TY - BOOK ED - Centro de Análisis y Prospectiva TI - European Union Bulletin : : December 2025 PY - 2025/// CY - Guzmán el Bueno, 110, 28003, Madrid PB - Centro de Análisis y Prospectiva KW - Unión Europea KW - Fuentes abiertas de información KW - Seguridad y defensa KW - Guerra KW - Ucrania N1 - 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 UR - https://biblioteca.guardiacivil.es/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=7162cdd39bb3ad49283885d44041e050 ER -