The Council of the European Union consists of member state government ministers. It changes depending on the topic being discussed, for ex. agriculture ministers for matters of agriculture.
For the first time in 10 years, EU governments have been able to agree on a common set of “strategic guidelines” to shape the bloc’s long-term justice and home affairs policies
The post Governments prioritise controlling migration in EU’s long-te…
Governments need to make more orders and defense contractors have to take more risks, NATO’s secretary-general said.
Undetected Chronic Kidney Disease affects millions in Europe, but it could be preventable, manageable and tackled with the right policies.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops to protect Ukraine until it can join Nato; Ukraineโs president woos potential next German chancellor. What we know on day 1,021 Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been kille…
Latvia and Lithuania vetoed the package, objecting to the extension of a carveout that lets EU firms continue operating in Russia.
Ursula von der Leyen granted the wish of her native Germany by flying off to seal an accord with the Mercosur bloc. France, which fiercely opposes the deal, is in uproar.
On the margins of Parliamentโs Conference of Presidentsโ visit to Warsaw ahead of the Polish EU Council Presidency, President Metsola delivered the following speech. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Trump should make his intentions known so the EU can make a contingency plan, says top Polish finance official.
But Hungary’s minister reminded countries that the move was nonbinding, as Germany and Greece abstained.
But the EPP’s proposal to weaken the law failed, in a blow to the center-right group’s anti-red tape drive.
Frรฉdรฉric Bernard had helped to run meetings of national leaders.
Frรฉdรฉric Bernard had helped to run meetings of national leaders.
The upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU prompts reflection on how to meet Europeโs key challenges and the extent to which Poland and the Central Eastern Europe (CEE) sensitivities and experiences can constructively contribute to the Uni…
The billionaire tech entrepreneur said the European Parliament is giving up its authority to the Commission.
Paris renews push for EU-wide uptake of its “digital majority” at 15.
The ex-foreign minister and TV anchor has to convince MEPs she’s got what it takes to be a commissioner.
U.S. election night 2024 promises to be a sober affair in Europe.
As the European Commission tries to update its decades-old rules, lawmakers are turning the issue into a political battleground.
The controversial prime minister is keeping his fingers crossed for the Republican candidate.
With the pro-European coalition calling for a new election and refusing to take its seat in Parliament, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, president of the Council of the EU, arrived in Tbilisi on Monday to support the ruling party.
Politicians are vying with technocrats for control of a revamp of the single currency that both say poses serious economic risks.
Opposition MPs refuse to take up their seats, raising the prospect of a one-party system. Protests loom.
The Hungarian PM is set to visit Tbilisi on Monday, highlight his split with other leaders of the bloc.
In response to mounting pressure from companies and governments, the European Commission has proposed a 12-month delay of its landmark deforestation regulation, the EUDR. This proposal, still awaiting approval from the EU Council and the European Parli…
The upcoming interinstitutional negotiations on the EU budget for 2025 are likely to be tense.
In a written statement sent to Euractiv, Breton said: “I just had an important one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn, who currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.”
The EU will soon have better toxic air limits, but health could be compromised if countries do not act swiftly.
A new out-of-court body certified by Irish authorities to settle disputes related to the DSA has strong ties to Meta and the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU suggests a potential revival of the review of the e-Privacy directive in draft Co…
Viktor Orbรกn and Ursula von der Leyen clash at the Strasbourg plenary, after he presented Hungary’s EU Council Presidency initiatives.
Aftermath of the European election and the looming German vote have stopped the bloc from getting much work done.
Strong pushback from European Commission president comes one month before grilling of future commissioners
Hungarian prime minister faces off with the press before his debate with EU leaders and national opposition in European Parliament.
Thousands died in wartime massacres and Warsaw wants Kyiv to admit responsibility and allow for exhumations and reburial of the victims.
The EU’s top court delivers a ruling on an exceptionally fierce legal fight this week.
The man chosen to be the next budget commissioner will have to draw on all the skills he’s picked up over many years in Brussels.
Ban on products from logged forests is delayed, raising green fears.
A decade-old environmental dispute in Limassol, Cyprus, is raising questions over Costas Kadis’ run for EU commissioner.
The Council of the European Union is calling for increased transparency around EU cybersecurity certification schemes developed by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, according to draft conclusions seen by Euractiv.
“The Kremlin … has excellent sources,” Rutte said of Russia’s belief that he’s going to be as tough as his predecessor.
A senior football official makes more than $200K a year while also assessing future judges for Europe’s supreme court.
The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU should delete any reference to consolidation in the telecommunications market in the next iteration of the draft Council conclusions which should be published on 9 October, four sources with insider kno…
As boss of the EUโs โฌ300 billion Global Gateway infrastructure initiative, Jozef Sรญkelaโs job will be to beat China at its own game.
Responses from EU member states to the Hungarian Presidency’s first draft conclusions on the telecoms sector show that countries remain largely unconvinced by Letta and Draghi’s arguments for deregulating the sector.
The Slovenian government finally submitted nomination papers for Marta Kos to become its European commissioner on Thursday (19 September), paving the way for the European Parliament to kick-off its confirmation procedures, Slovenian government and EU s…
The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU is attempting to bridge the gap between member states’ reluctance and Letta and Draghi reports eagerness towards consolidation in the telecom sector, according to draft Council conclusions and seen by E…
It’s time for other NATO allies to handle Budapest “unflinchingly” as it sides with Moscow and Beijing, US ambassador said.
