European Council

Press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on 6 July 2022 at 14.30.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 4 - 10 July 2022

The EU brings crypto-assets and crypto-assets service providers under a regulatory framework for the first time. The Council presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) proposal.

Provisional political agreement on the regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market.

Remarks by President Charles Michel after his meeting in Prague with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, 30 June 2022.

The Council requested the European Parliament’s consent on a decision to add the violation of sanctions to the list of ‘EU crimes’ included in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU.

On the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the EU issued a declaration reconfirming its unwavering support for the Court, as an independent and impartial judicial institution.

The Council has adopted an assistance measure worth €40 million under the EPF that will benefit the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova.

Joint EU-U.S. statement following the EU-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting, Paris, 23 June 2022.

The co-legislators reached a provisional agreement on updating the rules for transfers of funds, so that it will become more difficult to use crypto assets for criminal purposes.

The Permanent Representatives Committee approved the Council’s negotiating mandate on the liberalisation of short-stay visas for Kuwait and Qatar.

Remarks by President Charles Michel before the NATO summit in Madrid, 29 June 2022.

The Council agreed its position on the creation of a new EU authority to fight against money-laundering.

The Council is ready to negotiate on the proposal for a regulation on the Union secure connectivity programme.

The representatives of the governments of the member states appointed seven judges of the General Court.

The Council has asked the European Parliament for its opinion on the draft Council decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia.

The Council agreed its position on a European single access point (ESAP) which will make it easier for European companies and financial products to attract investors.

The Council today adopted its negotiating positions (general approaches) on proposals of the ‘Fit for 55’ package relating to the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), effort-sharing between member states in non-ETS sectors (ESR), emissions and removals from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), a social climate fund (SCF) and new CO2 emission performance standards for cars and vans.

Statements following the macroeconomic dialogue with social partners where recent developments of the economic situation were discussed, as well as the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the European labour market, especially as regards the labour market integration of Ukrainian refugees.

The Council adopted a regulation allowing for temporary trade liberalisation and other trade concessions with regard to certain Ukrainian products.