European Council

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on updating an EU law which facilitates automated data exchange for police cooperation.

The Council approves conclusions on a long-term vision for the EU's rural areas, providing political guidance aimed at fostering their resilience.

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Today, the Council approved the joint text on the EU’s general budget for 2024. The joint text has been agreed in negotiations with the European Parliament on 11 November. Total commitments are set at €189 385,4 million and total payments amount to €142 630,3 million.

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Today, the Council adopted its negotiating mandate for talks with the European Parliament on a proposed regulation to establish an EU-wide certification framework for carbon removals.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 20-26 November 2023

The Council adopted today a mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament on the Daisy Chains proposal. The proposal is a targeted amendment of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive or (BRRD) and the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation or (SRMR) to address certain issues in relation to the treatment of ‘internal MREL’ in bank resolution groups.

Council adopts its negotiating position on the labelling of fertilisers.

The Council and Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement to update the rules on the waste shipments both within and outside the EU.

President Charles Michel met with Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković in Zagreb ahead the third round of the Strategic Agenda consultations.

Today, the Council and the Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the regulation to improve the EU’s protection against market manipulation in the wholesale energy market (REMIT).

The Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on a proposed EU law that would improve the investigation and prosecution of environmental crime offences.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 17 November 2023 at 14.50.

The press briefing will take place on Wednesday 22 November 2023 at 16.00

Council and Parliament reach a provisional political agreement on short-term accommodation rental services.

On 14 November 2023, the EU and US met in Washington D.C. for a ministerial meeting on justice and home affairs.

Member states agree common position on a targeted amendment of the EU’s cybersecurity act.

Vice Admiral Ignacio Villanueva Serrano was appointed Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, starting on 23 November 2023.

The meeting of the European Council will take place on 14 and 15 December 2023 in the Europa building in Brussels. It will be preceded by the Western Balkans Summit on 13 December.