European Council

Following the informal video conference on 25 March 2021, the members of the European Council adopted a statement on COVID-19, single market, industrial policy, digital and the economy, the Eastern Mediterranean and Russia.

President of the United States Joe Biden joined the videoconference of EU leaders for an exchange of views on transatlantic relations.

Following the informal video conference on 25 March 2021, the members of the Euro Summit, meeting in an inclusive format, adopted a statement on the international role of the euro.

EU leaders and social partners met, via video conference, at the tripartite social summit to discuss the question "how to achieve a fair and sustainable recovery?"

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/353 of 25 February 2021 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.

Member states agreed to start negotiations with the European Parliament on a legislative proposal which would facilitate EU-wide cooperation on health technology assessment.

The members of the European Council will hold their meeting by video conference. They agreed to discuss COVID, international relations, as well as EU economic and digital agenda.

The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, today sent a letter to the President of the Euro Summit, Charles Michel, on the international role of the euro.

Readout of the telephone conversation between President Charles Michel and Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Council adopted conclusions on the retail payments strategy for the EU.

The Council adopted new rules to improve administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and extend it to digital platforms.

On 22 March 2021, the President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, gave the speech at the Dublin economics workshop on “Europe, Covid and the Euro”.

The Council imposed restrictive measures on eleven individuals and four entities responsible for serious human rights violations in China, DPRK, Libya, Russia, South Sudan and Eritrea.

The Council imposed restrictive measures on eleven individuals responsible for the military coup staged in Myanmar/Burma on 1 February 2021, and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators.

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President Michel and President von der Leyen had a videoconference today Friday 19 March 2021 with President Erdoğan of the Republic of Turkey.

The EU issued a declaration ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2021, to confirm its unabated commitment to the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance including its contemporary forms.

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As part of a series of engagements with leading European policy research centers, Eurogroup President Donohoe spoke on 19 March at a webinar organised by the Hertie School in Berlin on "Coordinating euro-area fiscal policy to drive an inclusive recovery.

The adoption of these rules will be the final legislative step required for the setting up of ETIAS, which is expected to be operational by 2022.