Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

Today, the Council decided to temporarily restrict visa provision for Somali nationals after the Commission assessed cooperation on readmission as insufficient.

Der Rat hat zwei Verordnungen gebilligt, mit denen die in der gemeinsamen Erklärung der EU und der USA vorgesehenen Zollsenkungen der EU umgesetzt werden, wobei solide Schutzmaßnahmen ergriffen und die erforderliche Flexibilität gewahrt werden sollen.

President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, travels to Budapest, where he will meet the Hungarian Prime Minister and the Hungarian Minister of Finance.

Council agrees position tosimplify and strengthen food and feed safety requirements.

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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1357 of 15 June 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/891 concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova.

The Council today agreed its negotiating position on the review of the sustainable finance disclosure regulation which aims to simplify current rules to the benefit of the EU’s financial sector and investors.

The Council today agreed its negotiating position on the review of the rules underpinning the pan-European private pension scheme, or PEPP.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the regulation to facilitate the e-declaration of posted workers. The regulation will reduce the administrative burden for businesses by fully digitalising the submission of posting declarations and for national authorities by facilitating the monitoring of the compliance with the posting of workers directive.

The EU Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the sixth revision of the carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances directive (CMRD), which updates the rules on exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, paid an official visit to Brussels on 23 June 2026 and met with António Costa, President of the European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. At the end of the meeting the leaders issued a joint press statement.

President of the European Council António Costa presented the outcome of the 2nd EU-Moldova summit held in Brussels on 22 June 2026.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on updating the EU’s criminal law rules on child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children.

On 22 June 2026, the European Union and Moldova held their second summit in Brussels. During the summit, leaders issued a joint declaration reflecting the depth of EU-Moldova partnership and the concrete benefits it brings to citizens.

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Joint communiqué following the fifth meeting of CARIFORUM-EU Council of 19 June 2026.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 22-28 June 2026.

During the press conference held at the end of the European Council meeting of 18-19 June 2026, President António Costa presented the main results of the discussions.

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Der Europäische Rat hat am 18./19. Juni Schlussfolgerungen zu folgenden Themen angenommen: Ukraine, Naher Osten, nächster mehrjähriger Finanzrahmen, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und globale wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen, europäische Verteidigung und Sicherheit, Migration, illegale Drogen, Erweiterung und Reformen, Republik Moldau, Westbalkan und Sonstiges.