European Council

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.

In view of the situation in Venezuela, the Council today decided exceptionally to extend its restrictive measures for six months only instead of one year, until 14 May 2024.

The Council agrees to an EU law about providing financing of firefighting planes and helicopters to support member states in fighting forest fires.

The Council has adopted new EU rules on the digitalisation of the visa procedure.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 13-19 November 2023

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming General Affairs Council will take place on 14 November 2023 at 17.00.

The Council has adopted the Farm Sustainability Data Network regulation, aiming to improve the sustainability of the EU’s food systems.

Council adopts revised rules to help combat overfishing in EU waters.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on humanitarian pauses in Gaza

The Council and the European Parliament today reached agreement on the EU’s annual budget for 2024. Next year’s budget strongly focuses on the EU's main policy priorities. Total commitments amount to €189 385,4 million. Total payments amount to €142 630,3 million.

Le président du Conseil européen Charles Michel est intervenu lors de la session "Des multicrises aux multiconflits: comment arrêter le cercle vicieux?" du Forum de Paris sur la paix. Il a mis l’accent sur la guerre en Ukraine, l’élargissement, le multilatéralisme et la réforme des Nations unies.

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Dans son discours prononcé lors de la session "Concrétiser le Pacte de Paris pour les peuples et la planète" du Forum de Paris sur la paix, le président du Conseil européen, Charles Michel, a insisté sur le fait qu'un financement mondial efficace était essentiel pour répondre aux défis mondiaux, y compris la lutte contre la pauvreté et la protection de notre planète.

Information about accreditation requirements for the one-year badge (2024)

Today, the Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on new rules to restore and preserve degraded habitats in the EU.

The Council has prolonged its restrictive measures in view of Türkiye's unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, until 30 November 2024.

The Council approved conclusions on EU statistics, welcoming progress made on reaching comparable and reliable statistics for better policy-making in set priority areas and providing guidance for further work.