European Council

Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement on the Critical Raw Material Act.

Following the meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan, Chancellor Scholz and President Macron in the margins of the European Political Community summit in Granada, President Michel spoke to the press.

Ahead of the informal European Council in Granada, President Charles Michel shared his thoughts on the challenges the EU is facing. The op-ed has been published in a number of newspapers across Europe.

Statement by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, President Michel of the European Council, President Macron of France and Chancellor Scholz of Germany.

European Council President Charles Michel addressed the members of the European Political Community.

Guatemala: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the situation after elections.

Press briefing ahead of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on Friday 6 October 2023 at 17.30.

The Council and Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on phasing down substances that cause global warming and deplete the ozone layer.

The Council concluded its negotiating position on a regulation on crisis situations and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum.

Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their informal meeting on 6 October 2023.

Press briefing ahead of the meeting of the European Political Community and the Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government, Granada 5-6 October 2023, will take place on 3 October at 14.00

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 2 - 8 October 2023

The Council agreed to extend the temporary protection for more than 4 million Ukrainians fleeing from Russia’s war of aggression.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/1780 of 15 September 2023 implementing Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1598 of 28 July 2023 amending Decision 2012/285/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea-Bissau.

European Council President Charles Michel participated at the Berling Global Dialogue. In his speech he focused on economy, financing the green transition, multilateralism and fairness.

The Council appoints a new European prosecutor to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

US President Joe Biden, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Washington DC at the White House on Friday, 20 October 2023 for the US-EU summit.

Under the auspices of President Charles Michel, his diplomatic advisers hosted a meeting at the advisers' level between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the participation of France, Germany and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1716 of 8 September 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses