Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

EU ambassadors today agreed on the draft schedule of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) that the EU will apply after Brexit. The schedule will now have to be agreed with the European Parliament before it becomes EU law.

On 25 October 2018, The EU issued a declaration on the deepening political, economic and social crisis in Venezuela.

The Council has extended the sanctions in place against four persons in view of the situation in Burundi.

Coreper agrees on transitional measures to address market concerns about type-approval of vehicles ahead of Brexit.

The Council informed the Parliament that it cannot accept its amendments for the 2019 EU budget, triggering a budgetary conciliation process.

The Council approved the provisional agreement with the European Parliament on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work.

Council agrees its position on the horizontal bilateral safeguard mechanisms regulation.

The Council agreed on a negotiating mandate on revised rules on the governance of the .eu top-level domain.

In Strasbourg, President Donald Tusk addressed the plenary session of the European Parliament on the discussions held during the European Council meetings.

The European Union Political and Security Committee and the African Union Peace and Security Council held their 11th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1237 of 12 September 2018 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1465 of 28 September 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

The EU issued a declaration on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 22-28 October 2018

President Tusk opened the meeting between EU and ASEAN representatives underlining the will to strengthen the EU-ASEAN relationship.

At the opening ceremony of the 9th EU-Republic of Korea summit, President Tusk underlined the main pillars of the strategic partnership between EU- Republic of Korea.

The Council authorised the Commission to launch negotiations on an agreement with the United States regarding imports of high quality beef.

At the closing ceremony of the 12th ASEM summit, President Tusk highlighted the main topics of the discussions.

The 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM12) was held on 18-19 October 2018 in Brussels, Belgium, hosted by the European Union and chaired by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk.

EU-Vietnam voluntary partnership agreement on forest law, governance and trade