European Council

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2788 of 11 December 2023 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma.

The Council approved additional restrictive measures against one person and one entity responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and inepeendence of Ukraine.

EU Council has reached an agreement on removing air and maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria and Romania.

Op-ed article by the Presidents’ of the EU institutions, Paschal Donohoe (President of the Eurogroup), Christine Lagarde (President of the European Central Bank), Roberta Metsola (President of the European Parliament), Charles Michel (President of the European Council) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission), on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the euro.

The Council has adopted by written procedure three emergency Council regulations as regards the prolongation of their period of application, in order to enhance solidarity between member states, accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and protect EU citizens from excessively high energy prices.

Member states’ EU ambassadors today formally agreed on all three parts of the reform of the EU’s economic governance framework.

The special meeting of the European Council will take place on 1 February 2024 in the Europa building in Brussels.

The extension is due to be decided by the EU-UK Partnership Council before the end of 2023.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2764 of 7 December 2023 amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism.

Council agrees its negotiating mandate for a regulation prolonging an interim measure to combat online child sexual abuse.

Council negotiators and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on an update of an EU law that deals with legal migration to the EU labour market.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2792 of 11 December 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Council agreed its negotiating mandate on a proposal for a regulation on environmental, social and governance ratings, with the aim of boosting investor confidence in sustainable products.

The Council has agreed a negotiating mandate on benchmarks regulation. The proposal concerns the scope of the rules for benchmarks, the use in the EU of benchmarks provided by an administrator located in a third country, and certain reporting requirements.

Cyber solidarity act: member states agree common position to strengthen EU cyber security capacities.

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a deal on the main political building blocks of a reform of the EU’s legal framework on asylum and migration.

The EU issued a statement strongly condemning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile on 18 December.

Today ministers reached a political agreement on extending the period of application of three emergency Council regulations to enhance solidarity between member states, accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and protect EU citizens from excessively high energy prices.

On 18 December, the EU and Kenya signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) which will boost trade in goods and create new economic opportunities, with targeted cooperation to enhance Kenya's economic development.

On 18 December President Charles Michel spoke at the press conference ahead of the launch of the Belgian presidency. He announced that the special European Council will take place on 1 February 2024.