5-6 December: EU-China Summit in Beijing

8 December: The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reach a political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act

12 December: The European Parliament adopts the provisional agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Act

13 December: the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on corporate sustainability due diligence directive

14 December: The Council of the EU and the European Parliament reach a deal on European electricity market reform

14-15 December: the European Council meets in Brussels to discuss, among other things, the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)

18 December: The Council of the EU and the European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on emission limits for road vehicles

19 December: European energy ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the extension of the emergency measures adopted to tackle the energy crisis

31 December: the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU ends

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