COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION latest

 

21/07/2023 | Article EU justice ministers discuss improving accessibility to justice services and better protection for victims This Friday in Logroño, Spanish minister Pilar Llop chaired the informal ministerial meeting on justice, which also addressed the fight against organised crime, a cross-cutting phenomenon of concern to the member states that requires a common strategy.

21/07/2023 | Article

Highlights of the agenda of the informal ministerial meeting on competitiveness (research)

The working sessions of the informal ministerial meeting on research will focus on fostering innovation in the countries on the shores of the Mediterranean and will underline the importance of Europe's science and technology diplomacy. It will also seek to reinforce the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan and present the IFMIF-DONES project.

Meetings Monday 24 July 2023

● Council of the EU   24/07/2023 10:00 | MEETING | Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 25 July 2023   Background brief - Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 25/07/2023

Library blog Monday 24 July 2023

● General Secretariat of the Council   Readers of Europe 2023 - Lithuanian recommendation   Over the course of the summer, the Council Library, in collaboration with the permanent representations to the EU, will recommend books to read from across the EU. It’s the fourth instalment of our Readers of Europe initiative, and this year, the spotlight is on female authors. Today’s recommendation is from the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU ‘Petro imperatorė I’ by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė.

Press material Monday 24 July 2023

● Council of the EU   24/07/2023 12:02 | Media advisory | Media advisory - Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 25 July 2023   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Chair: Luis Planas Puchades, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and food From 8.15 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 8.30 Doorstep by Luis Planas Puchades, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and food (live streaming) 10.00 Beginning of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting (roundtable) Adoption of the agenda Approval of 'A' items Non-legislative list Legislative list (+/- 10.10 public session) +/- 10.15 Work programme of the Presidency (public session) +/- 10.35 Market situation in particular following the invasion of Ukraine Any other business: +/- 10.35 The continuing difficult situation on agricultural markets as a result of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the necessity of prolonging the EU preventive measures for certain products originating in Ukraine beyond 15 September 2023 +/- 12.35 Difficulties farmers are facing due to the war in Ukraine, drought/adverse weather conditions and high input prices - request for derogation (public session) +/- 13.05 Fifth African Union-European Union Agriculture Ministerial Conference (Rome, 30 June 2023) +/- 13.25 Lunch break After the lunch break (+/- 14.55) press conference in live streaming. +/- 15.25 Regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products – study complementing the impact assessment (public session) +/- 16.55 Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and food and feed products (public session) Any other business +/- 18.25 Current legislative proposals: Regulations on the production and marketing of plant and forest reproductive material (public session) Arrangements for the press conference The press conference will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa building press room. If you have not registered for previous press events of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, please use this link to do so and have the possibility to ask questions remotely. Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 14.00 Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline. Videos and photos from the event