Securities: EU Member States agree position on shorter settlement cycle
EU Member States’ representatives approved the Council’s position (‘negotiating mandate’) on a Commission proposal to shorten the settlement period for…
EU Member States’ representatives approved the Council’s position (‘negotiating mandate’) on a Commission proposal to shorten the settlement period for…
In a series of votes, MEPs granted discharge to all but two EU bodies, approving the way they managed the…
More than 15 years have passed since the EU Treaty of Lisbon entered into force, ushering in profound institutional and…
The EU Council has decided to prolong EU restrictive measures against those responsible for actions aimed at destabilising, undermining or…
The EU Council today adopted an assistance measure worth €15 million under the European Peace Facility (EPF). The objective is…
The EU abolished tariffs between its member states when the customs union was created in 1968. Goods imported to the…
The EU Council gave its final green light today on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and…
The EU Council today adopted the decision on the signature of the Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) with Singapore. It also…
The EU Council adopted today a directive that will extend cooperation and information exchange in the area of minimum effective corporate…
The EU Council agreed to extend gas storage rules by two years while providing additional flexibilities for member states to…
The agreement reached today on the toy safety regulation reinforces the already stringent safety rules, aligns the obligations of economic…
The EU Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the proposal for…
EU member states' representatives in the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) approved the EU Council’s negotiating mandate on new rules aimed at…
Benchmarks are widely used by companies and investors in the EU as references in their financial instruments or contracts. This…
The EU Council gave its final green light to setting up the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova, a new instrument…
Ukraine will soon receive approximately €3.5 billion after the EU Council approved a third payment of non-repayable grants and loans to Ukraine under the Ukraine…
The EU Council decided today to add Al Azaim Media Foundation to the EU autonomous list of persons, groups, undertakings…
The proposal aims to boost innovation and sustainability within the agrifood sector, while contributing to food security and reducing external…
A modification to the bank’s statute will grant its governing body full authority over the maximum ratio of outstanding loans…
The EU Council conclusions call for a review of the existing EU legislative framework in the area of taxation. Taxation…
The objective of this legislation is to enhance cooperation and information exchange on minimum effective corporate taxation to better fulfill…
The package adopted today covers a directive, a regulation and an implementing regulation and brings changes to three different aspects…
The EU Council presidency, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission met with European social partners on 10…
The EU assistance will bolster Jordan’s economic stability and support its ongoing reform agenda in the face of mounting internal…
The EU Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of the 16th Russia sanctions package. As Russia's illegal aggression enters its fourth year,…
The EU Commission welcomes a provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the targeted revision…
The EU Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on setting up the Reform and Growth Facility for…
The EU Council today decided to prolong the mandate of the EU maritime security operation to safeguard freedom of navigation…
There are currently 14 persons and 22 groups and entities subject to the restrictive measures in force, which consist of…
On 21 January 2025, the EU Council adopted recommendations for seven countries to correct their excessive deficit situation within a…
As the next step in the implementation of the EU’s new fiscal rules, the Council today adopted recommendations endorsing the…
The EU Council today appointed Preben Aamann as the new Director-General for Communication and Information. He will start in his…
All individuals and entities previously identified as responsible for participating in the financing of Hamas and PIJ, or enabling their…
The European Union stands in solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who voted peacefully on 28 July 2024 to determine…
Today, the EU Council adopted its negotiating mandate on a revised package travel directive making the protection of travellers more…
Today, the EU Council formally adopted the regulation postponing the application of the EU deforestation law by one year. This…
EU Parliament and Council teams have reached an agreement on an instrument for overcoming administrative cross-border obstacles that hold back…
Today the Council agreed its position on an EU law on preventing and countering migrant smuggling. The objective of this…
Today, the EU Council agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal law rules on child sexual…
To further enhance counterterrorism measures, on 16 December 2024 the Council will approve conclusions on reinforcing external-internal connections in the…
EU member states have decided to remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and…
Financial associations call on the EU co-legislators to boost European competitiveness and to avoid concluding the Financial Data Access (FiDA)…
In light of the Commission’s White Paper and the recent Draghi and Letta reports, the Council conclusions aim to take…
To reinforce the application of passenger rights across the EU, today the EU Council adopted its negotiating position on two EU…
The EU Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal to grant…
The EU Council adopted two new laws part of the cyber security legislative ‘package’, namely the so-called ‘cyber solidarity act’,…
Today, the EU Council approved the joint text on the EU’s general budget for 2025. The joint text was agreed…
To support clean, safer, and modern shipping in the EU, today the EU Council adopted a "maritime safety package". It…
Today the Council appointed João Cravinho as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel region. The new EUSR will actively contribute…
The EU Commission has paved the way for the second regular payment of close to €4.1bn under the EU's Ukraine…