European Council

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

The advisory panel on judicial appointments provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union published its seventh activity report.

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

The European multi-disciplinary platform against criminal threats (EMPACT) closed its 2018-2021 cycle with tangible results in the fight against organised crime.

The EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council held its 11th meeting in Montenegro. Participants welcomed the progress made in the accession negotiations so far and strongly commended Montenegro’s full alignment with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, including EU restrictive measures against Russia.

The Council and the European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on establishing the 2030 policy programme “Path to the Digital Decade”

The Council agreed its position on the EU’s annual budget for 2023.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 11– 18 July 2022

Press briefing ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 15 July 2022 at 14:00.

The press briefing ahead of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 15 July 2022 at 15.30. The briefing will be "off the record".

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1019 of 27 June 2022 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

The Council adopted conclusions in response to the Fiscal Sustainability Report 2021.

Today, the Council completed the legal process which will enable Croatia to benefit from using our common currency, the euro, from 2023 onwards.

The Council adopted conclusions in which, inter alia, it called for vigilance and timely policy action as regards soaring inflation rates, mainly driven by the sharp increase of energy and food prices, supply disruptions as well as strong demand, to protect the most vulnerable groups in a targeted and temporary way, and to prevent the deterioration and emergence of macroeconomic imbalances.

The Council today decided to provide €1 billion of additional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine.

The convention will promote effective access to justice for all and facilitate international trade, investment and mobility by reducing the risks and costs of cross-border litigation.

Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup meeting of 11 July 2022 on budget policy orientations for 2023, the digital euro and the euro area enlargement.

The Eurogroup issued a statement based on the current economic situation and heightened uncertainty underlining the importance of continued coordination of fiscal policy in the euro area for 2023.

The EU issued a declaration regarding the situation in Tunisia.

The EU issued a declaration on the first anniversary of the demonstrations of 11 and 12 July 2021 in Cuba, expressing deep concern about the disproportionate prison sentences handed down to those involved in the events.