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Council agrees on guidelines for next year's EU budget

The Council reached an agreement on its guidelines for the 2025 EU budget.

EU individual sanctions over territorial integrity prolonged for a further six months

The Council decided today to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial…

Commission welcomes the adoption of EU mandate by the Council for negotiations with Switzerland

The Commission welcomes the Council's decision authorising the European Union to enter into negotiations with Switzerland on a broad…

Commission sets out key steps for managing climate risks to protect people and prosperity

The European Commission has today published a Communication on managing climate risks in Europe.

EU introduces new rules on transparency and targeting of political advertising

The Council adopted a new regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising, aimed at countering information…

Platform workers: Council confirms agreement on new rules to improve their working conditions

EU employment and social affairs ministers confirmed the provisional agreement reached on 8 February 2024 between the Council’s presidency…

Eurogroup statement on the fiscal policy orientation for 2025

The Eurogroup welcomes the political agreement, which was reached in February 2024 on a comprehensive reform of the EU's economic…

Criminal investigations: Council and EP reach agreement

The Belgian presidency of the Council and European Parliament negotiators concluded a provisional deal on a proposed EU law related to the…

Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans

Member states' EU ambassadors agreed on the Council's negotiating mandate on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans.

Single sky reform: Council and Parliament strike a deal

The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the Single European Sky.