European Council

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.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2422 of 26 October 2023 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2227 of 23 October 2023 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea.

The Council decision enables the EU to adopt the relevant decision within the EU-UK Specialised Committee on Participation in Union programmes before the end of the year.

Samoa Agreement: EU and its Member States sign new Partnership Agreement with the Members of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States.

The Council and the Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation to track and reduce methane emissions in the energy sector.

The two co-legislators provisionally agreed on limit values for lead and diisoycyanates. The deal must be endorsed by both institutions before adoption.

The Council has adopted a recommendation assessing the progress made by participating member states to fulfilling binding commitments under the framework of the permanent structured cooperation (PESCO).

The Council has approved conclusions on the EU Strategy for Security and Defence.

EU-Western Balkans ministerial meeting took place in Brussels gathering the EU’s Foreign Ministers and their counterparts from the Western Balkans.

Interoperable Europe act: Council and Parliament strike a deal for more efficient digital public services across the EU.

Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement on the Critical Raw Material Act.

Following the meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan, Chancellor Scholz and President Macron in the margins of the European Political Community summit in Granada, President Michel spoke to the press.