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26/06/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
The annual report on Trade and Investment Barriers shows that the European Commission has eliminated the highest number ever of trade barriers faced by EU companies doing business abroad. European exporters reported a major increase in protectionism in 2017.
25/06/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade / Security and defence
The Council adopted conclusions on security and defence. It also adopted a decision setting out governance rules for projects undertaken under PESCO, and approved the overarching high-level part of the military requirements for military mobility within and beyond the EU.
25/06/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Consumer affairs and public health
Four major online marketplaces, Alibaba (for AliExpress), Amazon, eBay and Rakuten - France have signed a commitment for faster removal of dangerous products sold on their online marketplaces.
22/06/2018 - Economy and the euro
The Council closed the excessive deficit procedure for France, confirming that its deficit has dropped below the EU's 3% of GDP reference value. As a consequence, 23 of the 24 procedures that were open at the height of the euro crisis have now been closed.
22/06/2018 - Employment and social rights
22/06/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Statistics
21/06/2018 - Economy and the euro
Eurozone finance ministers agreed the surveillance framework that will apply after the end of Greece's economic adjustment programme, the size of the final tranche of financial support, debt measures and fiscal targets.
21/06/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
In the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and New Zealand's Minister for Trade David Parker officially launched talks for a comprehensive and ambitious trade agreement.
20/06/2018 - Business, taxation and competition
The European Commission has found that Luxembourg allowed two Engie group companies to avoid paying taxes on almost all their profits for about a decade. This is illegal under EU State aid rules because it gives Engie an undue advantage.
20/06/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
19/06/2018 - Food, farming and fisheries
The Commission presented its proposal for a new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) worth €6.14 billion to invest in the maritime economy and support fishing communities and ministers had the opportunity to react to the proposal.
- Outcome of the Council meeting
- EU priorities in the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation: Council conclusions
- South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation: Council adopts new rules
- North Sea fisheries: Council adopts multiannual management plan
- More press releases from the Agriculture and Fisheries Council
18/06/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström together with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Trade Minister of Australia Steven Ciobo officially launched negotiations for a comprehensive and ambitious trade agreement between the EU and Australia in the Australian capital of Canberra.
15/06/2018 - Economy and the euro / Statistics
15/06/2018 - Institutional affairs
From stricter drone rules to migration and the new composition of the Parliament: overview of June's plenary session in Strasbourg.
14/06/2018 - Enlargement, external relations and trade
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing to increase the external action budget to €123 billion, to significantly simplify its structure, and make it much more flexible and effective to address today's global challenges.
13/06/2018 - Institutional affairs
The European Parliament will shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the United Kingdom leaves the EU, leaving room for new countries that may join in the future.
13/06/2018 - Security and defence
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission is proposing to increase the EU's strategic autonomy, bolster the EU's ability to protect its citizens and make the EU a stronger global actor.
12/06/2018 - Asylum and migration
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to almost triple funding for migration and border management to €34.9 billion, as compared to €13 billion in the previous period.
12/06/2018 - Business, taxation and competition / Consumer affairs and public health / Transport and travel
MEPs approved an agreement reached between Council and Parliament negotiators in November 2017 on EU-wide principles for drones and drone operators to ensure a common level of safety and give operators and manufacturers the predictability to develop products and services.
