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Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol

The Council decided to renew the sanctions introduced by the EU in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol…

Council and European Parliament secure a deal on rules about the suspension of visa-free travel

The Council and the European Parliament (EP) settled on an update of the mechanism that allows the EU to suspend visa-free travel for…

Council adopts position on the recycling of vehicles at the end of their life

The Council has adopted its position on the end-of-life vehicles (ELV) regulation, which sets requirements to ensure that new vehicles are…

Commission proposes gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports into the EU

The EU will gradually and effectively stop the import of Russian gas and oil by the end of 2027, under a legislative proposal put forward…

Commission proposes simplification to speed up defence investments in the EU

The European Commission proposes measures to speed up defence investments and production to make the EU more responsive to today's security…

Council and Parliament strike a deal to improve transparency of funding

The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement on changes to the statute and funding of…

Commission proposes measures to revive the EU Securitisation Framework

The European Commission has adopted a package of measures to make the EU securitisation framework simpler and more fit for purpose.

Council and Parliament agree on shorter settlement cycle

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement today on new rules to make transactions in transferable securities…

Council agrees positions to better address current and emerging challenges

In the context of the ongoing EU cohesion policy’s mid-term review, member states’ representatives (Coreper) agreed the Council’s…

Commission welcomes political agreement to simplify and strengthen the carbon border adjustment

The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the…