October European Council on Brexit
“After our traditional exchange of views with European Parliament President Tajani at 15.00, Prime Minister Ratas will update us on where we stand in terms of [...]
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EU: Ministers to discuss Ukraine
6/02/2017 The Council, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, will discuss the situation in Ukraine. Ministers [...]
EU continues humanitarian diplomacy in Syria
The EU will continue intensive humanitarian diplomacy in Syria, seeking ways to improve access and protection as well as to promote humanitarian principles and local [...]
Gen.Ruys head of CAR training mission
A Belgian national Brigadier General Herman Ruys has been appointed by the Council as Commander for the EU military training mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM [...]
EU: restrictive measrues against Russia
On December 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of Russian economy until 31 July 2017 – sectoral restrictive measures, [...]
Cyprus: towards Geneva conference
‘Following a presentation by the President of the Republic of Cyprus on the negotiations on a Cyprus settlement, the European Council reiterated its support to the [...]
Migrant crisis: no consensus on asylum policy
The EU is looking forward to Malta presidency for finding consensus on common European asylum policy. Today’s Summit reconfirmed its committment to EU-Turkey [...]
Foreign ministers focus on Latin America and Africa
Arrival and doorstep (in English) by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC Today the EU [...]
EU border controls
All EU citizens and third country nationals entering or leaving the EU will be checked against databases, including lost and stolen documents, under a draft law informally [...]
EU-US: data protection
This week the Council adopted the decision authorising the European Union to conclude the so called “Umbrella agreement” which puts in place a comprehensive [...]
Atalanta: ‘Somalia’ extended
On 25 November 2016, the Council extended the mandate of the operation EUNAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta until 31 December 2018. The Council also allocated to the [...]
Belgium closes chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe #europe #begov #council #reynders
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders closed the Belgian Presidency of the Council of Europe during the 125th session of the Committee of [...]
EUROPEAN CIVIL SERVANTS STRIKE
Tradeunions of european civil servants in Brussels have decided a 3-day strike for civil servants of the European Commission and the Council of ministers. They challenge some [...]
