European Union

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Japan and China, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to represent the EU in the EU-Japan Summit on 23 July and EU-China Summit on 24 July.

The Council adopted a regulation regarding the progressive start of the Entry/Exit digital border management system.

The Council today formally adopted new value added tax (VAT) rules for distance sales of imported goods.

Simplification: Council adopts new law to ‘stop-the-clock’ on due diligence rules for batteries.

Today, the Council adopted an amended regulation to extend the requirements established in the gas storage regulation, by an additional two years. 

Technical briefing in hybrid format on the agreement reached by the EU and Israel on 10 July to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip will take place on Friday, 18 July 2025 at 10.00.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, commemorated on 17 July 2025.

The press briefings of the summits will take place on Friday 18 July 2025.

Council and Parliament reach a provisional agreement to better address current and emerging challenges in the context of EU cohesion policy’s mid-term review.

The truce follows deadly sectarian violence in Syria’s Druze region that triggered Israeli strikes and drew international concern.

Russia has ramped up attacks in Ukraine, defying President Trump’s warning of major new sanctions if no peace deal is reached.

The deadly Russian strike on the Black Sea port city comes a day after the EU and UK tightened sanctions on Moscow.

Slovenia scrapped a possible referendum on NATO membership, but it’s not the only country toying with putting defence policy to a public vote

It's all about the money, money... migration and condoms

Torrents of journalistic ink have been spilled on the "anti-coercion instrument" – the EU's most powerful trade weapon. Brussels should think twice before firing it at Washington.

Returns and deportations are a "gap in the reorganisation of the migration system," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said, adding it was "where we need to do more".

Chronic understaffing, stalled cases, and political pressure raise concerns over Belgium’s ability to handle EU-related corruption investigations.

Public pressure surged after violent incidents involving rejected asylum seekers ahead of Germany’s February election.

In early 2023, the European Parliament had already called on the Council of the European Union to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation, but the resolution was not taken up