Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

Joint press statement of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr Sadyr Zhaparov and the President of the European Council Mr Charles Michel.

Remarks by President Charles Michel after the Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting.

President Michel attended the second regional high-level meeting held in Kyrgyzstan, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

In the margins of the European Political Community meeting held in Moldova, President Charles Michel hosted a meeting with Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz

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President Michel addressed the press before the start of the second European Political Community meeting held in Moldova

The Council has approved the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

Der Rat hat mit dem Europäischen Parlament eine vorläufige Einigung über neue Vorschriften erzielt, mit denen die Fischereikontrollregelung der EU mit der Gemeinsamen Fischereipolitik in Einklang gebracht werden soll.

Der Rat hat gegen 7 Personen, die versucht haben, die Republik Moldau zu destabilisieren und die territoriale Unversehrtheit der Ukraine zu untergraben, restriktive Maßnahmen verhängt.

On 30 May, President Michel met with President Zourabichvili of Georgia.

Der Rat hat drei Verordnungen angenommen, mit denen die mit dem Vereinigten Königreich vereinbarten gemeinsamen Lösungen in den Bereichen öffentliche Gesundheit, Tiergesundheit und Pflanzengesundheit, Arzneimittel und bestimmte Stahlerzeugnisse umgesetzt werden sollen.

Der Rat hat beschlossen, Moldau Makrofinanzhilfe in Höhe von 295 Millionen € zu gewähren.

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Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 29 May – 3 June 2023

The Council adopted today a Regulation which renews the suspension of all customs duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the EU for another year, until June 2024. By renewing these measures the EU is continuing to demonstrate its unwavering political and economic support for Ukraine, which is still facing Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression.

WTO: Council approves an agreement on fisheries subsidies to boost environmental sustainability On 25 May 2023, the Council adopted a decision approving, on behalf of the EU, the conclusion of a World Trade Organization (WTO) protocol establishing a fisheries subsidies agreement. The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is the first WTO agreement that focuses on environmental sustainability, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14.6 (UN SDG).

At the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the European Central Bank, President Michel emphasised the key role the institution and the euro play in boosting European sovereignty.

Today the Council adopted its negotiating mandate to start talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to update EU legislation on cross-border waste shipments. The aim is to ensure that international shipments of waste don’t pose a threat to human health and the environment, and to promote the use of waste as a resource in a circular economy.

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