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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings: Council and Parliament reach agreement

The Council and European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a regulation on environmental, social and…

Zimbabwe: Council renews restrictive measures for a further year

The Council renewed its restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe for a further year, until 20 February 2025.

Council and Parliament strike provisional deal on the right to repair directive

The Council and the European Parliament reached today a provisional deal on the directive that promotes the repair of broken or defective…

First time ever revision of the EU long-term budget will help address the EU's main challenges

The European Commission welcomes the historic agreement of the European Council to for the first ever revision of the Multiannual Financial…

European statistics: Council and Parliament reach provisional deal

The Council and the Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement to amend current rules on European statistics.

Council and Parliament agree on new act

The Council and the Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the listing act, a package that will make EU public capital markets…

Council and Parliament adopt provisional agreement to ease SMEs’ access to finance

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the directive on multiple-vote share structures for companies…

Council and Parliament strike a provisional deal on crisis preparedness

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the regulation for a single market emergency instrument (SMEI),…

EU and social partners in Val Duchesse commit to strengthening social dialogue

The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU and European social partners signed a ‘Tripartite Declaration for a Thriving European…

EU and Japan sign protocol to include cross-border data flows

On behalf of the EU, the Belgian Presidency of the Council has signed the protocol to include provisions on cross-border data flows in the…