Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

The Council has decided to add eight individuals to the list of persons subject to EU restrictive measures on Syria, in light of their recent ministerial appointments.

The Council added 15 members of the Belarusian authorities, including Alexandr Lukashenko and his son and National Security Adviser Viktor Lukashenko, to the list of individuals sanctioned in relation to the repression and intimidation of peaceful demonstrators, opposition members and journalists in the wake of the 2020 presidential election in Belarus.

The Council extended by one year, until 12 November 2021, the existing framework for restrictive measures in response to Turkey's unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Off-the-record technical briefing on third-state participation in PESCO projects

Der Rat legt die allgemeinen Bedingungen fest, unter denen Drittstaaten in Ausnahmefällen eingeladen werden könnten, an einzelnen Projekten der Ständigen Strukturierten Zusammenarbeit (SSZ) teilzunehmen.

The Council presidency and the European Parliament's negotiators reached a provisional agreement on a general regime of conditionality to protect the EU's budget.

Member states' EU ambassadors agreed the Council's partial mandate on a revised proposal for the InvestEU programme.

Der Rat hat seinen Standpunkt in erster Lesung zu dem Entwurf einer Richtlinie über Verbandsklagen zum Schutz der Kollektivinteressen der Verbraucher in der EU festgelegt.

Durch die neu gefassten Verordnungen sollen die Effizienz und Schnelligkeit von grenzübergreifenden Gerichtsverfahren verbessert werden, indem die Digitalisierung und moderne Technologien genutzt werden.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 2 - 8 November 2020

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1310 of 21 September 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup video conference of 3 November 2020 on the latest health and economic developments in view of the COVID-19, the ECB’s report on digital euro and the Banking Union.

The Eurogroup today adopted a statement on COVID-19 developments in the autumn, in view of the recent acceleration in the spread of the virus.

The EU institutions discussed with the social partners the economic situation and outlook and the role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in employment and economic growth in Europe.

Media advisory - Video conference of economics and finance ministers, 4 November 2020

A press conference held following the video conference of the Eurogroup, 3 November 2020.

The EU issued a declaration on the elections in Tanzania noting with regret some irregularities and encouraging an open, constructive and inclusive in the country.

Council adopts a recommendation for more inclusive measures to boost youth employment

EU leaders met via video conference and discussed the need to strengthen the collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They focused on testing and tracing policies, and on vaccines. Leaders also addressed the terrorist attacks in France and the relations with Turkey.

Gemeinsame Erklärung der Mitglieder des Europäischen Rates zu den Terroranschlägen in Frankreich