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.

Marking 25 years of EU-AU partnership, the Summit comes at a pivotal time as Angola holds the rotating African Union presidency. Leaders will focus on strengthening cooperation in key areas such as ...

The EU’s fiscal rules limit how much member states’ governments can spend. That’s why the EU is allowing additional budgetary ...

The Council today approved the final three legal acts required for Bulgaria to introduce the euro on 1 January 2026.

The Council today activated the national escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) for 15 member states to help ...

The Council has today decided to extend the mandate of the European Union Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) until 19 September 2026.

The RELEX working party deals with legal, financial and institutional issues of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Its priorities include: sanctions EU crisis management operations EU ...

Gender equality strategy In 2020 , the European Commission adopted the gender equality strategy for the period 2020-2025. The strategy provides for an ambitious set of measures to end violence against ...

The EU and its member states are intensifying efforts to establish an effective, humanitarian and safe European migration policy. The European Council plays an important role in this effort by setting ...

Joining the euro area Joining the euro area means joining the world’s second-largest reserve currency and the second most-traded currency. To adopt the euro, countries must meet the criteria ...

The Council is expected to adopt the final legislative acts paving the way for Bulgaria to begin using the euro as its official currency as of 1 January 2026. It will also be invited to activate the ...

Defence equipment procurement In 2023, more than 80% of defence investments, some €61 billion, were allocated to the procurement of new defence products. The growing trend was confirmed in 2024, when ...