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Council and Parliament reach provisional political agreement on financial services contracts

The Council and the Parliament have reached today a provisional political agreement on the directive concerning financial services…

Council and European Parliament reach deal on access to financial information

The presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposed EU law to speed up and ease the access of national…

Commission proposes new Action Plan for the Western Mediterranean and Atlantic routes

The Commission is presenting today an EU Action Plan on the Western Mediterranean and Atlantic migration routes.

Human rights violations in Russia

EU lists individuals responsible for Vladimir Kara-Murza’s sentencing and degrading treatment.

EU extends trade benefits for Ukraine

The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous…

Kosovo - Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the latest developments

The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the violent acts against citizens, KFOR troops, law enforcement, and media in the north…

Council adopts decision about EU’s accession to Istanbul Convention

The Council approved the EU’s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence …

EU-US Trade and Technology Council: simpler rules for more trade in veterinary products

In EU-US Trade and Technology Council, the US and the EU reached an agreement to mutually recognise the results of pharmaceutical Good…

Strengthening monitoring of the EU's visa free regimes

The Commission adopted a Communication on the monitoring of the EU's visa-free travel regimes setting out a consultation process

EU doubles rescEU firefighting fleet for summer 2023

Following up on President von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in September last year, Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez…