Today, the first-ever bilateral framework agreement between the EU and its member states and Japan, the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), enters into force. This milestone agreement will guide future engagement between the parties and ensure closer political and economic cooperation on an array of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues. Thanks to the SPA, the EU … Leer más
Friday 3 January 2024Warsaw18.00 Meeting with Prime Minister Donald Tusk20.00 Speech at the Official opening the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union
The first ever meeting of the European Council took place almost exactly fifty years ago. For the last five decades, we have built a culture of unity in diversity, a culture of compromise, and a culture of solidarity. Cette culture de solidarité était très présente aujourd’hui : tous les membres du Conseil européen ont exprimé … Leer más
The timing of today’s summit could not have been better. It was the first meeting I chaired as President of the European Council. This highlights the political priority that enhancing cooperation with the Western Balkans has for me and for the European Union. We are sending a strong signal with the Brussels Declaration that we … Leer más
The Council today agreed its negotiating position on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova. The proposed facility is the financial pillar of the Moldova Growth Plan, presented by the Commission in October 2024. It will support Moldova during the period from 2025 to 2027 and is expected to provide up to … Leer más
The Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional agreement on a new Border Regions’ Instrument for Development and Growth in the EU – BRIDGEforEU. The regulation on the instrument seeks to support the development of cross-border regions by making it easier to find solutions to their challenges, such as infrastructure development and … Leer más
Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council for the coming fortnight. The Council’s General Secretariat will be closed between 23 December 2024 and 2 January 2025. The next issue of the Forward Look will be published on 10 January 2025. Foreign Affairs Council, 16 December 2024 The … Leer más
Today, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal to streamline benchmark authorisation and registration requirements, and to alleviate the burden on EU companies, particularly SMEs (smaller benchmark administrators and benchmark users). The provisional agreement needs to be confirmed by both institutions before being prepared for formal adoption. Benchmarks are … Leer más
Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place:Europa building, Brussels Chairs:Sándor Pintér, Hungarian Minister for the InteriorBence Tuzson, Hungarian Minister for Justice Thursday, 12 December – HOME AFFAIRS +/- 08.30Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08.30Doorstep by Sándor Pintér, Hungarian Minister for the Interior (live streaming) 09.30Beginning of the Justice and Home Affairs Council … Leer más
The Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plans submitted by Sweden, Slovenia, Denmark and Belgium. According to the analysis of the Commission, the targeted modifications put forward by the member states do not affect the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of their recovery and resilience plans. Sweden On … Leer más