On 11th December next the Romanians are being called to ballot to renew the two chambers of their parliament: the Chamber of Deputies (Camera deputatilor) comprising 208 members and the Senate (Senatul) comprising 134 Senators for a four year mandate. 6,500 people are officially standing for election. All of the political parties are counting on the fact that many people on their lists are newcomers.

On 16th November the National Assembly's Committee for European Affairs spoke with Jean-Claude Piris, former Director of the Council's Legal Service and member of the Foundation's Scientific Committee regarding the future of the European Union.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel chaired the annual political meeting on refugee integration in Germany on 14th November. The main themes were participation in society and the feeling of belonging in an open society.

On 16th November the Commission presented its point of view on the economic and social priorities for 2017. It launched the 2017 round of economic governance, the European Semester, and confirmed the need to moved towards a more positive budgetary position for the euro zone.

On 14th and 15th November the 28 European Fishing and Agriculture Ministers discussed the management of fishing stocks then assessed the proposals made by the Commission's working group to improve the position of farmers in the food supply chain. They also analysed free-trade agreements in the agricultural sector.

On 14th and 15th November the 28 Foreign Affairs and the 28 Defence Ministers assessed the situation in Turkey and the neighbourhood, Iran and discussed cooperation with NATO and adopted a security and defence strategy.

On 17th November four new Galileo satellites were launched into orbit from Kourou in French Guiana with the Ariane 5 rocket. A few hours later French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency lifted off from Baikonour and travelled to join the International Space Station.

The German Foreign Affairs Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier travelled to Turkey on 14th and 15th November. Many differences in opinion emerged, notably regarding the Turkish government's attitude towards its opponents, civil society and the freedom of the media.

On 20th November Juri Ratas was asked to take office as Prime Minister in Estonia after the collapse of the government coalition. He is the chair of the Centre Party.

On 17th November Michael Fallon, the British Defence Minister announced in the 6th Defence Conference organised by the Franco-British Council that there would be a deepening in Franco-British relations in the area of armament, notably via the launch of two new centres of excellence in the UK for MBDA missiles.

On 15th November American President Barack Obama travelled to Greece. He welcomed the recent economic progress made by Greece, its budgetary commitment to defence and lauded it for its role in the migratory crisis.

On 14th November the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC), the organisation that represents Irish businesses published a report on the measures to take to protect the Irish economy from the risks posed by the UK's exit of the European Union.

On 15th November the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite asked the present Home Affairs Minister, Saulius Skvernelis to form the new coalition government following the general election.

On 14th November the IPPR Scotland delivered a report to the Scottish Finance Committee in which it forecasts that the national budget will be reduced by 330 million to £1.34 billion per year by 2019/2020 due to a reduction in economic growth and tax revenues as a result of the Brexit.

During a meeting on 14th November with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, recalled Sweden's support to Ukraine and expressed his concern about the situation of human rights in the Crimea.

On 14th November the construction of a giant sealed steel dome that will cover the sarcophagus of the reactor that suffered meltdown in 1986 was started, announced the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

According to data published by Eurostat on 15th November the export of goods from the euro zone to the rest of the world lay in surplus of 26.5 billion € in September 2016. The Union was in surplus by 13.3 billion € in terms of its current account and by 10.6 billion € regarding services said Eurostat on 18th November.

According to a "Parlemeter" published on 18th November a majority of Europeans think that being part of the EU is positive for their country (average 53% (-2% in comparison with 2015)).

On 14th November the work group on agricultural markets recommended new European rules to remedy certain unfair trade practices and also to guarantee greater transparency of the market.

From 24th November to 23rd April 2017 the Design Museum in London is hosting the exhibition "Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World" to explore a spectrum of questions that define our times via the prism of design and new technologies.