Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

President Tusk received the letters of credentials from four new ambassadors to the European Union.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1860 of 16 October 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Mário Centeno started his mandate as Eurogroup President, taking over from Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

In his speech in Sofia, President Donald Tusk welcomed the priorities set for the 6-month Bulgarian presidency of the Council of the European Union.

President Tusk received the letters of credentials from three new ambassadors to the European Union.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2282 of 11 December 2017 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Council added 16 persons and one entity to the list of those subject to an asset freeze and travel restrictions, in line with UN Security Council resolution 2397.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 8-12 January 2017

High Representative Federica Mogherini issued a statement on behalf of the European Union on the situation in Iran

The EU will have revised safety rules for civil aviation and new rules for civil drones.

On 21 December, representatives of the Estonian Presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the effort sharing regulation to ensure further emission reductions in sectors falling outside the scope of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) for the period 2021-2030.

The Council prolonged EU economic sanctions against Russia until 31 July 2018.

The EU welcomes the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2393 which extends the authorization of the cross-border humanitarian operations into Syria.

The EU institutions have taken steps to strengthen their cooperation against cyber-attacks by establishing a permanent Computer Emergency Response Team.

The EU is developing new rules to allow non-personal data to move freely across national borders.

The presidency reached agreement with the European Parliament on strengthened EU rules to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing

The EU wants to improve cross-border parcel delivery services to boost e-commerce.

On 20 December 2017, EU ambassadors agreed on a mandate to improve the rules of circulation of fertilising products in the internal market.

On 20 December 2017, EU ambassadors gave their support to the political agreement reached between the presidency and the European Parliament on a proposal to modernise the EU's trade defence instruments.

On 20 December 2017, EU ambassadors confirmed an agreement between the Estonian Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament on the reform of type-approval and market surveillance for motor vehicles.