The Joint Declaration on legislative priorities for 2021 and the Joint Conclusions on Policy Objectives and Priorities for 2020-2024 signed by Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and… read more
Today the Council presidency today reached a provisional political agreement with Parliament on the extension of the LIFE programme beyond 2020. LIFE is the EU’s flagship programme for nature, biodiversity protection and the fight against climate chang… read more
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. As stipulated in the Council… read more
For the first time, the three Presidents also established, in joint conclusions, common priorities for the remainder of the legislative term. The resurgence of the coronavirus shows the “overwhelming need” for the European Union to sustain its efforts… read more
Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China Parliament strongly condemns the Chinese government-led system of forced labour – in particular the exploitation of Uyghur, ethnic Kazakh and Kyrgyz, and … read more