European Council

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 22 June - 1 July 2018

The Council found Romania to have failed to take effective action and called for budgetary deviations in Hungary and Romania to be corrected.

The Council closed the excessive deficit procedure for France, confirming that it has reduced its deficit below the EU's 3% of GDP reference value.

The Council approved its 2018 draft country-specific recommendations and opinions on the member states' economic and fiscal policies.

The Council adopted its negotiating mandate for the future agreement between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries

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The Council reached agreement on measures to strengthen administrative cooperation in order to better prevent VAT fraud.

The Council adopted a directive making the 15% minimum standard rate a permanent feature of the new VAT system

The Council approved an agreement with Norway on VAT cooperation, the prevention of VAT fraud and the recovery of VAT claims.

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Remarks by President Centeno following the Eurogroup meeting of 21 June, including on Greece and preparations of the Euro Summit of 29 June 2018.

On 22 June, the Eurogroup adopted a statement on the policy package for Greece's exit from its third adjustment programme.

On 21 June, the Eurogroup issued a statement welcoming Spain's submission of an updated Draft Budgetary Plan (DBP) for 2018.

The leaders of the G7 gathered in Charlevoix, Canada, agreed the summit communique.

President Donald Tusk presented his expectations ahead of a challenging G7 summit in Canada, and highlighted how crucial G7 unity is for Europe and for the whole world.

The Council adopted conclusions on the third progress report on the implementation of common proposals endorsed by EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016 and 5 December 2017.

The Council agreed its general approach on a draft Cybersecurity Act.

The Council adopted a revised mandate for EULEX Kosovo that will run until 14 June 2020. It also allocated a budget of EUR 169.8 million to the mission.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 7-17 June 2018

The Council reached an agreement on new measures aimed at updating EU electoral law.