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Today, the Council removed Panama and Viet Nam from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, bringing the total number of jurisdictions on the list to 8.

The Council extended EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua by one year, until 15 October 2027.

Council adopts new laws to simplify rules on security and defence procurement, accelerate permit-granting procedures and strengthen defence readiness.

The Council has appointed Carlo Comporti as chairperson of the European securities and markets authority (ESMA).

Today, the Council removed Panama and Viet Nam from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, bringing the total number of jurisdictions on the list to 8.

The Council extended EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua by one year, until 15 October 2027.

Der Rat verabschiedet neue Rechtsakte, um die Vorschriften für die Beschaffung im Bereich Sicherheit und Verteidigung zu vereinfachen, Genehmigungsverfahren zu beschleunigen und die Verteidigungsbereitschaft zu erhöhen.

Der Rat hat Carlo Comporti zum Vorsitzenden der Europäischen Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde (ESMA) ernannt.

Committee and political group meetings

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Le Comité norvégien du prix Nobel a décerné le prix Nobel de la paix 2026 à l'ancienne Haut-Commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l'homme.

The OECD’s aid committee turns 70 in 2031, as record aid cuts and a shift from solidarity to self-interest reshape why countries give. Where this leads is still open. Aid could become a genuine partnership, a deal between elites, a tool of geopolitical bargaining or a purely commercial transaction. Each path would change the committee’s role, and with it the future of the 0.7% aid target.

The OECD’s aid committee turns 70 in 2031, as record aid cuts and a shift from solidarity to self-interest reshape why countries give. Where this leads is still open. Aid could become a genuine partnership, a deal between elites, a tool of geopolitical bargaining or a purely commercial transaction. Each path would change the committee’s role, and with it the future of the 0.7% aid target.

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In response to the school protests in France, Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced on Thursday that more than 3,000 supply teachers would be recruited at short notice. The protests against poor school conditions, which began in September at a secondary school in Créteil, have quickly spread across the country, with riots breaking out in several towns. The press takes stock.