France and Germany congratulate Donald Tusk on being elected as the new Polish Prime Minister. Slovenian Environment Minister Bojan Kumer reacts to the outcome of this year’s COP28 conference in Dubai. The European Parliament calls for EU-wide access to prescriptions.
The European Union has agreed on landmark legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). Bulgaria expects to complete a report next summer on its readiness to join the euro area by 2025. Iran accuses a Swedish EU diplomat of conspiring with Israel.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Borjana Krišto has presented the first draft of the country’s reform plan to European Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi. A spokesman for the German FDP has accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of blocking talks on Ukraine’s EU accession. The latest Eurobarometer figures show a significant increase of citizens interested in the European elections compared to 2019.
Similar to their Polish colleagues, Slovakian lorry drivers have begun blocking a border crossing with Ukraine in protest at competition from their Ukrainian counterparts. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the negotiations for a trade deal between Mercosur and the EU could fail. Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon expressed her support for North Macedonia’s EU accession.
The European Commission has approved Slovenia’s request for aid to help with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country following the floods in August. Schengen enlargement will not be discussed during the Justice and Home Affairs Council in December. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen launches a global alliance to combat migrant smugglers.
The conservative German CSU elects current EPP leader Manfred Weber to lead the party in the 2024 European elections. Belgian and Spanish Prime Ministers Alexander de Croo and Pedro Sánchez travelled to Israel. The Austrian platform Eversports was one of the winners of the European Commission’s #BeActive Awards.