CURRENT AFFAIRS OF THE EU
SECURITY, TERRORISM, DEFENSE, ORGANIZED CRIME
1. MEPs back new measures to strengthen Europe’s defence readiness
2. Commission strengthens EU “economic security” strategy with focus on defence, critical tech and infrastructure protection
3. Europol: New report explores use of robotics and unmanned systems in the fight against crime
4. SAFE: member states endorse agreement on the participation of Canada
5. Commission presents new EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan against drug trafficking
6. New EU study warns about trafficking for labour exploitation
7. RISK-EU report: EU security in 2026 hinges on Ukraine, hybrid attacks and uncertainty over US security guarantees
8. Eurobarometer: record support for a common EU defence policy amid growing geopolitical tension
9. EU Most Wanted website revamped with new fugitives added

CIBERSECURITY, AI, INTERNET, DATA PROTECTION
1. The EU seeks to prevent a “legal loophole” on online child sexual abuse and proposes extending the temporary regulation
2. Commission publishes first draft of Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content
3. Commission renews decisions to allow for the free and safe flow of personal data with the UK
4. Commission fines X €120 million
5. 32.7% of EU people used generative AI tools in 2025

MIGRATION AND BORDERS
1. Asylum policy: Council and European Parliament agree on EU list of safe countries of origin
2. Visa-free travel under review: the Commission warns about security, asylum and “citizenship-by-investment” schemes
3. EU adopts its 2026–2027 Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Plan
4. Council clinches deal to speed up returns of irregular migrants
5. Member states agree on solidarity pool

JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, CITIZENSHIP
1. The EU strengthens the protection and support of victims of crime
2. EU institutions define priorities for 2026
3. 2025 Sakharov Prize: Parliament honours Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli

FOREING AFFAIRS, NEIGHBORHOOD
1. Council sanctions twelve individuals and two entities over information manipulation and cyber attacks
2. Parliament denounces continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania
3. Belarus: Council broadens scope of sanctions regime

ENVIORENMENT, ENERGY, ROAD SAFETY, CIVIL PROTECTION
1. 2040 climate target: Council agrees its position on a 90% emissions reduction
2. Council signs off targeted revision to simplify and postpone the regulation
3. Commission proposes to simplify EU environmental rules to cut red tape and speed up permitting
4. JRC warns Europe’s fire season is expanding and becoming more intense

OTHER NEWS
1. Bulgaria joins euro area from 1 January

Publications from European institutions and agencies
1. EUROPOL
The Unmanned Future(s) - The impact of robotics and unmanned systems on law enforcement
European Migrant Smuggling Centre 9th Annual Report - 2025
[Podcats] The future of Europol
2. EUROJUST
Case studies Extraterritorial production orders
Conclusions of the 38th Meeting of the Network for Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
Justice and Home Affairs agencies and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU: selected highlights
3. EDA. EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY
OPEX 2025 - Autonomous systems for cross-domain logistics
4. ENISA. AGENCIA DE LA UE PARA LA CIBERSEGURIDAD
NIS Investments 2025
Voices of EU Cybersecurity Certification
5. EDPS. EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR
TechDispatch #3/2025 - Digital Identity Wallets
High-Risk AI Systems Mapping Report in European Institutions, Agencies and Bodies
6. FRONTEX
Earth Observation for Border Management
7. EPRS. SERVICIO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DEL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO
Union support for internal security
Strategic autonomy and European competitiveness: Security now comes first
The critical link between Energy Security and the European Defence Industry
Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
2028-2034 MFF: Civil protection, preparedness and crisis response
Cybersecurity Act review: What to expect
Online piracy of live events
European Democracy Shield - Assessing the Commission’s Communication
The Paris Agreement 10 years on
8. EUAA. AGENCIA DE ASILO DE LA UE
Country Guidance: Syria
COI Report - The Russian Federation: Country Focus
COI Report - Colombia: Country Focus
COI Query - Ecuador: Information on criminality in the Guayas Province
Statelessness in the Context of International Protection
9. FRA. EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Better legislation – Human rights impact assessments in lawmaking
EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights - Questions and answers on legal and operational implications
Forced Return Monitoring Systems – 2025 update
Climate change - ECtHR and CJEU Case-Law
10. EIGE. EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Gender Equality Index 2025: Sharper data for a changing world
11. EUROSTAT
Migration and asylum
12. EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Impact assessment of Europol's new functions (Regulation 2022/991): operability and fundamental rights
Conclusions Paper: "Preventing radicalisation among minors"
Conspiracy Narratives; Digital Landscapes and the Propagation of Conspiracy Narratives
13. PARLAMENTO EUROPEO
Report on drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges
Military mobility
Report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
Report on addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime
14. COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN UNION
EU position on the Istanbul Convention: criminal cooperation, asylum and non-refoulement (19th meeting)
15. JRC. JOINT RESEARCH CENTER
Atlas of Migration - 2025
Managing irregular migration and return
Case Study of Andalusia space ecosystem: Unlocking regional potential through dual use and defence industry
16. EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS
ECA Journal 02/2025: Is EU defence ready to secure peace?
Special report 26/2025: EU bodies fighting fraud – Clear mandates but exchange of information and Commission oversight remain insufficient
Special report 25/2025: LIFE strategic projects
17. EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Environmental statement report 2024
Harm to human health from air pollution in Europe
Monitoring report on progress towards the 8th EAP objectives 2025
18. CONSEJO DE EUROPA
GRECO. Whistleblower protection in law enforcement
GRECO. Access to information
19. EUVSDISINFO
When borders tighten, propaganda inflates: the Kremlin’s border disinfo playbook
Rewriting borders of truth: How Russian FIMI falsifies historical memory
The rise of the disinformation-for-hire industry
20. HYBRID COE
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
Handbook on the role of non-state actors in Russian hybrid threats
21. EUISS. EU INSTITUTE FOR SECRUTY STUDIES
Tech war 2.0: The dangers of Trump's 'G2' bargaining with an emboldened China
Southern currents: Mapping the geopolitics of the South Atlantic

