European Council

The Council adopts two regulations in response to recent climate-related natural disasters.

The Council formally adopted the regulation on the postponement of application of the EU deforestation law by one year.

Council adopts its negotiating position on the revision of the package travel directive.

The Council and Parliament today reached a provisional agreement to simplify certain reporting requirements in the field of financial services and investment support. The new regulation will reduce administrative burden for authorities in the financial sector, by simplifying existing rules on data sharing between the European Supervisory authorities (ESAs) and other financial sector authorities and by limiting new reporting requirements.

The Council has agreed its negotiating position on the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova, a new instrument to support EU-related reforms and economic growth in the country.

The Council approved conclusions on EU enlargement.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2698 of 14 October 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2894 of 18 November 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region.

The Council adopted its position ('general approach') on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets.

The third meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania at ministerial level opened negotiations with Albania on Cluster 6: External relations.

The Council approved conclusions calling for cooperation of the Council, the Commission and member states in shaping EU’s investment protection policy.

The Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on a new Border Regions’ Instrument for Development and Growth in the EU – BRIDGEforEU.

At the seventeenth meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro at ministerial level, three negotiating chapters were provisionally closed.

The Council imposed restrictive measures against 16 individuals and three entities responsible for Russia’s destabilising actions against the EU and its member states.

The Council added 6 entities to its sanctions regime in view of the gravity of the situation in Sudan.

The Council imposed restrictive measures on an additional 26 individuals and 2 entities in view of the situation in the country and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The Council adopted restrictive measures against three individuals engaging in gang violence, who are responsible for actions that threaten peace, stability and security in Haiti.

The Council renewed EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guatemala until 13 January 2026.

The Council approved conclusions on reinforcing the external-internal link in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.

The Council approved conclusions on the promotion of geothermal energy.