Toy safety: deal on new measures to protect children’s health
The agreed draft legislation comes in response to a number of emerging challenges, such as risks relating to digital toys and the surge in online shopping.
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Child protection: Council and Parliament strike a deal on a law to make toys safer
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on a regulation updating the safety requirements for toys sold on the EU single market. The agreement reached today on the toy safety regulation reinforces the already stringent safety rules, aligns the obligations of economic operators (both from the EU and third countries) to … Leer más
Soil monitoring: deal with Council on new EU law with better support for farmers
The informal agreement between EU co-legislators will ensure soil is monitored in all EU countries and farmers get better support to improve soil health.
Comunicado de prensa conjunto – La cuarta cumbre CELAC-UE se celebrará los días 9 y 10 de noviembre de 2025
Dos años después de su fructífera tercera cumbre, los dirigentes de los 27 Estados miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) y de los 33 países de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) se reunirán en Santa Marta (Colombia) los días 9 y 10 de noviembre de 2025 para celebrar su cuarta reunión a … Leer más
MEPs and Ukrainian parliamentarians discuss shaping a common European future
Meeting on Tuesday, leading members of the European Parliament and of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada signalled their strong support for Ukraine’s EU accession process.
UPDATE – Media advisory – EU-Ukraine Association Council, 9 April 2025
Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Chair: Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy 09.00Bilateral meeting between EU High Representative Josep Borell and Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal (photo opp) +/- 10.30Beginning of the EU-Ukraine Association Council At the end of the meeting (+/-11.30) – Press … Leer más
MEPs travel to Washington DC to discuss transatlantic relations with US counterparts
The European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States will travel to the US capital from Wednesday to Friday for talks with representatives of the US Congress.
Combatting unfair trading practices in the agrifood supply chain: Council agrees position on new rules for cross-border enforcement
Today member states’ representatives in the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) approved the Council’s negotiating mandate on a regulation concerning new rules aimed at combatting cross-border unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain. Czesław Siekierski, Polish Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Main elements of the proposal The proposal aims to set … Leer más
Previsiones: 7 a 20 de abril 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 Asuntos Exteriores (Comercio), 7 de abril de 2025 El Consejo de Asuntos Exteriores, en su configuración de Comercio, mantendrá un cambio de impresiones sobre las relaciones comerciales entre la UE y … Leer más
Human rights breaches in Cameroon, Iran and Belarus
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Cameroon, Iran and Belarus.