The election of the new president will take place at the next meeting of the Eurogroup on 11 December. The president is elected by a simple majority of the Eurogroup ministers, in line with the Treaty ...

Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks and upcoming media events.

The Council Library reading room is open on Monday to Friday from 12.30 to 15.30. The Info Desk operates during office hours from Monday to Friday.

The Council agreed its negotiating mandate on two regulations to implement the EU-US Joint Statement, eliminating or reducing import tariffs on certain US goods.

The Council has approved conclusions stressing the need to safeguard and promote culture in all its forms and Europe’s cultural heritage as crucial factors in building and maintaining democratic ...

Today, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement to bolster EU legislation on payment ...

The Council mandate reiterates the aim of providing a high level of protection of human health and the environment. It ...

The cat or dog will have to be registered in an EU database. Dogs and cats imported for the purpose of being placed on the ...

Foreign affairs ministers discussed the latest developments in the negotiations to end the Russian war of aggression against ...

The EU is stepping up its efforts to fight child sexual abuse. Today, EU member states' representatives agreed on the Council position on a regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.

For more than four decades, ambassador João Vale de Almeida has been at the centre of global politics. As an EU Ambassador, ...

Today, the Council formally adopted the EU’s budget for 2026. This budget is the result of negotiations with the European ...