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European Peace Facility: Council adopts the second EU assistance measure

The Council has adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth €13 million with the aim of strengthening the…

Speech by President Charles Michel at the UN

A new world is being born outside these windows. A world where the biggest gun, the sharpest knife, the fastest warplane, the heaviest bomb…

Joint Statement by the European Union

The situation between Lebanon and Israel since October 8th, 2023 is intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional…

Change in the senior management in the Council's General Secretariat

The Secretary-General of the Council, Thérèse Blanchet, has decided to entrust the management of the Directorate-General for Organisational…

Council adopts position on measures to facilitate dispute resolution

The Council has adopted its negotiating mandate on a package of measures to adapt the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework to the…

Commission launches WTO consultations challenging China's anti-subsidy investigation into EU dairy

The Commission launched a consultation request at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging China's initiation of an anti-subsidy…

Council greenlights Luxembourg’s amended plan that includes a RepowerEU chapter

The Council approved the Commission’s positive assessment of Luxembourg’s amended recovery and resilience plan.

Council agrees to €1028.54 million in aid for Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France

The Council agreed to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France,…

Commission proposes up to €35 billion MFA loan for Ukraine

The European Commission took a decisive step in reinforcing support for Ukraine by proposing a comprehensive financial assistance package,…

Council adopts the list of candidates proposed for appointment as members of the Commission

The Council adopted, by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, the list of persons whom it proposes for appointment as…