European Council

The Council gives its final go-ahead to EU rules to promote more balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies.

The Council approves conclusions to strengthen the security of ICT supply chains.

Joint Press Release on the Signing of the ASEAN-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after an informal meeting of members of the Eurogroup in inclusive format with US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen in the margins of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington DC.

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Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 17 – 23 October 2022

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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1909 of 6 October 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1908 of 6 October 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1907 of 6 October 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Press briefing ahead of the Environment Council will take place on 17 October 2022 at 16.30.

The Council prolonged the framework for imposing targeted restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua for an additional year, until 15 October 2023.

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The Council today adopted a decision to sign an agreement on border management cooperation between Frontex and North Macedonia.

The Council renewed the restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons for an additional year, until 16 October 2023.

On 13 October 2022, the Council appointed Ms Thérèse Blanchet as the next Secretary-General of the Council for the period from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2027.

The press briefing ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council will take place on Friday, 14 October 2022 at 14:30.

The Council adopted legislative changes to step up support for EU governments and regions in managing the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Member States reach an agreement on a temporary waiver from slot rules at EU airports.