European Council

As part of a series of engagements with leading European policy research centers, Eurogroup President Donohoe spoke on 19 March at a webinar organised by the Hertie School in Berlin on "Coordinating euro-area fiscal policy to drive an inclusive recovery.

The adoption of these rules will be the final legislative step required for the setting up of ETIAS, which is expected to be operational by 2022.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 15 - 21 March 2021

Press briefing ahead of the informal video conference of European affairs ministers will take place on 19 March 2021 at 14:30.

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

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/276 of 22 February 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela.

The Council adopted the regulation establishing the InvestEU programme.

Lors de la 143ème séance plénière du Comité européen des régions, le président du Conseil européen Charles Michel a débattu avec les membres de l'assemblée de la pandémie, de la relance et de la démocratie européenne.

Member states approved a mandate to start negotiations with the European Parliament on the 8th Environment Action Programme that will serve as an overarching guide to European environmental policy until 2030.

EU member states' ambassadors endorsed the final compromise text of the regulation setting up the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument.

Press briefing ahead of Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 19 March 2021 at 10:00

President Michel received the letters of credentials from three new ambassadors to the European Union.

The EU and Georgia issued a joint press release following their 6th Association council meeting.

The aim of the legislation is a swift removal of terrorist content online and to establish one common instrument for all member states to this effect.

The Council adopted its position at first reading on the LIFE programme for 2021-2027.

The Council prolonged the existing asset freezes directed against 8 individuals responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian state funds.

The EU issued a declaration on South Sudan underlining that the humanitarian situation remains critical in the country, and urging the South Sudanese Government to pursue and accelerate the implementation of the Peace Agreement.

Coreper today mandated the Portuguese presidency to negotiate with the European Parliament the public country-by-country reporting (CBCR) directive.

At the end of his trip in the region, President Charles Michel met in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Member states' ambassadors to the EU approved a set of regulations on the structural funds for 2021-2027, representing one third of the EU's seven-year budget.