EU Council Press @EUCouncilPress@respublicae.eu

#ENVI| Press conference at 16:30 with
@MJureka 🇨🇿
and
@TimmermansEU 🇪🇺
Follow LIVE:
https://video.consilium.europa.eu/event/en/26436

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605221805341507584

🇪🇺 EU member states’ ambassadors today agreed the @EUCouncil’s negotiating mandate on the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences (#GSP) regulation that grants trade preferences to developing countries.
👇🏻
https://europa.eu/!Y8xF7X

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605192525563990017

@EUCouncil In 2021, @eu_eeas launched a searchable online database containing the annual arms export data of all EU member states since 2013.
↓
https://europa.eu/!ynbBvV

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605156187602931714

@EUCouncil Decisions on issuing export licenses for military equipment are a national competence and depend on criteria including the respect for #HumanRights in the country of destination & respect of international humanitarian law. Over 200 licenses in 2021 were denied for that reasons

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605155896954441730

.@EUCouncil adopts the 24th EU Annual Report on #ArmsExport authorized by EU Member States in 2021.

With over 31.800 licenses issued worth over €179bn, the 🇪🇺 remains a major exporter of military equipment & tech.

Report available here ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605155664648609793

.@EUCouncil agrees its position on the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive #IRRD, in the aim to make the insurance and reinsurance sector more resilient 👇🏻

https://europa.eu/!jgGk6p

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605133697988042754

#ECOFIN | Council agrees negotiating mandate on proposal to strengthen market transparency
#CMU

This means:
✔️ More transparency of market data
✔️ Improved level-playing field
✔️ More competitiveness

Press release 👇

https://europa.eu/!n7FjV3

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605132919579754496

🇪🇺 member states reach negotiating position on a proposed update of the central securities depositories regulation

Goal: make securities settlement more efficient by simplifying requirements & clarifying authorisation processes

Press release👇
https://europa.eu/!wrPHnT

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1605131053588512769

#TTE| The Energy Council is over.
Press conference at 18:50 with
@JozefSikela 🇨🇿
and @KadriSimson 🇪🇺
Follow LIVE:
https://video.consilium.europa.eu/event/en/26432

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604890229235544064

Council calls on the Commission to provide additional impact assessment on the sustainable use of plant protection products. Read more here 👇🏻
https://europa.eu/!hTk67p

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604879282459017216

The EU🇪🇺 Monitoring Capacity in #Armenia🇦🇲 completes its mandate today. @EUCouncil decides to temporarily deploy a transitional planning assistance team with the objective of planning & preparing a possible civilian CSDP mission in the country
Read more 👇
https://europa.eu/!T8Cjb4

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604871473889517569

#TTE | Energy
NEW ❗️ Additional press conference on the market correction mechanism 19 December 2022 at 17:30.
See instructions below 👇
https://europa.eu/!wf8XnW

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604871100755636224

RT @CZernikovD: Press conference at 17:30.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604870353280552960

@CZernikovD https://europa.eu/!wf8XnW

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604870330291453953

❗ 20 December - Environment Council #ENVI

📝 Check the indicative programme and the instructions to register to ask questions at the press conference 👇

➡️ Background brief: https://europa.eu/!FJr87k

Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 20 December at 15:00

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604846290747129861

Another step towards climate neutrality: Council adopts decision on offsetting requirements for air transport emissions

https://europa.eu/!88DX7Q

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604783280800555008

#Fitfor55 |🌍
@EUCouncil and @europarl_en reached provisional deal on the EU emissions trading system and the Social Climate Fund!
The new laws will reduce EU's emissions and address the social impacts of the climate transition.

Read our press release 👇
https://europa.eu/!mnyyCY

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1604305702331219969

#Russia’s war of aggression against #Ukraine: @EUCouncil blacklists 141 individuals and 49 entities within its 9th package of sanctions.
#StandWithUkraine

Read more👇🏻

https://europa.eu/!jByJdk

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1603817098739941377