Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal
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Sustainable packaging: Council signs off on new rules for less …
Dec 16, 2024 · Today, the Council formally adopted a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The new rules will significantly reduce the generation of packaging waste by setting binding re-use targets, restricting certain types of single-use packaging and requiring economic operators to minimise the packaging used. The regulation covers the full life cycle of packaging.
Strategic agenda 2024-2029 - Consilium
Dec 1, 2024 · A free and democratic Europe . Values such as respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, are the EU’s primary strength, …
Cybersecurity package: Council adopts new laws to strengthen ...
Dec 2, 2024 · To strengthen EU’s solidarity and capacities to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents, today the Council adopted two new laws part of the cyber security legislative ‘package’, namely the so-called ‘cyber solidarity act’, and a targeted amendment to the cybersecurity act (CSA).. Main elements of the cyber solidarity act
European Council | Council of the European Union - Consilium
European Council. The European Council takes its decisions mostly by consensus.. Reaching consensus involves a great deal of negotiation and compromise.. At the end of each European Council meeting, a document called ‘European Council conclusions’ is adopted.As this document emanates from the highest political authority in the member states, it …
Council, European Union - Consilium
Explore popular topics Russia's war against Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia, support for Ukraine, the food crisis. Energy. Ensuring a secure and sustainable energy supply, developing an integrated internal energy market
A Strategic Compass for a stronger EU security and defence
Mar 21, 2022 · The Strategic Compass provides a shared assessment of the strategic environment in which the EU is operating and of the threats and challenges the Union faces. The document makes concrete and actionable proposals, with a very precise timetable for implementation, in order to improve the EU's ability to act decisively in crises and to defend its security and its citizens.
European Green Deal - Consilium
May 11, 2024 · What is the European Green Deal? The European Green Deal is the EU’s growth strategy. Launched in 2019, it consists of a package of policy initiatives, which set the EU on the path to a green transition, with the ultimate goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. It is the EU's contribution to the Paris Agreement, which the …
Paris Agreement on climate change - Consilium
Nov 15, 2024 · UNFCCC: the global climate convention. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the main international agreement on climate action. It was during a meeting of the parties to the UNFCCC in …
Artificial intelligence (AI) act: Council gives final green light to ...
May 21, 2024 · Today the Council approved a ground-breaking law aiming to harmonise rules on artificial intelligence, the so-called artificial intelligence act.The flagship legislation follows a ‘risk-based’ approach, which means the higher the risk to cause harm to society, the stricter the rules.It is the first of its kind in the world and can set a global standard for AI regulation.