The Council has given the final green light to an EU law that regulates the conditions under which proceedings in a criminal ...

The Council reached an agreement on new measures bringing the EU’s value added tax (VAT) rules into the digital age.

The Council approved the Commission’s positive assessment of the Netherlands’ and Czechia’s amended recovery and resilience plans.

The Council has formally adopted the revised directive for urban wastewater treatment. It addresses more pollutants and covers more population areas.

In 2023, the European Union and its 27 member states contributed €28.6 billion in climate finance from public sources and mobilised an additional amount of €7.2 billion of private finance to support ...

The Council formally adopted the amended regulation on European environmental economic accounts, the EU’s common statistical system which brings together economic and environmental information.

The Council has today adopted conclusions on the special report of the Court of Auditors on the EU’s industrial policy on renewable hydrogen. The conclusions welcome the report, call for swift ...

The Council adopted changes to the EU’s Solvency II directive, the EU's main piece of legislation in the insurance area, as well as new rules on insurance recovery and resolution (IRRD). The changes ...

Buildings are responsible for around 50% of resource extraction and consumption and more than 30% of the EU's total waste each year. In addition, buildings are responsible for 40% of the EU's energy ...

Today, the Council approved conclusions on a European Court of Auditors’ (ECA) report aiming to strengthen EU’s AI ambitions, notably by enhancing governance and ensuring an increased, more focused ...

Today the Eurogroup in inclusive format adopted a statement on the competitiveness of the European economy.

Press briefing ahead of the meeting of the European Political Community and the Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government of 7-8 November 2024 in Budapest ...