11. Recalling its conclusions of 6 March 2025, the European Council reiterates that Europe must become more sovereign, more responsible for its own defence and better equipped to act and deal autonomo ...

12. The European Council recalls that a stronger and more capable European Union in the field of security and defence will contribute positively to global and transatlantic security and is ...

The Council renewed the mandate of two Common Security and Defence Policy civilian missions: EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS.

The Council decided today to renew the mandate of the European Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya ( ...

Co-legislators agree to update the 2005 directive on river information services, boosting efficiency in information exchange for inland waterway transport.

Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, issued a statement welcoming the political agreement reached by the Council and the European Parliament on the reform of the EU’s Crisis Management and Deposit In ...

During the 2010s, European Council meetings became even more frequent due to the political and economic events of that decade, marked by the eurozone crisis, the unprecedented migratory flows in 2015 ...

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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This working party is in charge of the enlargement process and relations with the candidate countries negotiating their accession to the EU.. It mainly deals with: preparation of the accession ...