European Council

The European Union and Canada published a joint declaration following the third EU-Canada Joint Ministerial Committee meeting.

The EU issued a declaration on the 2022 International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), reaffirming its strong commitment to respect, protect and fulfil the full and equal enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.

The Council prolonged the framework for restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the EU and its member states until 18 May 2025.

The Council adopted today a revised Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation. The new rules aim to modernise, decarbonise and interconnect member states’ cross-border energy infrastructures in order to help the EU achieve its 2050 climate neutrality objectives. The revised regulation also aims to continue ensuring market integration, competitiveness and security of supply.

The Council today approved a new law to promote the availability of data and build a trustworthy environment to facilitate their use.

Press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on 18 May 2022 at 14.00.

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

Coreper agrees a negotiating mandate for the proposal to amend the European standardisation regulation

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 16 – 22 May 2022.

The Council and the European Parliament have agreed on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union.

On 13 May 2022, in the margins of the EU-Japan summit, President Michel visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

President Charles Michel presented the main topics discussed during the summit EU-Japan summit held with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

On 12 May 2022, at the summit in Tokyo, EU and Japan adopted a joint statement.

Member states today agreed on a negotiating mandate for the 2030 policy programme ‘Path to the Digital Decade’.

On 11 May 2022, the Council reached a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a proposal on gas storage.

Press briefings ahead of Foreign Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) will take place on 13 May 2022 at 14:00 and 15:00 respectively.

The co-legislators reached a provisional agreement on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) which will strengthen the IT security of financial entities such as banks, insurance companies and investment firms.

The EU issued a declaration on behalf of the EU condemning the recent vicious attack against peaceful protestors in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which triggered further violence after a month of peaceful demonstrations.

The EU issued a declaration strongly condemning the malicious cyber activity conducted by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which targeted the satellite KA-SAT network, operated by Viasat.

On 9 May 2022, President Charles Michel visited Odesa, where he met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. They held a video conference with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joined them from Kyiv.