On 16 November 2024, the Council and the European Parliament reached agreement on the annual EU budget for 2025. Total ...

The Council and the European Parliament today reached agreement on the EU’s annual budget for 2025. Next year’s budget ...

Ahead of the G20 summit, President Michel outlines the importance of modernising our multilateral system and ensuring fair access to financing for all to be able to tackle common challenges, such as ...

The President of the European Council Charles Michel received the letters of credentials of the following Ambassadors: H.E. Mr CAI Run, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of the ...

Council greenlights further assistance to member states affected by climate-related disasters through the EU Agricultural ...

The EU and its member states firmly condemn Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression. In response to the invasion of Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, ...

Following the devastating extreme weather events in Spain, we express our deepest condolences and stand in solidarity with the people of Spain, in particular with the families and friends of the ...

First, I would like to say thank you, dear Prime Minister, for hosting us today and for having hosted us yesterday. It was very well organised, and we had very good meetings yesterday with the ...

The Council today adopted a decision extending the mandate of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) for a further two years, until 15 November 2026, with ...

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Directive (EU) 2022/2561 codifies the European Union (EU) rules to improve road and driver safety by setting minimum training standards for professional drivers, requiring them to have an initial ...