DOCUMENTATION OF INTEREST TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL BODIES
DOCUMENTACIÓN DE INTERÉS DE OTROS ÓRGANOS INTERNACIONALES
1. ONU
UNODC. Coca Crop Monitoring
UNODC.. World Urbanization Prospects 2025
UN. World Urbanization Prospects 2025
Demographic Yearbook
2. WEF. FORO ECONÓMICO MUNDIAL
Four Futures for the New Economy: Geoeconomics and Technology in 2030
Fighting Cyber-Enabled Fraud: A Systemic Defence Approach
3. AGENCIAS EE.UU.
2025 US National Security Strategy
GAO. Illicit synthetic drugs:trafficking methods, money laundering practices, and coordination efforts
GAO. Human Trafficking:Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Anti-Trafficking Projects in Conflict-Affected Countries
GAO. Malicious Use Of Generative AI
CRS. Russia’s Nuclear Weapons
CRS. National Security Strategy: Potential Implications for DOD of Prioritizing the Western Hemisphere and China
CRS. China Primer: South China Sea Disputes
4. OTAN
Russia’s naval futures: new horizons 2050
5. SIPRI
The SIPRI top 100 arms-producing and military services companies, 2024
Support in an Age of Relapse: Assisting Security, Justice and Inclusive Governance in Restrictive Environments
6. ACLED. CONFLICT WATCHLIST 2026
7. CRISIS GROUP. 10 CONFLICTS TO WATCH IN 2026

War in Ukraine
GUERRA EN UCRANIA
1. Council sanctions 41 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet
2. Commission signs Convention to establish the International Claims Commission for Ukraine on behalf of the EU
3. Eurobarometer: strong EU-wide backing for continued support to Ukraine and tougher pressure on Russia
4. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: Council extends economic sanctions for a further 6 months
5. Council decides to prohibit transfers of immobilised Central Bank of Russia assets back to Russia
6. Europe greenlights €90 billion of essential funding for Ukraine
PUBLICACIONES DE INSTITUCIONES Y AGENCIAS EUROPEAS E INTERNACIONALES
EPRS. Financing Ukraine in 2026 and 2027: Reparations loan, revision of long-term EU budget or alternative solution?
European Council. Leaders’ statement on Ukraine
UN. Reporto n the human rights situation in Ukraine (1 June – 30 November)
OECD Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy: Ukraine 2025
SIPRI. Navigating Green Geopolitics: Perils and Promise of Energy Transition and the Case of Ukraine