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19/10/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
19/10/2018 - Business / Enlargement, external relations and trade / Security and defence
Leaders agreed to further connect both continents to boost trade, improve security, preserve the environment and bring societies closer. They also discussed foreign and security issues.
18/10/2018 - Asylum and migration / Institutional affairs / Security and defence
The European Council focused on migration and internal security. At the European Council (Art. 50) working dinner on 17 October, EU27 leaders reviewed the state of the negotiations with the UK.
17/10/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
The European Commission adopted the EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements, paving the way for their signature and conclusion. Through this adoption, the Commission is demonstrating its commitment to putting these agreements in place as soon as possible.
17/10/2018 - Economy and the euro / Statistics
15/10/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
Foreign ministers discussed the most pressing issues on the international agenda; among them the case of the missing Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, where the EU expects full and transparent investigation by the Saudi authorities in full cooperation with the Turkish authorities.
15/10/2018 - Food, farming and fisheries
The Council reached a political agreement on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2019. Ministers also exchanged views on the position to be taken by the EU at the annual consultations with Norway in the framework of their bilateral fisheries agreement.
12/10/2018 - Justice and citizens’ rights
The Council adopted its position on the directive on insolvency, restructuring and second chance. Home affairs ministers discussed a Commission proposal on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCG). They expressed their general wish to strengthen the mandate of the EBCG.
12/10/2018 - Consumer affairs and public health / Transport and travel
11/10/2018 - Energy, environment and climate
Today the Commission has put forward an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy that serves Europe's society, environment and economy.
10/10/2018 - Justice and citizens’ rights
Today, the European Commission is reporting on the progress made towards an effective and genuine Security Union, calling on the European Parliament and the Council to finalise their work on priority security initiatives as a matter of urgency.
10/10/2018 - Energy, environment and climate
Meeting in Luxembourg on 9 October, environment ministers succeeded in reaching an agreement on the proposed regulation on CO2 standards for cars and vans (recast). They agreed on the Council position on the text and set new targets for stricter CO2 emission standards.
- Outcome of the Council meeting
- CO2 emission standards for cars and vans: Council agrees its position
- Biodiversity: Council adopts conclusions
- Climate change: Council adopts conclusions
- Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: new EU Customs action plan adopted by the Council
- More press releases from the Environment Council
09/10/2018 - Food, farming and fisheries
Today the Commission has proposed Total Allowable Catches (TAC) for a number of species for 2019 and 2020, in an effort to restore deep-sea fish stocks in the North-East Atlantic. Based on scientific advice, these new measures will enable stocks to gradually rebuild to sustainable levels.
05/10/2018 - Institutional affairs
Cleaner cars, more European films on streaming services and concerns about the state of rule of law were among the highlights of this week’s plenary session.
04/10/2018 - Justice and citizens’ rights / Security and defence
The new rules, already informally agreed between Parliament’s negotiators and EU ministers in June, will make it quicker and simpler for EU member states to ask each other to freeze criminal assets or confiscate criminal property.
04/10/2018 - Business, taxation and competition
New rules aimed at removing obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data within the EU for companies and public authorities were adopted by MEPs.
04/10/2018 - Institutional affairs
03/10/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Economy and the euro
03/10/2018 - Energy, environment and climate / Transport and travel
CO2 emissions from new cars should be cut by 40% by 2030 and market uptake of electric and low- emission cars should accelerate, say MEPs.
