Schengen: Council approves declaration to commemorate 40th anniversary and renew its commitment for the common travel area

At the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Schengen Agreement, the Council approved a Schengen Declaration to renew its commitment to the Schengen area and to underline the importance of Schengen for the European cooperation and integration. Tomasz Siemoniak, Polish Minister of the Interior and Administration The world’s largest area of … Leer más

Trade: Coreper endorses the Council’s negotiating position on FDI screening revision

Member States’ representatives (Coreper) endorsed today the Council’s negotiating mandate on the revision of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening regulation. Negotiations with the European Parliament will start to finalise this legislation. Michał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland, responsible for Trade Enhanced screening and harmonisation The … Leer más

Press briefing ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of 12 and 13 June 2025

The press briefing ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council will take place on Friday, 1 December 2023 at 15.30. This briefing will be «off the record». The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the … Leer más

Previsiones: 9 a 22 de junio de 2025

Síntesis de los principales temas y actos en el Consejo de la UE y en el Consejo Europeo durante la próxima quincena. Consejo de Justicia y Asuntos de Interior (Justicia), 12.6.2025 Los ministros de Justicia pretenden alcanzar orientaciones generales —posición de los Estados miembros— sobre un Reglamento relativo a la protección de los adultos y … Leer más

Council sets position on clearer and improved rules for air passengers

Ministers for transport today reached a political agreement on the revision of the regulations on air passenger rights and on airline liability. The new framework seeks to establish simpler and clearer rules for air passengers, while striking a better balance between a high level of protection for passengers and preserving connectivity and a level playing … Leer más

Media advisory – Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport and Telecommunications) of 5-6 June 2025

Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place:ECCL building, Luxembourg Chairs:Dariusz Klimczak, Polish Minister of InfrastructureKrzysztof Gawkowski, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Digitalisation Thursday, 5 June – Transport from 09.00Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 09.00Doorstep by Dariusz Klimczak (live streaming) 10.00Beginning of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport)Adoption of the agendaApproval … Leer más

‘Shaping tomorrow and navigating uncertainty: the future of the euro area’ – speech by the Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, at Centre for Financial Studies, Goethe University

Allow me to start from a theme very important to me –  where the euro stands at the moment, and the project that now awaits us – to use the euro to support Europe in a world that is becoming more volatile and more uncertain. As I look at the changes taking place in the … Leer más