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Advocate General Tanchev: two newly-created chambers of the Polish Supreme Court are liable to fail the requirements established by EU law in a situation where the judges concerned were appointed to those positions in flagrant breach of the national laws applicable to judicial appointments to that court

Press briefing ahead of the informal video conference of foreign affairs ministers will take place on 16 April 2021 at 14:00.

COVID-19: Council agrees its negotiating mandate on the Digital Green Certificate.

President Michel adresses the state of the EU-India partnership, cooperation on global challenges such as climate change, COVID-19 vaccines in a keynote address at the Raisina Dialogue.

The Council adopted its first reading position on the regulation establishing the EU Single Market programme for 2021-2027.

The Council today decided to extend its restrictive measures responding to serious human rights violations in Iran until 13 April 2022. It also added eight persons and three entities to this sanctions list in view of their role in the violent response to the November 2019 demonstrations in Iran.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/394 of 4 March 2021 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/448 of 12 March 2021 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/142 of 5 February 2021 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1132

Press briefing ahead of video conference of Eurogroup will take place on 14 April 2021 at 14.00.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 12-18 April 2021

The Council approved the allocation of €121.5 million from the EU budget to address urgent needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find out how MEPs want to stop the pirating of live sports transmissions.

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Find out how MEPs want to stop the pirating of live sports transmissions.

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REPORT on human rights protection and the EU external migration policy
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tineke Strik

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The first edition will feature a rich programme with international speakers on digital issues in this era of uncertainty and global reset. Goal: becoming an annual flagship event in Europe.

US President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (13 April) to reduce tensions stirred by a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border and proposed a summit of the estranged leaders to tackle a raft of disputes.

US President Joe Biden has called Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to propose a summit meeting in a third country. Tensions between the two countries escalated after Russia deployed troops to the border with Ukraine, and the US responded by sending two warships to the Black Sea. Moscow says its troops were sent to carry out a military exercise, but Kyiv fears a military offensive. Commentators discuss whether the situation will escalate further.