EU Council Press @EUCouncilPress@respublicae.eu

#Kosovo: Council gives green light to visa free travel

The new rules now need to be adopted by the @europarl_en

Once adopted, this exemption will apply as of the date #ETIAS comes into operation or from 1 January 2024, whichever comes first.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/09/kosovo-council-gives-green-light-to-visa-free-travel/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2023-03-09-visa-kosovo&utm_content=no-image

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633798074333122560

RT @CharlesMichel: Financing is the lifeblood of our 🇪🇺 businesses. It will power forward our green & digital transitions, create jobs, and make us more sovereign.

We need to speed up progress on the Capital Markets Union.

We are up to the challenge.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/09/channeling-europe-s-savings-into-growth-op-ed-article-by-european-council-european-commission-eurogroup-ecb-and-eib-presidents/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633769368231223296

RT @EUCouncilTVNews: Arrival and joint doorstep by Gunnar #Strömmer, Minister for Justice, #Sweden and Maria Malmer #Stenergrad, Minister for Migration, #Sweden at today's Justice and Home Affairs Council in #Brussels

https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/events/20230309-justice-and-home-affairs-council-march-2023/139034-1-joint-arrival-and-doorstep-swedish-eu-presidency-strommer-stenergard-part-1-20230309

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633755054573322243

Home affairs ministers are arriving to the #JHA Council taking place today.
📺 Watch the arrivals live: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/live/1?lg=INT
RT @EUCouncil: EU ministers for home affairs will meet in Brussels tomorrow to discuss:

🔷 migration and asylum
🔷 the Schengen area
🔷 internal security

For more information 👇

#JHA #Schengen

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633733153796902913

Declaration of @JosepBorrellF on behalf of 🇪🇺
The EU is deeply concerned by the increasing violence and extremism in Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory.
We call on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to de-escalate the situation 👇🏻
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/08/israel-palestine-statement-of-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-european-union-on-the-latest-developments/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2023-03-08-statement-high-representative-israel&utm_content=no-image

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633494820692848640

❗ Friday 10 March at 13.00

💻 OFF-the-record press briefing in a hybrid format ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of 13-14 March 2023 #EPSCO

📝 Instructions to participate and ask questions 👇

⏱️ Deadline to register: 10 March at 12.00

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633424461134286849

❗ 9-10 March: #JHA Council
➡️ Background note: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/62863/background-brief-jha-23030910.pdf
📝 Indicative programme and registration for the hybrid press conference 👇
⏱️ Deadline to register: Thursday 9 March at 17.00
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/08/media-advisory-justice-and-home-affairs-council-of-9-10-march-2023/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2023-03-08-media-advisory-jha&utm_content=card

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633410664583577600

❗ Friday 10 March 2023 at 11.30

💻 OFF-the-record press briefing in a hybrid format ahead of the Eurogroup meeting of 13 March 2023 #EUROGROUP

📝 Instructions to participate and ask questions, remotely or in person 👇

⏱️ Deadline to register: 10 March at 10.00

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633406769102815232

RT @CharlesMichel: On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the unique contributions women make to our societies.

We stand with all the brave women fighting for their freedom — in Ukraine, Iran, Afghanistan, and around the world.

Their voices must be heard.

#IWD2023

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633374497909665793

Today @EUCouncil adopted a revised #ELTIF regulation, the framework for European long-term investment funds

#CapitalMarketsUnion #FinancialServices

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633169215732547587

European Year of Skills:
➡️ from 9 May 2023 to 8 May 2024
➡️ to boost competitiveness of 🇪🇺 companies & create quality jobs
➡️improving skills is condition to respond to green & digital transitions
#EuropeanYearOfSkills
Read the press release👇
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/07/council-and-parliament-pave-the-way-for-a-european-year-of-skills/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2023-03-07-press-release-year-of-skills-puc&utm_content=card

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633156425672171520

Violence against women and girls: @EUCouncil sanctions nine individuals and three entities under its Global #HumanRights regime.

The EU is committed to promote and protect human rights around the world.

👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633113896042070018

The education #EYCS Council meeting has come to an end.

The press conference with 🇸🇪minister Lotta Edholm and 🇪🇺 commissioner @GabrielMariya will start at 15.10.

Follow LIVE 🎥 here : https://europa.eu/!tV499H

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633103045213945862

The 🇪🇺 Council adopted a regulation which extends the deadline for the certification of medical devices

➡️ This measure prevents that medical devices become unavailable for European patients

Check the press release👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633043396536180738

🇪🇺 @EUCouncil has adopted an agreement with Guyana 🇬🇾 to help tackle illegal logging. More 👇

#AGRIFISH

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633039506596085760

.@EUCouncil adopts a regulation on the EU’s secure connectivity programme for 2023-2027. Objective: to deploy an EU satellite constellation which will provide ultra-fast and highly secure communication services by 2027.

Find out more 👇 #COMPET

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633039346398818305

The meeting of the ministers of education has started.

On the agenda:
➡️Conclusions on skills and competences for the green transition
➡️A debate about teacher shortages

You can follow the meeting live:

https://europa.eu/!Yprwj4

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1633032477026447360

The #Eurogroup issued a statement on the updated draft budgetary plan for Latvia

Read it here 👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1632769271297130496

❗ 7 March – Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (Education) #EYCS

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

⏱️ Deadline for registration: Tuesday 7 March 2023 at 14.00

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1632706537952010240

❗ Tuesday 7 March 2023 at 17.00

💻 OFF-the-record press briefing in a hybrid format ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of 9 and 10 March #JHA

📝 Instructions to participate and ask questions, remotely or in person 👇

⏱️ Deadline to register: 7 March at 16.00

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilPress/status/1632685135475744768