The European Union expressed serious concern on the arrest and detention of human rights defenders and  calls on the Iranian ...

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The Council renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation’s continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31 July 2026.

The Council has imposed restrictive measures on two additional individuals responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and for the repression of civil society and democratic ...

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2436 of 1 December 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017 ...

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The Foreign Affairs Council discussed the Russian aggression against Ukraine, after a VTC intervention by Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, who updated his EU counterparts on the ...

Iran: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the arrest and detention of human rights defenders 22:55 The European Union expressed serious concern on the arrest and detention of ...

The seventh meeting of the European Political Community brought together leaders from across the continent in Copenhagen, Denmark. The European Political Community is the demonstration of a shared ...

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had a devastating impact on Ukraine. It has also severely impacted the EU’s economy and society. In March 2022, EU leaders agreed to progressively phase ...

The EU wants to strengthen the principle of equal pay for equal work between men and women through new EU rules on pay transparency. On this page How EU rules on pay transparency will benefit EU ...

Coreper I is composed of each country's deputy permanent representatives. Its meetings are chaired by the deputy permanent representative of the country holding the presidency of the Council of the ...