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Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on the economic impact of the situation in the Middle East, the energy transition, development of the Savings and Investments Union and preparation ahead of the IMF and G7 international meetings.

The Council and the Parliament agreed to overhaul the EU customs framework, giving the Union a more modern toolbox to deal with overarching trends.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU at the EU-Armenia summit taking place in Yerevan on 4 and 5 May 2026. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will represent Armenia.

The Council adopted a set of conclusions at the start of the 14th WTO ministerial conference, outlining the EU's expectations and position for the conference, including on WTO reform.

The EU and Nigeria issued a joint communiqué following the 8th EU-Nigeria ministerial meeting on Monday 23 March 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria.

European Council President António Costa debriefed the European Parliament plenary in Brussels on the discussions held during the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026.

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The Council extended EU restrictive measures responding to serious human rights violations in Iran until 13 April 2027.

The Council extended the framework for restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina for another year, until 31 March 2027.

The Council adopted two decisions revising the mandates of Operations ASPIDES and ATALANTA.

Pauschalreiserichtlinie vom Rat endgültig gebilligt

Council authorises Commission to start negotiations with UK on electricity and cohesion agreements and allows UK’s participation in Erasmus+.

Der Rat hat förmlich eine gezielte Änderung der CO₂-Emissionsnormen für schwere Nutzfahrzeuge angenommen, mit der Herstellern vorübergehend Flexibilität eingeräumt wird.

Der Rat hat neue Vorschriften zur Verbesserung der Effizienz der EU-Garantie für Außenmaßnahmen im Rahmen des Instruments „NDICI/Europa in der Welt“ förmlich angenommen.

Der Rat erteilt endgültig grünes Licht für den EU-Talentpool, eine Plattform der EU, die Ländern mit Arbeitskräftemangel bei der Einstellung von Arbeitsuchenden aus Nicht-EU-Ländern helfen wird.

Mit den neuen EU-Rechtsvorschriften werden Insolvenzverfahren gestrafft, wodurch es für Anleger einfacher wird, Investitionsmöglichkeiten unter Berücksichtigung von Insolvenzvorschriften zu bewerten.

The Council appointed François-Louis Michaud as chairperson of the European banking authority (EBA). Mr Michaud will take up the role on 16 April 2026. His term of office will run for a five-year period and may be extended once.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 29 March - 12 April 2026.

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