European Council President António Costa invited leaders to the meeting of 18 and 19 December 2025 in Brussels, during which ...

The Council has agreed on an amendment to the regulation that sets the framework for the activities of the European ...

Simplification: Council and Parliament reach a provisional agreement on sustainability reporting and due diligence ...

Today Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement to improve the quality and availability of forest ...

The Council reached a position on regulations establishing an EU list of safe countries of origin and on safe third countries ...

Regulation establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the EU, 5 December ...

Member states reached a political agreement on a Council implementing decision establishing the annual solidarity pool for 2026.

The Council renewed restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for another year, until 12 December 2026.

The Council has today given its final approval to the detergents and surfactants regulation. The new legislation will make it easier to sell those products across the EU market while protecting human ...

The Council adopted the European Defence Industry Programme to boost the EU’s defence readiness, strengthen the European defence industry and ensure that the EU is better equipped to act and deal with ...

Transport ministers agree on the Council’s position on the roadworthiness package, aiming at updating EU rules on periodic ...

On 8 January 2026, the President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European ...