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Council makes headway towards EU digital wallet, a paradigm shift for digital identity in Europe

The Council adopted its common position (‘general approach’) on the proposed legislation regarding the framework for a European digital…

Maritime safety: provisional agreement between Council and Parliament to improve stability requireme

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on amending the current legislation in order to…

Council calls for promoting safe AI that respects fundamental rights

The Council has adopted its common position (‘general approach’) on the Artificial Intelligence Act.

Eurogroup statement on draft budgetary plans for 2023

We welcome the Commission’s Communication and its Opinions on the individual draft budgetary plans, published on 22 November.

Paschal Donohoe re-elected Eurogroup President

The Eurogroup re-elected by consensus Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance of Ireland, as President of the Eurogroup, for a second term of…

Eurogroup statement on Greece

The Eurogroup discussed Greece’s progress with specific reform steps agreed between the European institutions and the Greek authorities to…

Council and Parliament strike provisional deal to cut down deforestation worldwide

he Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on a proposal to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest…

EU restrictive measures prolonged for a further year

The Council today prolonged the sanctions under its EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against individuals and entities responsible…

Council adopts its position to ensure sustainable connectivity in Europe

Building a reliable, seamless, and high-quality trans-European transport network (TEN-T) will ensure sustainable connectivity across the…

Letter to Justice Secretary: Adoption of a UK Anti-SLAPP Law

Editors, journalists, lawyers and academics write to Dominic Raab to express support for the Model UK Anti-SLAPP Law launched by the UK…