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The presidency of the Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the proposal to incentivise defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the so-called ReArm Europe plan.

The Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement aimed at ensuring that transport services can use a single method for calculating their greenhouse gas emissions.

Council agrees position on the ‘stop-the-clock’ mechanism on requirements and procedures for chemical products.

The Council has agreed to amend climate law to set a 90% emissions reduction target for 2040, with flexibility and conditions to support member states in the transition.

The Council approved the submission of the EU's updated nationally determined contribution ahead of COP30, reaffirming the EU's commitment to the Paris Agreement and its ambitious climate action goals.

On 4 November 2025, European Council President António Costa gave a speech at the Euronews EU Enlargement Summit. In his speech, he emphasised that in an age of geopolitical uncertainty and economic instability, an enlarged European Union means a safer, stronger and more peaceful Europe, at home and in the world.

The Council adopted an implementing decision authorising the fifth regular payment under the Ukraine Plan of the Ukraine Facility.

President Costa will travel to Latin America for COP30 (Brazil) on 6 and 7 November and for the EU-CELAC summit (Colombia) on 9 November.

Tanzania: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the elections in Tanzania

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 2 November 2025 – 9 November 2025

Joint press release at the occasion of the EU-Western Balkans ministerial forum on justice and home affairs, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30-31 October 2025.

Joint press release at the occasion of the EU-Western Balkans ministerial forum on justice and home affairs, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30-31 October 2025.

In today's edition: Biocontrol, EU-US tariffs, NGTs

The mini and maxi omnibuses, SAFE, FCAS, drones over Belgium, and more

In today’s edition: Parliament pushes for a rewrite of the EU’s €2 trillion budget after talks over €865 billion in national subsidy plans yield no breakthrough, the Commission prepares alternative funding options for Ukraine as its Russian asset loan scheme remains blocked, and the EPP considers turning to the far right for support after its red tape reform was shot down

On 4 November, the European Diabetes Forum (EUDF) and EDENT1FI (European Action for the Diagnosis of Early Non-clinical Type 1 Diabetes for Disease Interception) convened experts, policymakers, people living with diabetes and industry partners to discuss how early detection can transform the future of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) care. The event was hosted by MEP Stine Bosse at the European Parliament in Brussels, under the auspices of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Johann Wadephul’s remarks that the war-torn country remains “barely" liveable have undercut Merz’s increasingly hard-line stance on migration

Negotiators have struck a deal to extend the €93.5 billion research and innovation programme to cover projects with both civilian and military uses

As the Kremlin’s ideologues concede the limits of conquest, Moscow turns defeat into a story of endurance. But admitting that a 1945-style victory is impossible does not end the conflict – it widens its arena

Europe cannot afford another decade of declarations without delivery