Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

Mr Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery & Reform, will travel to Rome to meet with Mr Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 9 - 15 January 2023.

The EU commends the resolute African-led initiatives to address the root causes of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Erklärung des Hohen Vertreters im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Drittländer, sich dem Durchführungsbeschluss (GASP) 2022/2086 des Rates vom 27. Oktober 2022 zur Durchführung des Beschlusses 2011/72/GASP über restriktive Maßnahmen gegen bestimmte Personen und Organisationen angesichts der Lage in Tunesien anzuschließen

The Council formally adopted a regulation that sets a market correction mechanism to protect citizens and the economy against excessively high prices. The regulation aims to limit episodes of excessive gas prices in the EU that do not reflect world market prices, while ensuring security of energy supply and the stability of financial markets.

EU energy ministers today formally adopted a Council regulation laying down a temporary framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy projects.

The Council approved an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2023 between the EU and the United Kingdom, as well as for certain deep-sea stocks for 2023 and 2024, securing the fishing rights of EU fishers in the Atlantic and the North Sea, and providing them with stability ahead of the coming fishing season.

The EU issued a statement congratulating the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front on the signing of the Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities and for the subsequent Declaration of the Senior Commanders on the Modalities for the Implementation of the CoHA.

The EU issued a statement condemning the additional restrictions by the Taliban to the right of education of girls and women in Afghanistan.

The Eurogroup welcomes the submission of the updated draft budgetary plan for 2023 of Italy on 24 November, as well as the Commission Opinion issued on 14 December 2022.

EU member states’ ambassadors today agreed the Council’s negotiating mandate on the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) regulation that grants trade preferences to developing countries.

Rat legt Standpunkt zur Festlegung eines Rahmens für die Sanierung und Abwicklung von Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungsunternehmen (IRRD) fest.

Die EU-Mitgliedstaaten legen einen gemeinsamen Standpunkt zu einem Vorschlag zur Aktualisierung der Verordnung über Zentralverwahrer fest.

Der Rat hat heute seinen Standpunkt zu dem Verordnungsvorschlag festgelegt, mit dem die Verordnung über Märkte für Finanzinstrumente im Hinblick auf die Stärkung der Markttransparenz überarbeitet wird.

The Council reached an agreement on a proposal to track and reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. The text, that will now be negotiated with eth European Parliament is the first of its kind and a crucial contribution to climate action, as methane is the second most important greenhouse gas following carbon dioxide.

Ministers agreed on a Council decision requesting the European Commission to provide a complementary study to its existing impact assessment on the sustainable use of plant protection products.

EU energy ministers today reached a political agreement on a Council regulation that sets a market correction mechanism to protect citizens and the economy against excessively high prices. The regulation aims to limit episodes of excessive gas prices in the EU that do not reflect world market prices, while ensuring security of energy supply and the stability of financial markets.

The Council decided to temporarily deploy a transitional Planning Assistance Team with the objective of planning and preparing a possible future civilian CSDP mission in Armenia.

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

Der Rat hat eine Einigung über einen Vorschlag zur Überwachung und Verringerung der Methanemissionen im Energiesektor erzielt. Über den Text werden nun Verhandlungen mit dem Europäischen Parlament geführt. Er ist der erste Text seiner Art und stellt einen wesentlichen Beitrag zu den Klimaschutzmaßnahmen dar, da Methan nach Kohlendioxid das zweitwichtigste Treibhausgas ist.