The Council approved today conclusions on protection in humanitarian settings as a call to help reduce the lack of protection ...

The Council today gave its final green light to setting up a Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, a new ...

Today the Council formally adopted two directives to strengthen the role of equality bodies across the EU. Equality bodies ...

1 39 States: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau ...

The Council approved today conclusions on the 2023 annual report on the implementation of the European Union’s External Action Instruments in 2022. It commends the steps taken by the EU in the current ...

The Council has given the green light to an EU directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence. Taking decisive action against these acts of violence is essential to ensure the values ...

Coreper I is composed of each country's deputy permanent representatives. Its meetings are chaired by the deputy permanent representative of the country holding the presidency of the Council of the ...

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The Working Party on International Environment Issues prepares EU positions for international negotiations related to environmental and climate change issues. It works in subgroups, which cover ...

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