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Given the speed and complexity of challenges faced by the European Union, unity, urgency and ambition are key. That is also the spirit behind which President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, representing the Council of the EU, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, signed the […]

The text, adopted by 438 votes in favour, 37 against with 48 abstentions, points to Belarus’s repeated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and balloon incursions into Lithuanian airspace, as well as cyberattacks, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, economic coercion, and instrumentalised migration. These actions, MEPs say, are deliberate, coordinated, hostile and also part of a broader Russia-led strategy […]

On Thursday, MEPs concluded an informal deal with the Council for the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin (SCO) as proposed by the Commission. Asylum requests by nationals of the listed countries – Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Kosovo, India, Morocco and Tunisia – will be fast-tracked, with applicants having to prove that […]

President Metsola’s remarks at the European Council 18th December 2025, Brussels Thank you, António. The European Union is, by its very nature, a project for peace, and every genuine effort to spread peace should always – always – be welcomed. We’ve made real progress over the past weeks to end the war in Ukraine. This […]

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The arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan MEPs denounce both the Azerbaijani authorities’ misuse of national security provisions as tools for judicial harassment and the criminalisation of freedom of expression, peace advocacy and public criticism in the country. They call for the immediate and unconditional release of all […]

European Democracy Shield: tackling foreign interference online With an oral question to Democracy Commissioner Michael McGrath, MEPs are set to demand an investigation into whether major online platforms’ ‘recommender systems’ are undermining democracy and violating EU digital rules. Recent elections have shown how these systems can amplify disinformation and foreign propaganda, potentially skewing civic discourse […]

Representing the European Parliament at the summit, President Roberta Metsola will address the heads of state and government at 10.00, followed by a press conference. When: Press conference at around 11.00 on 18 December Where: European Council press room and EbS. At their meeting in Brussels, the heads of state or government are expected to […]

On Thursday morning, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on a series of changes to several EU directives with the overall aim of reinforcing investor protection rules, addressing retail customers participation in capital markets, and reducing dependence on bank loans especially for smaller companies. Investment advice in clients’ best interests According to the draft legislation agreed, […]

On Thursday the Civil Liberties Committee and Council negotiating teams informally agreed new rules under which member states may decide that a non-EU country is a safe third country (STC) with respect to an asylum applicant who is not a national of that country, and may therefore declare their application inadmissible. The deal builds on […]