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The President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Japan and China, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to represent the EU in the EU-Japan Summit on 23 July and EU-China Summit on 24 July.

The Council adopted a regulation regarding the progressive start of the Entry/Exit digital border management system.

The Council today formally adopted new value added tax (VAT) rules for distance sales of imported goods.

Simplification: Council adopts new law to ‘stop-the-clock’ on due diligence rules for batteries.

Today, the Council adopted an amended regulation to extend the requirements established in the gas storage regulation, by an additional two years. 

Technical briefing in hybrid format on the agreement reached by the EU and Israel on 10 July to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip will take place on Friday, 18 July 2025 at 10.00.

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

Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der Europäischen Union vom 17. Juli 2025 anlässlich des elften Jahrestags des Abschusses von Flug MH17 der Malaysia Airlines.

The press briefings of the summits will take place on Friday 18 July 2025.

Willkommen bei Europa Kompakt, Ihrer umfassenden Übersicht der europäischen Nachrichtenlage. In einem spätabendlichen Facebook-Post erklärte der slowakische Ministerpräsident Robert Fico, er werde sein Veto gegen das 18. Sanktionspaket der EU gegen Russland aufheben und damit den Weg für dessen Verabschiedung am heutigen Tag freimachen.

A parliamentary delegation will be in Taipei from 21 to 23 July to meet with Taiwanese authorities and civil society representatives.
Special committee on the European Democracy Shield

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The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Monday, 1 September 2025 from 15.00-18.30 in Brussels (room ANTALL 4Q1).

Further information about the SEDE meeting can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Norway - 27-30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
EP calendar 2025
SEDE meetings' calendar 2nd half of 2024 - 10th legislature
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Der mit Spannung erwartete langfristige EU-Haushaltsplan, den die Europäische Kommission gestern vorgestellt hat, wurde von Ursula von der Leyen als „der ehrgeizigste, der jemals vorgeschlagen wurde“ bezeichnet. Er war jedoch auch der verwirrendste.

Willkommen bei Europa Kompakt, Ihrer umfassenden Übersicht der europäischen Nachrichtenlage. In der heutigen Ausgabe: Schwieriger Start für den vorgeschlagenen EU-Haushalt, Ex-EU-Kommissar Barnier vor unerwartetem Widerstand, Ein deutsch-britischer Freundschaftsvertrag.

Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Public Health
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Public Health
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Public Health
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia from 21 to 24 July 2025. This will be the Committee's first official visit to the United States following last year's elections on both sides of the Atlantic.
During the trip, Members will discuss how to deepen transatlantic ties, enhance collective security, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and tackle common challenges such as China's expanding global influence and the situation in the Middle East. Insights gathered from the visit will inform the Committee's ongoing work on the own initiative report on EU-US political relations.
Location : USA
Press Announcement
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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia from 21 to 24 July 2025. This will be the Committee's first official visit to the United States following last year’s elections on both sides of the Atlantic.
During the trip, Members will discuss how to deepen transatlantic ties, enhance collective security, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and tackle common challenges such as China's expanding global influence and the situation in the Middle East. Insights gathered from the visit will inform the Committee's ongoing work on the own initiative report on EU-US political relations.
Press Announcement
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