European Council

The EU is making cross-border parcel delivery tariffs more transparent.

On 12 April 2018, the Council prolonged restrictive measures for grave human rights violations in Iran.

The Council adopted conclusions on the delivery and implementation of cohesion policy after 2020.

On 11 April 2018, EU ambassadors approved the compromise text negotiated with the European Parliament on the revision of the posting of workers directive.

President Donald Tusk accepted the Honorary Lifetime Membership of the University College Dublin Law Society.

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

President Tusk congratulated Viktor Orbán on the result of the election in Hungary and his renewed term as Prime Minister.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 9 - 15 April 2018

The Council has transposed into EU law sanctions imposed by the UN on the DPRK, including the addition of one person and 21 entities to the list of those subject to an asset freeze and travel restrictions.

The Bulgarian Presidency reached a provisional agreement on a new regulation on monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.

President Tusk, President Juncker, Prime Minister Borissov and President Erdoğan met in Varna, Bulgaria, to assess matters of mutual interest and recent developments in Turkey

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/392 of 12 March 2018 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) 2018/333 of 5 March 2018 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 Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/284 of 26 February 2018 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria.

President Donald Tusk announced that already 14 Member States have decided to expel Russian diplomats as a direct follow up to last week's European Council decision to react to Russia within a common framework with regard to the Salisbury attack.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 26 March - 1 April 2018

President Donald Tusk presented the main results of the discussions held during the European Council, the European Council (Art. 50) and the Euro Summit meetings

The European Council (Art. 50) on 23 March 2018 adopted guidelines on the framework for post-Brexit relations with the UK.

The European Council on 22 March 2018 adopted conclusions on jobs, growth and competitiveness, as well as the Paris Agreement, Digital Europe, the Western Balkans, actions by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea and the Salisbury attack.

The European Council on 22 March 2018 adopted conclusions on the Western Balkans and actions by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea