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1. Foreign direct investment: Council and Parliament reached political agreement to improve FDI screening

   Council and Parliament reached a deal to reinforce EU foreign investment screening, improving coordination and safeguarding key technologies and infrastructure.

2. Council signs off simplification of InvestEU programme to boost EU competitiveness

   Investment simplification: Council agrees position on the ‘Invest EU’ regulation to boost EU competitiveness.

3. ‘Pharma package’: Council and Parliament reach a deal on new rules for a fairer and more competitive EU pharmaceutical sector

   The Council and the Parliament have reached a deal on new rules to make the EU’s pharmaceutical sector fairer and more competitive.

4. The EU strengthens the protection and support of victims of crime

   The Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a revision of the EU's victims' rights directive.

5. Media advisory – Eurogroup meeting of 11 December and Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 12 December 2025

   Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.