The EU has made significant advances in gender equality through legislation, empowerment initiatives, and increased ...

The Council adopted a decision authorising the coordinator of the PESCO project ‘Military Mobility’ to invite Switzerland to ...

Council Regulation (EU) 2024/386 of 19 January 2024 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate ...

To help readers navigate the dynamic and complex landscape of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union, the ...

The Council decided to renew restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela until 10 January 2026, and to list 15 ...

The European Union congratulated Joseph Aoun on his election as President of Lebanon, commended the parliamentary consensus, and reaffirmed its support for the country's political stabilization, ...

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I would like to thank you, dear Donald (Tusk), for the invitation to speak here today. It is a great honour for me to be in Warsaw at the launch of the Polish Presidency. Our shared vision for Europe ...

Coreper I is composed of each country's deputy permanent representatives. Its meetings are chaired by the deputy permanent representative of the country holding the presidency of the Council of the ...

The Working Party on Human rights (COHOM) deals with human rights aspects of the external relations of the EU and supports the Council's decision-making process in this area. In addition, COHOM ...

The convergence criteria ensure that a member state is ready to introduce the euro, and that its joining the euro area is not going to cause economic risks for the member state itself or for the ...