European Council

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1984 of 15 November 2021 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1990 of 15 November 2021amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus.

The press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting will take place on 14 January 2022 at 16.00. The briefing will be "off the record".

Lors de la conférence de presse qui a suivi sa rencontre avec le président Macron à Paris, le président Michel a évoqué les principales priorités de la présidence française de l'UE.

The press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on Thursday, 13 January 2022 at 14.30.

The Council imposes restrictive measures on a further seven individuals and three entities in view of the situation in Nicaragua.

The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe will travel to Germany, Latvia and Lithuania from Monday 10th to Wednesday 12th January for a series of bilateral meetings.

The EU issued a declaration on the situation in Kazakhstan.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 10 - 16 January 2022.

In his message on the 20th anniversary of the euro, European Council President emphasized how the common currency has proven to be resilient — a symbol of European unity and stability.

Since the euro started circulating 20 years ago, it has become one of the most tangible achievements of European integration, a key enable of the Single Market and a shared part of our common identity. In a joint op-ed, the President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, euro area finance ministers and Commissioners Dombrovskis, Gentiloni and McGuinness outline the euro’s track-record and identify priorities for its future.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2125 of 2 December 2021implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus

The Council has signed off on an agreement between the EU and the UK for shared fish stocks for 2022.

EU ambassadors today endorsed a Council negotiating mandate on amending the Union’s bank resolution framework. The so-called ‘Daisy Chain’ proposal introduces targeted adjustments that will play an essential role in improving an institution’s resolvability.

EU ambassadors today endorsed the provisional political agreement reached between the Presidency and the European Parliament's negotiators on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (DLT).

EU Court of Justice: nine judges of the General Court appointed

The Council reaches a political agreement on a EU law that would facilitate the purchase of medicines, vaccines and raw materials when another health crisis hits.

More flexibility for hauliers to hire lorries will make transport operations more efficient.

The Council today approved a general approach on the draft directive on the resilience of critical entities. This draft instrument aims to reduce the vulnerabilities and strengthen the resilience of critical entities.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 19 - 23 December 2021