Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks.

On 7 December 2017 the Council approved agreement between social partners on better working conditions for seafarers.

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

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 of 13 November 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela.

The Council agreed a general approach on a draft regulation on the European agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA).

On 7 December 2017, the Council agreed its position on accessibility for products and services directive.

On 7 December 2017, the Estonian Presidency of the Council and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional agreement on the reform of type-approval and market surveillance for motor vehicles.

The Council adopted the regulation improving the EU's instrument contributing to stability and peace.

The Council adopted legislative texts on bank creditor hierarchy and transitional arrangements for the IFRS 9 international accounting standard.

The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) agreed to put forward Catherine De Bolle from Belgium as the next executive director of Europol, for selection by the Council.

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

The EU issued a declaration on the occasion of the visit of 1 December President Omar Al-Bashir visited Chad, regretting that Chad, a State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), did not surrender President Al-Bashir to the Court.

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

The Permanent Representatives Committee agreed on the Council's position for negotiations on the Commission proposal for a mandatory transparency register.

The Council adopted conclusions on the implementation of the Joint Declaration by the President President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The Council approved and published an EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters, aimed at promoting good governance worldwide

The Council closed the excessive deficit procedure for the United Kingdom, with its government deficit below the EU’s 3% of GDP reference value.

The Council found that Romania has failed to take effective action to correct a significant budgetary .

Council adopted conclusions on the Mid-term Evaluation of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes and of the performance of the European GNSS Agency.

Council adopted conclusions on the digitalisation of transport.