On Tuesday, the Transport and Tourism Committee voted to extend the EU road transport agreement with Ukraine until the end of 2025 to continue facilitating the transport of goods. The EU-Ukraine road transport agreement concluded in June 2022 has proven to be an effective EU response to the transport sector disruptions caused by the Russia’s […]
EU and UAE launch free trade talks
The European Union and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have formally launched negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement, opening the possibility of the first comprehensive EU trade deal in the Gulf region. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, first agreed to […]
Commission welcomes deal on compulsory licensing to boost EU crisis readiness.
The European Commission welcomes the political agreement between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on new rules for compulsory licensing, an important intellectual property tool to the existing EU crisis response toolkit. The new Regulation establishes an EU-level framework to efficiently grant a compulsory licence in clearly defined cross-border crisis or emergency situations. […]
Package agreed at EU-United Kingdom Summit
SUMMIT PACKAGE What does the Summit package consist of? There are three concrete outputs from today’s Summit: EU-United Kingdom Joint Statement Security and Defence Partnership between the EU and the United Kingdom Common Understanding between the European Commission and the United Kingdom In addition, the European Commission and the United Kingdom noted the political agreements […]
Agreement on new EU law with better support for farmers
The informal agreement between EU co-legislators will ensure soil is monitored in all EU countries and farmers get better support to improve soil health. On Wednesday evening, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on the Commission’s proposal for a soil monitoring law. The overall objective is to have healthy European soils by 2050, in […]
EU and Mongolia hold Joint Committee in Ulaanbaatar
The European Union (EU) and Mongolia held their annual Joint Committee meeting under the EU-Mongolia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, in Ulaanbaatar on 4 April. The meeting offered the opportunity to reaffirm that partnership between the EU and Mongolia is based on democracy, human rights, the rule of law, multilateralism and the respect of the principles […]
A provisional agreement on new rules for driving licences
Last March 25th, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the update of the driving licence directive. This update of the directive will have an important impact on the issuing of driving permits throughout the EU, updating the minimum requirements related to fitness of drivers across the EU, harmonising rules […]
Negotiators conclude on modernised Global Agreement with Mexico
Political negotiations have concluded to modernise the EU’s Global Agreement with Mexico, following political engagement between Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard. The agreement puts in place an ambitious and modern framework to deepen and widen EU-Mexico political dialogue, cooperation and economic relations. It will create new economic opportunities for […]
The EP and the EPPO sign an agreement to enhance cooperation
Last 27 November, the European Parliament and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) endorsed a working arrangement to facilitate and clarify procedures and exchanges of information. The document signed between the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, and the European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Kövesi, establishes the modalities for the cooperation between the two institutions. “This […]