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Council agrees position on the ‘stop-the-clock’ mechanism on requirements and procedures for chemical products.

The Council has agreed to amend climate law to set a 90% emissions reduction target for 2040, with flexibility and conditions to support member states in the transition.

The Council approved the submission of the EU's updated nationally determined contribution ahead of COP30, reaffirming the EU's commitment to the Paris Agreement and its ambitious climate action goals.

On 4 November 2025, European Council President António Costa gave a speech at the Euronews EU Enlargement Summit. In his speech, he emphasised that in an age of geopolitical uncertainty and economic instability, an enlarged European Union means a safer, stronger and more peaceful Europe, at home and in the world.

Der Rat hat einen Durchführungsbeschluss angenommen, mit dem die fünfte reguläre Zahlung im Rahmen des Ukraine-Plans der Ukraine-Fazilität genehmigt wird.

Präsident Costa wird für die COP 30 (Brasilien) am 6./7. November und das Gipfeltreffen EU-CELAC (Kolumbien) am 9. November nach Lateinamerika reisen.

Tansania: Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der Europäischen Union zu den Wahlen in Tansania

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 2 November 2025 – 9 November 2025

Joint press release at the occasion of the EU-Western Balkans ministerial forum on justice and home affairs, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30-31 October 2025.

Gemeinsame Erklärung anlässlich des Ministerforums EU-Westbalkan für Justiz und Inneres vom 30./31. Oktober 2025 in Sarajewo (Bosnien und Herzegowina).

On Wednesday, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on a single EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport services.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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As part of the ReArm Europe Plan, the measures aim to strengthen Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by channelling EU funding to defence and security.
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The need for stronger support systems to make political representation more inclusive across Europe was highlighted by MEPs and experts in a public hearing on Wednesday.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee has adopted a report supporting the Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice: for safe and accessible abortion”.
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Neben Datenschutzbedenken kritisieren Menschenrechtsorganisationen, dass die Reform Migration vorrangig als Sicherheits- und Kriminalitätsfrage behandle.

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Die mit Abstand bevorzugte Option der EU-Kommission zur Unterstützung der ukrainischen Verteidigung bleibt der Reparationskredit über 140 Milliarden Euro, der derzeit von Belgien blockiert wird.

Die EU-Kommission will zudem Reisezeiten verkürzen und sicherstellen, dass die Produktion von Rollmaterial in Europa bleibt.

The Committee on Security and Defence sent a 6-Member delegation to Norway from 27-30 May 2025. The mission emphasised the need for strong EU-Norway Security and Defence cooperation to protect the North Atlantic from acts of aggression by Russia and other adversaries. This will become all the more critical with the effects of climate change, which are presenting new opportunities for the EU and NATO's adversaries to increase activity in the region.
The Committee on Security and Defence sent a 6-Member delegation to Norway from 27-30 May 2025. The mission emphasised the need for strong EU-Norway Security and Defence cooperation to protect the North Atlantic from acts of aggression by Russia and other adversaries. This will become all the more critical with the effects of climate change, which are presenting new opportunities for the EU and NATO's adversaries to increase activity in the region.
Press release
SEDE mission report including the programme
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