The European Union expressed serious concern on the arrest and detention of human rights defenders and  calls on the Iranian ...

On 18 December, the European Council adopted conclusions on the Middle East, European defence and security, next multiannual ...

The Foreign Affairs Council discussed the Russian aggression against Ukraine, after an intervention of the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, who joined the meeting in person to ...

Today, the Council gave its final green light on the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The aim is to ...

The Council adopted today an agreement for a partial negotiating mandate on the proposed Single market and customs programme ...

The Council renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation’s continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31 July 2026.

A Joint Declaration on EU legislative priorities for 2026 was signed today by the Presidents of Parliament, Council and Commission.

The Council today agreed on its negotiating position on key proposals to strengthen the euro currency and, in turn, improve the EU’s strategic autonomy, economic security and resilience.

During the press conference held at the end of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, President António Costa presented the main results of the discussions.

1. The European Council held an exchange of views with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine. 2. The European Council discussed the latest developments as regards Ukraine. It took stock of ongoing ...

The Council has imposed restrictive measures on two additional individuals responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and for the repression of civil society and democratic ...

The Council today formally adopted a targeted revision of the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR), aimed at simplifying its implementation and ensuring that operators, traders and ...