Europäische Union

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 30 June-6 July 2025

Three ministers have put forward their candidacy to become president of the Eurogroup:Carlos Cuerpo, Paschal Donohoe and Rimantas Šadžius. The election of the new president will take place at the next meeting of the Eurogroup on 7 July. The president is elected by a simple majority of the Eurogroup ministers, in line with the Treaty's Protocol 14 on the Eurogroup.

The Council today agreed on a partial negotiating mandate on a fundamental reform of the EU customs framework. The overhaul will give customs authorities across the EU a more modern toolbox to deal with overarching trends.

Auf der Pressekonferenz im Anschluss an die Tagung des Europäischen Rates vom 26. Juni 2025 stellte Präsident António Costa die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der Beratungen vor.

Der Europäische Rat hat am 26. Juni Schlussfolgerungen zu den Themen Ukraine, Naher Osten, europäische Sicherheit und Verteidigung, die EU in der Welt, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Migration, Republik Moldau, Westbalkan, innere Sicherheit, Krisenvorsorge, hybride Aktivitäten und Sonstiges angenommen.

Der spanische Wirtschaftsminister Carlos Cuerpo hat offiziell seine Kandidatur für den Vorsitz der Eurogruppe, bestehend aus den 20 Finanzminister der Eurozone, bekannt gegeben.

DRAFT REPORT on addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’)
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Antonio López-Istúriz White

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REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on North Macedonia
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Thomas Waitz

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Willkommen bei Europa Kompakt, Ihrer umfassenden Übersicht der europäischen Nachrichtenlage. In der heutigen Ausgabe: Was geschah auf dem EU-Gipfel, Ein Misstrauensantrag gegen Ursula von der Leyen verliert an Fahrt, Der rebellischste Abgeordnete der EVP.

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to update, simplify and facilitate the existing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework, with the aim of making these procedures more accessible, appealing and better suited to the digital age.

Der Europäische Rat hat die jüngsten Entwicklungen in Bezug auf die Ukraine erörtert.

Der Europäische Rat hat am 26. Juni Schlussfolgerungen zum Nahen Osten angenommen.

Der Europäische Rat hat am 26. Juni Schlussfolgerungen zur europäischen Sicherheit und Verteidigung angenommen.

The Council renewed the mandate of EUBAM Libya for two years until 30 June 2027.

The Council renewed the mandate of two Common Security and Defence Policy civilian missions: EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS.

Co-legislators agree to update the 2005 directive on river information services, boosting efficiency in information exchange for inland waterway transport.

 Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, issued a statement welcoming the political agreement reached by the Council and the European Parliament on the reform of the EU’s Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance (CMDI) framework.

At the Global Summit: Health and Prosperity through Immunisation in Brussels, world leaders pledged support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, leading to a total of more than $9 billion secured against a targeted $11.9 billion budget for its next five-year strategic period from 2026 to 2030 (Gavi 6.0). Additional donor commitments are expected in the coming months. 

The Council and the European Parliament reached a political agreement today on an updated crisis management and deposit insurance framework for banks in the EU.

On 25 June 2025, the EU co-hosted the Gavi 6.0 High-Level Pledging Summit. In his remarks, European Council President António Costa reaffirmed the EU’s unwavering commitment to global health and immunisation, highlighting Team Europe’s financial pledge to support Gavi’s mission of saving lives and strengthening health systems worldwide.