European Council

President Michel received letters of credentials from one new ambassador to the European Union.

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 15 January at 10.00. The briefing will be "off the record".

Member states’ EU ambassadors have agreed on the Council’s partial negotiating mandate on the proposed Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform designed to support investments in critical technologies in the EU.

The Council approved a partial negotiating mandate on a proposal to set up the Ukraine Facility, a new dedicated financing instrument to support Ukraine's recovery, reconstruction and modernisation, while supporting its efforts to carry out reforms as part of its accession path to the EU.

The EU issued a statement taking note of the outcome of the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh and regretting that not all major parties participated in it.

Press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on 11 January 2024 at 15.00.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2876 of 18 December 2023 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 8-14 January 2024.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 1 - 7 January 2024.

The EU issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms the bombing in the city of Kerman in Iran.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2788 of 11 December 2023 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma.

The Council approved additional restrictive measures against one person and one entity responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and inepeendence of Ukraine.

EU Council has reached an agreement on removing air and maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria and Romania.

Op-ed article by the Presidents’ of the EU institutions, Paschal Donohoe (President of the Eurogroup), Christine Lagarde (President of the European Central Bank), Roberta Metsola (President of the European Parliament), Charles Michel (President of the European Council) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission), on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the euro.

The Council has adopted by written procedure three emergency Council regulations as regards the prolongation of their period of application, in order to enhance solidarity between member states, accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and protect EU citizens from excessively high energy prices.

Member states’ EU ambassadors today formally agreed on all three parts of the reform of the EU’s economic governance framework.

The special meeting of the European Council will take place on 1 February 2024 in the Europa building in Brussels.

The extension is due to be decided by the EU-UK Partnership Council before the end of 2023.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2764 of 7 December 2023 amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism.

Council agrees its negotiating mandate for a regulation prolonging an interim measure to combat online child sexual abuse.