European Council

Road safety: Council adopts common positions to ensure safer road traffic across Europe.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on 6 December 2023 at 10.30.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 4 – 10 December 2023

Le président du Conseil européen, Charles Michel, a pris la parole lors de la première séance de la conférence des Nations unies sur le changement climatique (COP28) organisée à Dubaï.

TIME CHANGE: The press briefing will take place on Monday 4 December 2023 at 15.00

Cyber resilience act: Council and parliament strike a deal on essential requirements for products with digital elements.

The Council approved conclusions on mental health, calling on member states to boost well-being and prevent, detect and treat mental health problems.

The press briefing ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs (Home Affairs) Council will take place on Friday, 1 December 2023 at 15.30.

Press briefing ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Councils (Transport and Telecommunications) will take place on Friday 1 December 2023 at 14.00.

Joint Statement of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union for COP 28.

The Council has approved conclusions on the future of cohesion policy.

Speaking at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency, President Charles Michel stressed that a new era of EU enhanced security and defence has been launched.

The Council and the European Parliament concluded negotiations on an EU law protecting people who engage in public participation from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP).

The Council agreed on a mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament on updated EU rules on the import, export and transit of firearms. The new rules aim to fight arms trafficking in order to improve the security of citizens and facilitate the legal trading of firearms.

The Council and Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on new rules to update the industrial emissions directive and establish a new industrial emissions portal.

The Council adopted further EPF support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces trained by EUMAM Ukraine.

President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to the United States.