Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to improve the functioning of European Works Councils and strengthen their role.Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : © European Union, 2025 – EP
On Tuesday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2025 – EP
On the eve of a European Council summit where EU leaders are supposed to seal the deal on EU top jobs, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sharply criticised the provisional agreement reached by the majority and indicated that she might oppose it.
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On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a new provisional agreement on extending temporary trade measures for Ukraine.Committee on International Trade Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
On Wednesday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression.Committee on International Trade Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and MEP Tomislav Sokol have brought Europe’s ambition to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to a pivotal moment, with a provisional agreement empowering patients and researchers.
In December 2023, a provisional agreement was reached on a corporate sustainability due diligence Directive, with a primary goal of enhancing human rights protection. This report will examine abusive subcontracting practices and explore additional meas…
On Thursday, negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on updating rules to trace import and export of civilian firearms more effectively.Committee on International Trade Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
The European Union Council and the European Parliament on Tuesday reached a provisional agreement to ban the entry of products made with forced labour into the European single market.
Early Tuesday, negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new rules that ban products made with forced labour from the EU market.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee on International Trade So…
On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European U…
The provisional agreement on new rules for air quality across the EU is hailed as a step forward despite not aligning with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.
Another provisional agreement on improving working conditions for platform workers fall apart on Friday, as four member states decided not to support it — making the chances of a directive before the June European elections unlikely.
The revision to the rules aims to reduce debt ratios and deficits while safeguarding investment in strategic areas.
Negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the EU Disability Card and the EU Parking Card for persons with disabilities.Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
A new provisional agreement on the platform workers directive has been reached — but what has changed from the previous deal, and how will it affect the expected reclassification of 5.5 million platform workers as “employees”?
The EU has adopted a provisional agreement on a directive to combat violence against women, the first-ever EU rules to fight gender based violence. But it does not include rape as ‘sex without consent’, or a ban on forced sterilisation.
The European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on Thursday (1 February) on legislation aimed at ensuring the smooth functioning of the single market during crises.
Following a political provisional agreement on the migration pact reached by EU institutions last December, the European Parliament will hold the first vote of formal approval in its plenary session in April, according to a note from the Parliament’s a…
France has been a long-time opponent of the EU-Mercosur deal and has reiterated its opposition as farmer protests escalate.
The EU’s Platform Workers Directive is on life-support and might be split in two after European governments voted down a provisional agreement found in December. “Better no deal than a bad deal,” sources told Euractiv.
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on anti-money laundering legislation that has been hailed as “a really good step forward” by anti-corruption experts.
The EU reached a provisional agreement that will give the bloc more powers to combat money laundering and terrorist financing through high-value assets and crypto.
The Belgian EU presidency is racing against the clock to improve conditions for gig workers — but why did the provisional agreement fall apart in the first place? Is it too late to reach a new one?
The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU has circulated a new draft text of the platform work directive, which should be the basis for technical negotiations among member states on Tuesday (16 January), amid persistent divisions about the direct…
