The eighth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania was held today in Brussels confirming that Albania has, overall, ...

The Council extended the framework for restrictive measures against those responsible for serious human rights violations and ...

Council strengthens rules on the right to vote and stand as a candidate in municipal elections for mobile EU citizens.

Today, the Council gave its final green light to amend the European electoral law allowing proxy voting at the European ...

Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks and upcoming media ...

The Council today adopted the third bilateral assistance measure under the European Peace Facility of €21 million with the ...

President of the European Council, António Costa, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, met in Mexico City (Mexico) on 22 May 2026 for ...

Today the Council adopted a new legislation establishing, for the first time, harmonised EU-wide standards for the welfare, breeding, identification and traceability of cats and dogs. The new rules ...

The European Union is the second trade partner of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (the United Arab Emirates, the ...

The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, met on 18 and 19 May 2026 in Paris, France. They were joined by the Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the ...

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