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Council gives final green light to legislation that will make products safer for consumers

The Council has adopted the general product safety regulation (GPSR), which reinforces the safety rules for products sold both offline and…

Council adopts law to improve and digitalise cross-border judicial cooperation

The Council has cleared a new EU law establishing a digital platform which will make it easier for prosecutors and judges – working…

One group and two individuals added to the EU sanctions list

The Council decided to add two individuals and one group affiliated to ISIL and operating mainly in the Cabo Delgado region in Mozambique…

Syria: EU sanctions drug trade benefitting the regime

The Council decided to list 25 individuals and 8 entities in the framework of EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.

Council adopts new rules on pay transparency

The Council has adopted new rules to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the EU.

Moldova: EU sets up a civilian mission to strengthen the resilience of the security

The Council established the EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova (EUPM Moldova) under the Common Security and Defence Policy …

The EU and Ukraine will recognise and enforce each other’s court decisions

Today the Council agreed to establish treaty relations with Ukraine in the framework of the Hague Convention on the Recognition and…

Sudan: Statement by the High Representative

The European Union (EU) and its Member States strongly condemn the ongoing fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support…

Council and European Parliament strike provisional deal

The Council and the European Parliament have reached today a provisional political agreement on the regulation to strengthen Europe's…

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the launch of a long-range ballistic mis

The EU strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launch of a new type of long-range ballistic missile on 13 April.