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Stability and Growth Pact: Council opens new excessive deficit procedure for Austria and revises the corrective path for Romania
The Council today opened a new excessive deficit procedure (EDP) concerning Austria, and revised Romania’s net expenditure path, in view of its lack of effective action.
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EU-African Union to deepen cooperation at 24-25 November summit in Angola
On 24-25 November 2025, the leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) member states and the 55 countries of the African Union (AU) will meet in Luanda, Angola for the seventh EU-African Union summit. This ...
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EU fiscal rules supporting defence expenditure
The EU’s fiscal rules limit how much member states’ governments can spend. That’s why the EU is allowing additional budgetary ...
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Bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 January 2026: Council takes final steps
The Council today approved the final three legal acts required for Bulgaria to introduce the euro on 1 January 2026.
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Council activates flexibility in EU fiscal rules for 15 member states to increase defence spending
The Council today activated the national escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) for 15 member states to help ...
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Le Conseil de l'Union européenne - Consilium
Le Conseil est un pôle de décision essentiel pour l'Union européenne; il est également chargé de coordonner les politiques, de définir la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune de l'UE, de ...
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Gavi high-level pledging summit: health & prosperity through immunisation
The European Union and the Gates Foundation, together with Gavi, the vaccine alliance, co-hosted the ' Global summit: health & prosperity through immunisation in Brussels on 25 June 2025 in BOZAR, the ...
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Remarks by President António Costa before the meeting with President von der Leyen, Secretary-General Rutte and President Zelenskyy - Consilium
On 24 June 2025, European Council President António Costa travelled to The Hague for the NATO Summit. During a meeting with Commission President von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Rutte and ...
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Forests: facts and figures - Consilium
The potential of EU forests to store greenhouse gases is decreasing The health and resilience of forests, changes in forest ecosystems due to climate change or pests, and increased tree harvesting can ...
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Mobile EU citizens: Council strengthens rules on right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament - Consilium
New rules to strengthen electoral rights The new rules aim to facilitate the supply of information to citizens when voting in European elections, as well as the exchange of relevant information among ...
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Mobile EU-Bürgerinnen und ‑Bürger und ihre Rechte - Consilium
Diese Bürgerinnen und Bürger ziehen oft wegen ihrer Arbeit, ihres Studiums oder ihrer Familie um. Ihre Möglichkeit zur Teilhabe am demokratischen Prozess hat in der Vergangenheit jedoch nicht immer ...
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Simplification: Council agrees position on sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness - Consilium
This press release has been updated on 25 June 2025 with the text of the Council’s negotiating mandate. Member states’ representatives agreed today the Council’s negotiating mandate on simplifying ...