European Council

The Council adopted two assistance measures worth €4.7 million and €297,000 respectively under the EPF that will benefit the Nigerien Armed Forces.

The Council approved conclusions on strengthening whole-of-society resilience in the context of civil protection, including preparedness for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.

The Council has agreed its position on an EU law that deals with legal migration to the EU labour market. The updated rules streamline the application procedure and make it more effective.

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The Council agreed on its negotiating mandate on a proposal for a regulation on the reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal.

Council adopts its negotiating position on the Single Market Emergency Instrument

The representatives of member states’ governments appointed a judge to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The EU-CELAC Summit on 17 and 18 July 2023 will take place in the Europa building in Brussels

Council and Parliament adopt provisional political agreement on financial services contracts concluded at a distance.

The presidency and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on a proposed EU law to ease the access of national authorities to financial information.

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a regulation that will clarify labelling rules for organic pet food in the EU.

The Council imposed restrictive measures against nine individuals under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime over the Kara-Murza case.

The press briefing ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council will take place on Wednesday, 7 June 2023 at 13.30.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 5 – 11 June 2023

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Kosovo* and latest developments.

Joint press statement of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr Sadyr Zhaparov and the President of the European Council Mr Charles Michel.

Remarks by President Charles Michel after the Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting.

President Michel attended the second regional high-level meeting held in Kyrgyzstan, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

In the margins of the European Political Community meeting held in Moldova, President Charles Michel hosted a meeting with Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz

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