European Council

The Council extended the mandate of the EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia until 31 March 2019.

The EU's flagship programme for nature and biodiversity conservation as well as climate action is set to continue beyond 2020.

The Council has agreed on a general approach to set CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles.

A joint press statement was issued after the 8th meeting of the Association Council between the EU and Egypt.

The EU is establishing its future space policy programme for the years 2021-2027. EU ambassadors meeting in Coreper on 19 December agreed on the Council's position on the draft regulation on an EU space programme. This position enables negotiations to begin with the European Parliament.

Creative Europe: Council agrees its position for 2021-2027

More accessible products and services for EU citizens: Presidency reaches provisional agreement with the European Parliament

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.