Today, the Council reached an agreement on its position on the 2026 EU draft budget. In total, the Council's position for ...

Joining the euro area Joining the euro area means joining the world’s second-largest reserve currency and the second most-traded currency. To adopt the euro, countries must meet the criteria ...

President of the European Council António Costa presented the main results of the discussions of the leaders during the ...

The Council today opened a new excessive deficit procedure (EDP) concerning Austria, and revised Romania’s net expenditure path, in view of its lack of effective action.

On 24-25 November 2025, the leaders of the European Union member states and the countries of the African Union will meet in Luanda, Angola for the seventh EU-African Union summit. This multilateral ...

The EU’s fiscal rules limit how much member states’ governments can spend. That’s why the EU is allowing additional budgetary ...

Le Conseil est un pôle de décision essentiel pour l'Union européenne; il est également chargé de coordonner les politiques, de définir la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune de l'UE, de ...

The Council today adopted the final three legal acts which pave the way for Bulgaria to introduce the euro on 1 January 2026. It also activated the national escape clause under the Stability and ...

Election procedure The President is elected by simple majority of votes of the euro area ministers with the responsibility for finance. The election procedure is set out in Protocol No. 14 to the ...

The EU and its member states are intensifying efforts to establish an effective, humanitarian and safe European migration policy. The European Council plays an important role in this effort by setting ...

Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council for the coming fortnight. Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 8 July 2025 The Council is expected to adopt the ...

Der Rat der EU Der Rat der EU ist das Organ, in dem die Regierungen der Mitgliedstaaten vertreten sind. Er wird informell auch EU-Rat oder Ministerrat genannt und ist das Gremium, in dem die ...