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The European Union and Switzerland launch negotiations to deepen bilateral relations

President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd launched the negotiations on a broad package of…

High Representative on behalf of the EU on Russian presidential elections

The presidential elections held by Russia on 15-17 March took place in a highly restricted environment exacerbated also by Russia’s illegal…

G7 Leaders’ statement on Iran

We reiterate our call on third parties to immediately cease providing material support to Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable war of…

Commission proposes targeted review of Common Agricultural Policy to support EU farmers

Delivering on its commitment to ease administrative burden for EU farmers, the European Commission has today proposed to review certain…

Commission welcomes political agreement on European Health Data Space

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the European…

European Health Data Space: Council and Parliament strike deal

The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a new law making it easier to exchange and access…

Council and Parliament strike deal on safer firearms trading

The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on updated EU rules on the import, export and transit of…

Council and Parliament strike a deal to expand the use of digital tools in EU company law

The Council and the European Parliament reached today a provisional deal on the amending directive to further expand and upgrade the use of…

Council takes first step towards new EU rules on suspending visa-free travel for third countries

EU member states’ ambassadors (Coreper) have agreed their position on a draft regulation which updates a mechanism that allows the EU to…

Council and European Parliament strike a deal for better cooperation on road-safety-related traffic

To ensure safer road traffic across Europe, the Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement on…