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Council and Parliament strike deals to strengthen cyber security

The Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the so-called ‘cyber solidarity act’, as…

Plant health law: Council and Parliament strike deal to simplify and strengthen current rules

The Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional agreement on a targeted revision of regulation (EU)…

First ever defence industrial strategy and a new defence industry programme

The European Commission and the High Representative presented the first-ever European Defence Industrial Strategy at EU level and proposed…

Council and Parliament strike a deal to ban products made with forced labour

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting in the EU market products made with…

Council and Parliament strike a deal to make packaging more sustainable

The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a…

Security of gas supply: member states agree on recommendation to continue voluntary demand reduction

The Council has reached a political agreement on a recommendation to continue coordinated demand-reduction.

Council adopts amendments to clarify who pays for management costs

The Council has adopted amendments to the EU law on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which includes a range of…

Council adopts new law for more efficient digital public services

With a view to creating a network of interconnected digital public administrations and accelerating the digital transformation of Europe’s…

Air passenger data: Council and European Parliament reach provisional agreement to increase security

The Belgian presidency of the Council and European Parliament negotiators have provisionally agreed on two regulations that govern the…

Commission will proceed to paying EUR 50 million to UNRWA

The Commission has decided to allocate an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian population across the region to be…