The current EU toy safety rules prohibit substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction. The EU wants ...

Today, the Council formally adopted the regulation on the postponement of application of the EU deforestation law by one year. This postponement will allow third countries, member states, operators ...

Before the start of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024, European Council President António Costa and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the press.

The European Council, originally established as a summit forum for the leaders of the European Communities, has since evolved into one of the European Union’s most crucial institutions. On 9 and 10 ...

The EU-US partnership is founded on shared values and on the world's most extensive bilateral trade and investment relationships. The United States is the EU's foremost strategic partner in promoting ...

Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection. To get a fuller view, please consult the list in Eureka, the online catalogue of the Council libraries. New books ...

President of the European Council António Costa presented the main results of the discussions of the leaders during the EU-Western Balkans summit held in Brussels on 18 December 2024 and encouraged ...

Today, the Council adopted its position ('general approach') on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – to the environment ...

The Council today agreed its negotiating position on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova. The proposed facility is the financial pillar of the Moldova Growth Plan, presented by ...

The Council and Parliament today reached a provisional agreement to simplify certain reporting requirements in the field of financial services and investment support (better data sharing). The new ...