Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

The .eu governance rules are being revised, and today EU ambassadors endorsed the provisional deal on this reform.

The agreed Cybersecurity Act was approved by member states, including EU-wide cybersecurity certification and a permanent EU Agency for Cybersecurity.

The EU is combating the dumping into the sea of rubbish from ships by providing incentives for ships to discharge their waste in ports.

The EU is taking measures to prevent the illegal trafficking of cultural goods. EU ambassadors meeting in Coreper today endorsed a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a draft regulation which will prevent the import and storage in the EU of cultural goods illegally exported from a non-EU country.

The presidency reached an informal deal on a regulation which streamlines environmental reporting obligations and reduces administrative costs.

The Council confirmed today an agreement reached with the Parliament on the directive on insolvency, restructuring and second chance.

Provisional political agreement on new rules against unfair trading practices in the agri-food chain.

Council adopt its position on Justice and Rights and Values programmes - MFF

EU ambassadors endorsed the agreement reached with the Parliament to lower charges levied on cross-border payments in euros and increase transparency for currency conversion charges across the EU.

In response to changing migration and security challenges the EU is improving the VIS, a tool used by authorities to register and check persons applying for a visa to enter the Schengen area.

EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on two proposals aiming at making finance greener: one on financial companies' disclosure obligations on how financial companies integrate environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decisions, the other on the creation of two new types of "low-carbon" financial benchmarks.

EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on new amendments to the 2014 regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations.

The EU is strengthening its civil protection capacities, to make sure timely support can be whenever there is a natural or man-made disaster.

EU ambassadors agreed the Council stance on a proposal reinforcing the role the European Banking Authority as regards risks posed to the financial sector by money laundering activities.

The presidency reached a provisional agreement on rules to restrict some throwaway plastic products and packaging.

Council agrees 2019 fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea.

The Presidency of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a directive and a regulation on electricity.

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

The fifth meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council was held on 18 December 2018 in Brussels.

On 18 December, the Austrian presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on capital requirements applying to banks with non-performing loans (NPLs) on their balance sheets.