European Council

The EU strongly calls for the start of an immediate political process leading to free and credible elections, in conformity with the Constitutional order, in Venezuela.

European Council President Donald Tusk congratulated Krisjanis Karins on his appointment as Prime Minister of Latvia.

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

Reusing data held by the public sector will become easier and cheaper

European Council President Donald Tusk and President of Georgia Salomé Zourabichvili spoke to the press after their meeting held in Brussels.

The European Union and the African Union adopted a joint communiqué following their ministerial meeting.

President Donald Tusk gave a speech in Aachen during the signing ceremony of the Franco-German Treaty on cooperation and integration (Treaty of Aachen).

Remarks by the president of the Eurogroup, Mario Centeno, on the meeting of 21 January 2019 on the reform of the economic and monetary union, the international role of the euro, Italy and Brexit.

The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted a joint statement following their 22nd ministerial meeting.

The Council added eleven businessmen and five entities to the list of those subject to restrictive measures against the Syrian regime and its supporters.

The Council imposed sanctions on nine persons and one entity under the new regime of restrictive measures against the use and proliferation of chemical weapons.

The Council adopted conclusions on EU - ASEAN relations.

The Council adopted conclusions on the situation in Nicaragua, where recent measures targeting civil society organisations and independent media aggravate the political and social crisis.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 21-27 January 2019

EU ambassadors approved a deal with the European Parliament on a directive and a regulation on electricity market design.

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Member states are fighting to reduce marine litter by endorsing new rules which ban the use of certain throwaway plastic products for which alternatives exist.

European Council President Donald Tusk congratulated Stefan Löfven on his reappointment as Prime Minister of Sweden

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EU ambassadors confirmed an agreement with Parliament on new CO2 emission standards for cars and vans.