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🚫 The EU has sanctioned an additional 61 individuals and 86 entities, in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Check out our web page and infographics on sanctions against Russia ⬇️
https://europa.eu/!ywd9Pc
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1736833580645396815#m

[2023-12-18 19:39 UTC]

Today’s Environment Council is over. Some of the main results:
📍 agreement on new rules for packaging and packaging waste
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📍 discussion on EU soil health law
📍 exchange about an EU-wide forest monitoring system
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1736804536067424384#m

[2023-12-18 17:44 UTC]

The EU has agreed upon the new Euro 7 standards, which aim to set more adequate rules for vehicle emissions.
These new rules will help:
🛣️ industry move to zero-emissions cars and vans
☁️lower air pollutant emissions from road transport
See →
https://europa.eu/!8NNNR4

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1736814281478299793#m

[2023-12-18 18:22 UTC]

The EU has adopted 🆕 sanctions against Russia. These include measures to:
💎 ban the import, purchase or transfer of diamonds from Russia
💪 strengthen the cooperation with third countries to impede sanctions’ circumvention
More⬇️
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1736766636659503169#m

[2023-12-18 15:13 UTC]

Last week the global climate conference
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
ended with a new global agreement to move away from fossil fuels and boost renewables.
EU countries played a leading role in securing the agreement and pledged over half of the initial funding for the loss and damage fund.
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1736708119810490750#m

[2023-12-18 11:20 UTC]

Ministers have agreed on new rules for packaging in the EU.
🎯 Goals:
- reducing packaging waste
- boosting the
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- harmonising rules across EU countries
Next step: negotiation talks with
https://nitter.cz/Europarl_EN
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ENVI
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23PPWR

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1736736517719036104#m

[2023-12-18 13:13 UTC]

On the agenda of EU environment ministers today:
🌳 new rules on packaging
🌳 soil health law
🌳 forest monitoring system
More:
http://europa.eu/!B4cVpv
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23ENVI

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1736650001877446995#m

[2023-12-18 07:30 UTC]

At the
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUCO
, EU leaders:
✅agreed to open accession talks with Ukraine & Moldova
✅start negotiations with Bosnia & Herzegovina once the necessary criteria are met
✅grant Georgia candidate status
✅discussed the MFF review
✅held strategic discussions on Middle East & migration

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1735730835142123687#m

[2023-12-15 18:37 UTC]

📢 Deal on the European media freedom act
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! ✅
Council and
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agreed on new rules to safeguard media freedom, pluralism and independence in the EU.
More details 👇
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23MediaFreedomAct

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1735683407177269253#m

[2023-12-15 15:29 UTC]

✅ The Council and
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have reached a deal on new EU law to better protect donors and patients treated with substances of human origin (such as blood, cells or tissues).
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23SoHO
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23SubstancesofHumanOrigin
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Health

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1735591344750416218#m

[2023-12-15 09:23 UTC]

The European Council:
☑️ decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova
☑️ granted candidate status to Georgia
☑️ will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once necessary criteria are met
Find out how a country can become an 🇪🇺 EU member state 👇
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUCO

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1735434374772937044#m

[2023-12-14 22:59 UTC]

Which 🇪🇺 leaders are attending the
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summit?
Here's a list for you to follow 👉
https://nitter.cz/i/lists/1011923055357124608

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1735248925815079276#m

[2023-12-14 10:42 UTC]

Deal on corporate sustainability due diligence!
Companies will soon have to take measures to identify and mitigate any adverse impact on human rights and the environment, with respect to:
📌their own operations
📌those of their subsidiaries
📌those carried out by their partners

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1735218440288235706#m

[2023-12-14 08:41 UTC]

The Council and
https://nitter.cz/Europarl_EN
have reached a deal on new measures to reform the electricity market design.
What will change?
🧑 better protected consumers
↔️ increased price stability
☀️ more green electricity
http://europa.eu/!kx9Vkh

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1735230650440089864#m

[2023-12-14 09:30 UTC]

Do you want to learn more about EU-Chile trade?
Check out our infographic for the main facts and figures 👉
https://europa.eu/!PrVnrN
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🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1734967787582300406#m

[2023-12-13 16:05 UTC]

Agreement on a greener and more circular construction industry!
The new rules will help:
🔧 develop construction products that last longer, are easier to repair and can be recycled
🇪🇺 create common EU standards
See →
https://europa.eu/!WwyBTK
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23CircularEconomy

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1734983106812129614#m

[2023-12-13 17:06 UTC]

✅ The EU will have rules to improve working conditions of platform workers.
The new law will:
📌 help determine correct workers' employment status so they can enjoy labour rights 💪
📌 establish rules on the use of algorithm systems in the workplace 💻
More details ⤵️

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1734871589940834789#m

[2023-12-13 09:43 UTC]

Today at
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, EU 🇪🇺 affairs ministers prepared for the December
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and approved conclusions on:
📌enlargement
📌annual rule of law dialogue
📌demographic change
They also discussed Spain’s 🇪🇸 request to include Catalan, Basque and Galician in the EU language regime.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1734655827594645619#m

[2023-12-12 19:25 UTC]

https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Hydrogen
and gas | Last week the Council and
https://nitter.cz/Europarl_EN
reached a deal on decarbonising the gas sector and shifting towards renewable and low-carbon gases.
Key benefits?
✔️reduced greenhouse gas emissions
✔️better security of supply
✔️improved consumer protection
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Fitfor55

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1734599817723039998#m

[2023-12-12 15:43 UTC]

On 13 December, EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet in Brussels.
The summit is an opportunity to reaffirm the EU membership perspective of the
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partners, as well as the need for them to achieve sustained reforms underpinned by EU values and principles.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/EUCouncil/status/1734627610578022415#m

[2023-12-12 17:33 UTC]