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It isn’t just renewable generation and new power lines that are necessary for Europe’s energy transition, system stability is key

A fast-spreading swine disease has hit one of Spain’s biggest pork-producing regions

New documents reveal the extent of the EU-designated terror group's efforts to control EU-funded organisations

Proposed medicine cuts could threaten Poland's economy and security, drugmakers warn

The former chief EU diplomat was released after midnight

MEPs on the legal committee voted against suing the Commission for withdrawing the legislative proposal earlier this year

Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

• Tuesday 9 December, room SPINELLI 1E2, Brussels - extraordinary meeting
• Thursday 11 December, room SPAAK 1A2, Brussels
• Monday 15 December, room WEISS S1.4, Strasbourg - extraordinary meeting - 2025 Sakharov Prize Laureates

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2026
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“It is shameful to think that the security threat which led to the cancellation of the trip is internal," one MEP said

The EU Commission looks likely to backtrack on its plans to ban the combustion engine in 2035: in an interview with Handelsblatt newspaper, Sustainable Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas has declared himself "open to all technologies". Previously German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote a letter to Brussels asking it to continue to allow "highly efficient" combustion vehicles in addition to hybrid cars.

A breakthrough in the negotiations on the war in Ukraine seems a long way off. In the Black Sea, for the first time, Ukraine attacked oil tankers heading for Russia. Military and security issues are high on the agenda in every country – and Putin is making insinuations about a war with Europe. Is the continent on the verge of an even bigger conflict? The media assess the situation.

A key position has become vacant in Ukraine following Andriy Yermak's resignation. Zelensky's chief of staff stepped down after six years in office in connection with the corruption scandal in the Ukrainian energy sector. His home was searched, but no charges have been brought against him so far. The media assess what the development means for the country and the negotiation process.