Parliament and Council agreed on Thursday on a new law that will help to fight the dissemination of terrorist content online.

The co-chairs of the EU-UK Joint Committee – European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and the UK Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon Michael Gove – yesterday held a political meeting to address the outstanding issues related to the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement. Ensuring that the Withdrawal Agreement, in particular the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, is fully operational at the end of the transition period, i.e. as of 1 January 2021, is essential. The Protocol protects the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement in all its dimensions, maintaining peace, stability and prosperity on the island of Ireland.

President Gitanas Nausėda received credential letters from Ambassador of Malaysia Chitra Devi Ramiah, Ambassador Emiro Poljo of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ambassador Audunn Atlason of Iceland.

President Gitanas Nausėda had a telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to discuss topical issues of domestic policy, regional cooperation, and the security situation in Ukraine.

The European Commission has required Italy to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to its ports, in order to align its tax regime with EU State aid rules. Profits earned by port authorities from economic activities must be taxed under normal national corporate tax laws to avoid distortions of competition. Today's decision results from the Commission's inquiries into the taxation of ports in Member States.

On 3-4 December, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius virtually participated in the special session of the United Nations General Assembly in Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. The participants discussed the challenges facing the world during the pandemic and how to coordinate a response to address this crisis and recover from the pandemic, focusing on the principles of sustainability.

This statement is delivered on behalf of Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

No EP consent to Post-Cotonou without parliamentary dimension.

Ahead of a meeting to conclude negotiations on the new EU partnership agreement (Post-Cotonou) with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP), the Chair of the Committee on Development, Tomas Tobé (EPP, SE) and Carlos Zorrinho (S&D, PT), Chair of Parliament’s ACP Delegation, told the Commission that the current negotiation draft is not acceptable. The two Chairs warned that Parliament would not give its consent to the new Post-Cotonou agreement if greater parliamentary scrutiny and democratic control were not included.

On 2 December, NATO Foreign Ministers' second session was held online. Ministers of NATO together with partner countries discussed the China challenge and the security situation in the Black Sea region.

The Dublin Regulation does not share responsibility fairly among member states nor secure swift access to asylum procedures, say Civil Liberties Committee MEPs.