European Council

The Council has adopted a recommendation aimed at stepping up EU action to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the fields of human health, animal health and the environment.

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 15 June 2023 at 17:00. The briefing will be "off the record".

Brussels VII Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region will take place on 15 June 2023.

The Council has agreed its position on exposure limits for lead and diisocyanates.in the workplace.

The Council has agreed its position on new rules granting labour rights to people working in the gig economy.

The Council has agreed its positions on two general approaches aimed at strengthening the independence and functioning of equality bodies in the EU.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 12 – 18 June 2023

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

The presidency of the Council issued presidency conclusions on the safety of LGBTI persons in the European Union. The text was supported by 25 delegations.

The Council agreed its negotiating position for an EU law which introduces criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU sanctions.

EU member states have reached a common position on a draft law which will protect journalists and human rights defenders against manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings.

The Council settles on a proposed directive to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence.

The Counil has agreed its position on a proposed EU law to better equip member states in their fight against organised crime and their illegal profits.

The Council agreed that forced marriage and illegal adoption will explicitly feature as types of exploitation covered by an update of the EU’s anti-trafficking law.

Press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on 13 June 2023 at 14.00.

Remarks by President Charles Michel after the Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting.

President Michel attended the second regional high-level meeting held in Kyrgyzstan, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

In the margins of the European Political Community meeting held in Moldova, President Charles Michel hosted a meeting with Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz

President Michel addressed the press before the start of the second European Political Community meeting held in Moldova