European Council

The Council added 10 individuals and two entities to the list of those subject to restrictive measures in relation to the military coup staged in Myanmar/Burma on 1 February 2021, and the ensuing military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators.

The Council adopted its first reading position on the regulation establishing the EU space programme for 2021-2027.

The Council approved conclusions affirming the EU's commitment to a renewed and strengthened strategic partnership with its Southern Neighbourhood.

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The Council approved conclusions reaffirming the importance of a solid and long-term partnership between the EU and the Sahel, and setting out the EU strategy for policies and actions in the region.

The Council approved conclusions on an EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and tasked the High Representative and the Commission with putting forward a Joint Communication on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific by September 2021.

The European Union issued a declaration expressing its deep concern about reports that the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s health in the penal colony continues to deteriorate even further.

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Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 19-25 April 2021

Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup video conference of 16 April 2021 on the Banking Union, recent international meetings, insolvency frameworks, digital euro and transparency of the Eurogroup.

The Council today adopted a decision allowing the EU to support three projects of the ATT Secretariat in Geneva with a contribution of EUR 1.37 million.

The Council added one person to the EU sanctions regime against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaida and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them.

Readout of the telephone conversation between President Charles Michel and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The EU issued a declaration expressing its solidarity with the United States on the impact of malicious cyber activities, notably the SolarWinds cyber operation, which, the United States assesses, has been conducted by the Russian Federation.

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Press briefing ahead of the informal video conference of foreign affairs ministers will take place on 16 April 2021 at 14:00.

COVID-19: Council agrees its negotiating mandate on the Digital Green Certificate.

President Michel adresses the state of the EU-India partnership, cooperation on global challenges such as climate change, COVID-19 vaccines in a keynote address at the Raisina Dialogue.

The Council adopted its first reading position on the regulation establishing the EU Single Market programme for 2021-2027.

The Council today decided to extend its restrictive measures responding to serious human rights violations in Iran until 13 April 2022. It also added eight persons and three entities to this sanctions list in view of their role in the violent response to the November 2019 demonstrations in Iran.