European Union

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 23-30 June 2025

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

The Council today approved a decision regarding Romania and a recommendation to Belgium under the excessive deficit procedure.

The Council approved the Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plans submitted by Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovenia.

The Council today adopted recommendations endorsing fiscal expenditure paths for Belgium and Bulgaria.

The Council has approved conclusions calling for greater efforts to protect the mental health of children and teenagers in a rapidly changing digital environment.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after the Eurogroup meeting on Bulgaria's accession to the euro area, reinforcing security in Europe, removing barriers in the single market, the digital euro and the Eurogroup presidency.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 20 June 2025 at 16.00.

The Eurogroup endorsed a recommendation from euro area member states to the Council of the European Union regarding Bulgaria’s fulfilment of the convergence criteria and introducing the euro on 1 January 2026.

The press briefing will take place on Monday 23 June 2025 at 11.00.

The Council is calling for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the digital age, with a focus on the risks and opportunities presented by AI.

Member states’ representatives (Coreper) approved today the Council’s position on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and thus boost EU competitiveness in the field of batteries.

The Council has agreed its position on a new law that aims to improve and enforce working conditions for trainees and combat 'false' traineeships.

Council agrees its negotiating mandate for a set of updated measures aimed at boosting the competitiveness and resilience of the EU wine sector.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement today on new rules to make transactions in transferable securities more efficient.

Council agrees negotiating positions to better address current and emerging challenges in the context of EU cohesion policy’s mid-term review.

The Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement today on one of the proposals of the so-called ‘Omnibus I’ legislative package: a regulation, which simplifies and strengthens the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

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