European Council

The Council adopted its position on the draft EU budget for 2019.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1084 of 30 July 2018 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2018/475

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/964 of 5 July 2018 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1006 of 16 July 2018 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Republic of Maldives.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1085 of 30 July 2018 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1000 of 16 July 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1087 of 30 July 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1086 of 30 July 2018 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

President Donald Tusk congratulated Marjan Šarec on his appointment as Prime Minister-Designate of the Republic of Slovenia

The Council has transposed UN Security Council resolution 2428 (2018) which imposes an arms embargo and adds two persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.

The EU will continue to stand up for indigenous peoples and support them to ensure they can retain their cultures, identities and way of life, that are part of our common culture, identity, way of life.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, the EU reaffirmed its firm commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflicts in Georgia and to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders.

The Council added six entities to the EU's sanctions list over actions undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity.

The Council has extended the mandate of the EU training mission until 19 September 2020 and expanded its scope.

The Council extended the mandate of EUNAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta until 31 December 2020. It relocated the OHQ to Rota (Spain) and the MSCHOA to Brest France, and appointed Vice Admiral Antonio Martorell Lacave as new Operation Commander as of 29 March 2019.

The meeting of the European Council will take place on 18 October 2018 in the Europa building in Brussels. The press centre is located in the Justus Lipsius building.

The representatives of the governments of the member states appointed a judge to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

In this report, President Donald Tusk looks back at the work of the European Council, where the leaders of the European Union meet, from May 2016 to June 2018.

EU ambassadors endorsed, on behalf of the Council, a mandate for negotiations on the proposal amending the EU civil protection mechanism.

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