Once every five years the European Parliament gets to pick off a nominee or two โ and rarely fails to do so.
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Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Warsawโs Rare Diseases Plan for 2024-2025, recently approved by the Council of Ministers, envisions comprehensive and coordinated healthcare services, with approximately โฌ22 million allocated to achieve its implementation.
Hungarian leader’s address was set to be a dramatic moment in Strasbourg. Now it’s off.
Only six ministers of 27 attended the meeting, including Varga himself.
A new compromise text sent by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council to delegations about the draft law to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), focuses on known material, possibly lessening concerns around the regulations’ privacy implications.
Agreeing on one-off common debt issuance was hardly a Hamiltonian moment โ but substantially increasing the blocโs own resources may just bring us closer to one.
Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโs POLITICOโs version of the next Commission.
Hungary’s prime minister is still trying to play the role of peacemaker in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The answer depends on when you ask.
The Italian leader isnโt too eager to hang her hat with the Euroskeptic far right โ at least not just yet.
Groups seeking the former presidentโs favor have highlighted pro-Russian Hungarian leaders and talking points.
Top Brussels diplomat Josep Borrell’s comments on Ukraine and the Middle East anger Budapest.
The EU must convince Washington to “lift restrictions on long-range strikes on all legitimate military targets in Russia,โ Kyiv’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe will make a decision by next week, officials tell POLITICO.
Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe will make a decision by next week, officials tell POLITICO.
Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe will make a decision by next week, officials tell POLITICO.
Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe will make a decision by next week, officials tell POLITICO.
Former climate and energy minister nominated to join Ursula von der Leyen’s team of commissioners.
Devices are kept in vault during weekly gatherings, prime minister said.
Piotr Serafin, currently Poland’s ambassador to the EU, is expected to vie for influential portfolios including budget.
The money, part of a โฌ50 billion bundle of grants and loans, will help Ukraine rebuild.
The countryโs new sovereignty protection office was set up to quieten anti-government voices, critics sayAs leaders across Europe fume over Viktor Orbรกnโs unsanctioned foreign policy adventures, the far-right Hungarian leader has intensified his campai…
At the first Informal Health Council of the Hungarian EU Council Presidency on Thursday (25 July), State Secretary Pรฉter Takรกcs promised โcreative thinkingโ on the pending pharmaceutical package.
EU Council presidency holder Hungary claims progress in its push for an EU action plan on cardiovascular health and a potentially contentious plan to boost organ donation despite a diplomatic ruckus over the actions of its nationalist prime minister.
With public debt at a record high, Budapest is increasingly looking to Beijing for cash.
Daniel Freund said it seems “most likely” that Hungary was behind thwarted surveillance attempt.
Ursula von der Leyen plans a new EU commissioner for the Mediterranean Sea region.
Hungary, currently holding the presidency of the Council of the EU, is pushing for the bloc to “overcome the barriers that currently prevent the full potential of organ transplantation from being realised in the EU” through a controversial proposal.
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The Italian prime minister and her fellow euroskeptics now want to โchangeโ EU from within, extracting benefits while hollowing out its real spirit of unification.
Next EPC meeting to take place four months from now in Budapest, Keir Starmer says.
Ursula von der Leyen presents herself as a beacon of stability to secure another five years at the head of the EU’s executive.
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Petr Fiala says Hungarian PMโs trip to Moscow recalls appeasement of Hitler and is not in Europeโs interestsViktor Orbรกnโs efforts to style himself as a high-level peacemaker by meeting world leaders including Vladimir Putin are โwrongโ and โnot in the…
Reprisal of Hungarian prime minister was included in a resolution to reaffirm strong support for Ukraine.
Czech ammunition factory for Ukraine; Baltic states to cut electrical grid ties with Russia and Belarus. What we know on day 875Russia has been forced to lock down 14 border villages in its Belgorod region due to the Ukrainian fightback against Russian…
At least four countries sent lower-ranking officials in protest to a Tuesday meeting in Budapest, a day after the EU executive told its commissioners to stay home.
The letter is the latest attempt to rein in Budapest’s rogue Council presidency.
Political commitment to screening is crucial.
Commission wants to give Hungary the cold shoulder over its erratic use of the EU presidency.
Although geothermal energy plays a small part of the EUโs renewable energy mix, it has significant potential as a stable and local source in the Unions quest for energy independence.
Increasingly exasperated by Viktor Orbรกnโs obstruction of EU foreign policy, Brusselsย is contemplating an unprecedented step to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit next month.
In just a few days, the Hungarian prime minister, who has taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, has met with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. He has no mandate whatsoever for such a tour, which can be seen as contr…
Peaceniks unite at Mar-a-Lago summit in Florida.
Northern and Eastern EU countries will not send any minister to Hungary during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU in protest with Viktor Orbanโs rogue trip to Moscow.
Incoming European Council president starts assembling his top team.
The conservative allies will sit down at the former presidentโs Mar-a-Lago resort.
Blame and reprimands followed Viktor Orbรกn’s โUkraine peace tourโ to Moscow and Beijing, which he started as soon as Hungary took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 July.
Brussels is annoyed with Budapest, but Hungary’s leader seems to know exactly how far he can go without drawing real consequences.
The prime ministerโs self-proclaimed โpeace mission 3.0โ resembles Mussoliniโs generous offers to arbitrate peace negotiations between Hitler โ his partner in the Pact of Steel โ and Britain and France.
