European Council

The Council appointed Ms Thérèse Blanchet as Director General responsible for the Council legal service.

Council and Parliament negotiators reached today an agreement on new rules to better protect whistle-blowers across the European Union

The Council added eight Russian officials to the list of restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and extended the validity of the measures until 15 September 2019.

The co-chairs of the Brussels III conference on 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region', the European Union and the United Nations, issued a declaration.

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EU ambassadors meeting in Coreper on 13 March 2019 confirmed the common understanding reached by the Romanian Presidency with the European Parliament on the draft regulation on an EU space programme.

The EU wants to launch the second edition of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), to run from 2021 to 2027.

The Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a revision of the rules applicable to clearing houses operating in the EU.

The EU is supporting the digitisation of its economies and societies by setting up a new funding programme, Digital Europe, for 2021–2027.

The EU is stepping up its capacity to protect Europe against cyber threats by creating a new structure to support its expertise in cybersecurity research and technology.

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The Council adopted and published a revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. 10 new jurisdictions were included in the list.

Remarks by President Centeno following the Eurogroup of 11 March on housing markets, Latvia, Greece and the euro-area budgetary instrument.

On 11 March 2019, the Eurogroup adopted a statement on the updated draft budgetary plan of Latvia for 2019.

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The EU institutions met with the social partners to discuss the macroeconomic outlook and the further development of economic and monetary union.

Council adopts its position on the directive on the appointment of legal representatives for the gathering of evidence in criminal proceedings.

The EU and the UN issued a financial tracking report ahead of the Brussels II conference on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" that will be held on 12-14 March 2019.