COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,update

 

Press material Friday, 21 February 2025

● General Secretariat of the Council   21/02/2025 17:55 | Press release | Forward look: 24 February - 9 March 2025   Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council for the coming fortnight. Foreign Affairs Council, 24 February 2025 Ministers will exchange views on the Russian aggression against Ukraine, after a short intervention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha via videoconference. They will then hold discussions on the situation in the Middle East, including Syria, Lebanon and UNRWA, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Iran. They will also be informed about current affairs. Read more Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 24 February 2025 Based on information from the European Commission and member states, agriculture ministers will discuss the situation of agricultural markets and commodities, a recurring topic on the Council's agenda. The Council will also exchange views on implementing the principle of rural proofing, which involves reviewing policies from a rural perspective to make sure they’re fit for purpose for people living and working in rural areas. Read more General Affairs Council, 25 February 2025 The Council will start preparations for the March 2025 European Council and will hold an exchange of views on the Commission’s work programme for 2025 and, more generally, on annual and multiannual programming. Read more Competitiveness Council (Internal market and industry), 6 March 2025 Ministers responsible for industry and the internal market will hold four policy debates. The first will focus on ‘Towards a horizontal strategy for a modernised single market: the need for an action plan for services’. The second will cover the Commission’s first omnibus simplification package, presented on 26 February. Ministers will then continue discussion on ‘For a more competitive European Industry – the competitiveness compass and the clean Industrial deal’. The final debate will address ‘A competitive and decarbonised EU industry in the context of the carbon border adjustment mechanism’. Read more Justice and Home Affairs Council (Home Affairs), 6 March 2025 Ministers of home affairs will gather in Brussels to discuss the external dimension of migration and the EU’s internal security and to take stock of its actions against drug trafficking and organised crime. The presidency also aims to reach a common member states’ position on a regulation about a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System. Read more Justice and Home Affairs Council (Justice), 7 March 2025 Justice ministers will hold a policy debate about a proposed directive to harmonise certain aspects of insolvency law, one of the key initiatives of the Capital Markets Union action plan. Read more Other meetings EU-Israel Association Council, 24 February 2025 Informal meeting of telecommunications ministers, 4-5 March 2025 Indicative calendar of meetings under the Polish presidency (1 January - 30 June 2025) Polish presidency

● Council of the EU

21/02/2025 17:51 | Meetings | Foreign Affairs Council, 24 February 2025   Background brief - Foreign Affairs Council of 24 February 2025 ● Council of the EU   21/02/2025 16:33 | Media advisory | Media advisory - Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 24 February 2025   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: Europa building, Brussels Chair: Czesław Siekierski, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 08.45 Arrivals and doorsteps (live streaming) 09.00 Doorstep by Minister Siekierski (live streaming) 10.00 Beginning of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting Adoption of the agenda Approval of 'A' items: Non-legislative list +/- 10.10 Any other business: - Communication on a Vision for Agriculture and Food (public session) +/- 11.10 Market situation, in particular following the invasion of Ukraine +/- 14.40 Implementing the rural proofing principle (public session) +/- 16.10 Any other business: - Agriculture Ministers’ Conference 2025 in the context of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (Berlin, 18 January 2025) - Regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats (+/- 16.45 public session) At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.30) - press conference in live streaming. Videos and photos from the event Meeting page – Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of 24 February 2025   ● Council of the EU   Career opportunities at the General Secretariat, 21/02/2025   Temporary agent (TA AD5) – Digital Transformation Administrator Reference: CONS/2/2025/TA-AD/ORG.2.B.S1 Closing date for applications: 13/03/2025 at 17:00 (CET) ● Council of the EU   21/02/2025 15:30 | Media advisory | Media advisory - Foreign Affairs Council of 24 February 2025   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: Europa building, Brussels Chair: Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy From 07.00 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 07.45 Doorstep by Kaja Kallas (live streaming) +/- 8.00 Beginning of the Foreign Affairs Council Adoption of the agenda Russian aggression against Ukraine Situation in the Middle East Democratic Republic of the Congo Current Affairs Any other business At the end of the meeting (+/- 18.00), press conference in the Justus Lipsius press room in live streaming. Videos and photos fom the event

Council of the EU

21/02/2025 15:10 | Media advisory | Media advisory – EU-Israel Association Council of 24 February 2025   Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Chairs: Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Gideon Sa'ar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel 11.00 Doorstep by Gideon Sa'ar (live streaming)  14.30 Beginning of the EU – Israel Association Council At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.30) press conference in the Europa Building press room (live streaming). Videos and photos from the event

● International ministerial meetings

21/02/2025 10:53 | Meetings | Agenda highlights - EU-Israel Association Council, 24 February 2025   The thirteenth EU-Israel Association Council will take place in Brussels on 24 February 2025.