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 Council reached an agreement on new measures bringing the EU’s value added tax (VAT) rules into the digital age.

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 ...

The Council adopted an assistance measure worth €5 million under the European Peace Facility to support the navy of the ...

President Charles Michel, President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Orbán held a press conference  at the end of the informal meeting of Heads of state or government held in Budapest.

Today, the Council gave the final green light for a revised EU directive on urban wastewater treatment. The revised directive extends the scope to smaller agglomerations, covers more pollutants, ...

The Council adopted an assistance measure worth €20 million under the European Peace Facility to support the Egyptian Armed ...

In 2012 President of the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy presented the so called ‘Four President’s report’ setting the vision for the future of Economic and Monetary Union. Central to ...

The Council prolonged the mandate of the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine until 15 November 2026.

In 2023, the European Union and its 27 member states contributed €28.6 billion in climate finance from public sources and mobilised an additional amount of €7.2 billion of private finance to support ...