Remarks by Makis Keravnos, acting President of the Eurogroup, following the Eurogroup meeting of 11 December 2025 on the euro area’s resilience, fiscal coordination and budgetary plans for 2026, the s ...

The Eurogroup elected Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, as President of the Eurogroup, in line ...

The Council has adopted an implementing decision authorising the sixth regular payment from the Ukraine Facility under the ...

Eurogroup issued a statement on the draft budgetary plans for 2026 highlighting that the euro area economy grew more than ...

The Council and the European Parliament have agreed on the EU’s annual budget for 2026. Next year’s budget will focus on delivering Union priorities and dealing with ongoing challenges. It will boost ...

The Council today took action to tackle the influx of small parcels that are currently not liable for customs duties into the EU - a problem that leads to unfair competition for EU sellers and raises ...

On 8 October 2024, the Council adopted a framework of restrictive measures in response to Russia’s destabilising actions. The sanctions regime targets those engaged in actions and policies by the ...

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The Council today formally adopted the soil monitoring directive, establishing the first-ever EU-wide framework for assessing and monitoring soils, with the overarching aspirational goal of achieving ...

Today, the Council adopted the regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament. The new regulation aims to ...

The Council adopted today a decision authorising the opening of negotiations with the UK and with Canada, respectively, on their participation in the €150 billion SAFE defence loan instrument.

Today the Council appointed Kajsa Ollongren as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for human rights. EU Special Representatives promote the EU's policies and interests in certain regions and countries as ...