Tuesday 27 May 2025Brasilia, Brazil (local time)19.00 Meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday 29 May 2025São Paulo, Brazil (local time)09.00 Speech at the first EU-Brazil Investment Forum “Shaping a Strong Sustainable Future”10.00 Press opportunity
MEPs backed increased tariffs on fertilisers and certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods on Thursday, seeking to reduce EU dependency on those imports.
Thursday 22 May
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management purposes. A Union compulsory licence is a crisis tool which provides for the use of an intellectual property right (i.e. a patent) without the authorisation of the rights holder to ensure the availability of critical products … Leer más
Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to improve the functioning of European Works Councils and strengthen their role.
On Monday night, Parliament and Council negotiators reached an agreement on a financial aid package for Egypt worth up to €4 billion in loans.
The Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament about a decision to grant €4 billion of macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Egypt. Together with the IMF programme for the period 2024-2027, the MFA would help Egypt cover part of its external financing gap. The disbursement of the EU loan would take place in … Leer más
We, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom, together with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, met with President Maia Sandu on the margins of the European Political Community summit in Tirana. We reaffirm our strong and united support for the Republic of … Leer más
The International Trade Committee has approved a 50% increase in tariffs on certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods to further reduce EU dependency.
In a keynote speech at the event “Europe at the crossroads” on Tuesday, Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision for a smarter, stronger and safer Europe.