summit agenda.

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Thursday 18 December

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Parliament has struck an informal deal with Council on new rules to help retail clients invest in quality financial products and protect them from misleading or biased information.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on updates to the 2024 Asylum Law regarding the conditions for applying the rules on safe third countries.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Wednesday, Parliament and Council negotiators informally agreed on measures to protect EU agriculture once the EU-Mercosur trade and partnership agreements are in place.
Committee on International Trade

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On Wednesday, MEPs endorsed a European citizens’ initiative to improve access to abortion care for women in Europe through a voluntary opt-in financial solidarity mechanism.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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On Wednesday, Parliament called on the European Commission to propose rules on the use of algorithmic management in the European workplace.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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The new law adopted on Wednesday will protect the EU’s energy security from weaponisation by the Russian Federation.
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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MEPs are calling for the removal of internal borders for the movement of troops and military equipment across the EU, and for upgrades to railways, roads, tunnels and bridges.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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The EU’s deforestation law, adopted in 2023, seeks to fight climate change and biodiversity loss by ensuring products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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Wednesday 17 December

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On Tuesday MEPs approved a safeguard clause for the EU-Mercosur agreement to prevent imports from Mercosur countries harming Europe’s agriculture sector.
Committee on International Trade

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Part of the ReArm Europe plan, the measures aim to strengthen Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by channelling EU funding to defence.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The financial aid aims to help laid-off workers re-enter the labour market following the bankruptcy of Sweden’s Northvolt AB.
Committee on Budgets

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MEPs adopted new rules on Tuesday introducing more flexibility and support for farmers in complying with the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP).
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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On Tuesday, Parliament approved a provisional agreement between MEPs and EU governments on updated sustainability reporting and due diligence rules for companies.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Following the decision to apply its so-called urgency procedure, MEPs will vote on the proposal for a reparations loan to Ukraine at the January 2026 plenary session.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Security and Defence

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President Metsola awarded the 2025 Sakharov Prize to the representatives of the two journalists, who are imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, at a ceremony on Tuesday in Strasbourg.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Tuesday 16 December

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On Monday evening, Parliament’s public health committee adopted its proposals to enhance the availability of key medicines in the EU.
Committee on Public Health

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