EU member states today endorsed the Council’s position on a five-billion-euro fund designed to mitigate the immediate impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. The fund, known as the Brexit adjustment reserve, will focus on the… read more
On 29 April 2021, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, accompanied by the French Ambassador to Malta, Brigitte Curmi, visited the Headquarters of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in Valletta. During the vi… read more
The EU and the UK have concluded a Trade and Partnership Agreement specifying the possibilities and conditions for their cooperation after the end of the transition period that followed the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020. The EU-UK Trad… read more
The Council has today adopted a decision on the conclusion of the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement and the security of information agreement. This is the last step for the EU in the ratification of the agreements. The UK will now be notified of th… read more
Today the Council appointed Mr Sven Koopmans as the EU’s Special Representative (EUSR) for the Middle East Peace Process from 1 May 2021 to 28 February 2023. Mr Koopmans is a peace negotiation specialist, senior diplomat, national politician, and inter… read more