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Thérèse Blanchet appointed new Secretary-General of the Council

On 13 October 2022, the Council appointed Ms Thérèse Blanchet as the next Secretary-General of the Council for the period from 1 November…

Chemical weapons: EU sanctions renewed for a further year

The Council has prolonged the restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons for another year, until 16 October…

Council gives the final go-ahead to further flexibility in the use of cohesion policy funds

The Council adopted a package of legislative changes to step up support for EU governments and regions in managing the effects of Russia’s…

Member States agree on a temporary waiver from slot rules at EU airports

To ensure that the EU properly responds to the current situation in the field of air transport, Member States reached an agreement today…

Council and European Parliament agree on adapting EU standardisation rules

The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional political agreement on the proposal to amend the European…

České předsednictví úspěšně dokončilo projednávání nařízení o trzích s kryptoaktivy

Hospodářský a měnový výbor Evropského parlamentu včera potvrdil, že obchodování s kryptoaktivy díky klíčovému nařízení MiCA získá pevná a…

G7 statement on Ukraine

We, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), convened today with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Statement by President Charles Michel on Russia's violent attacks

I condemn in the strongest possible terms the horrific and unacceptable strikes that Russia has launched on Kyiv and across Ukraine.

Statement following quadrilateral meeting

The President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia met in Prague on 6 October 2022 in the margins of the first European…

Council formally adopts emergency measures to reduce energy prices

EU member states today formally adopted a Council Regulation on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices.