Latest news from EU institutions and bodies

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 19 June 2024 at 10.00.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Council approves conclusions strengthening EU’s efforts to achieve its road safety objectives.

Greening freight package: Council adopts position for a more efficient railway infrastructure management and traffic.

The European Supervisory Authorities today published a joint Opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The ESAs call for a coherent sustainable finance framework that caters for both the green transition and enhanced consumer protection.

Inland waterways: Council adopts position for safer and more efficient river information services.

European Commission Speech Luxembourg, 18 Jun 2024 Minister-President Elio Di Rupo, dear journalists,   My thanks to the Belgian Presidency for organising this high-level debate. It comes at a pivotal moment in ...

The EIB Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund) has invested €530 million in senior and mezzanine tranches of a new Banco Santander asset-backed securitisation operation. The EIB Group's investment in “Santander Consumo 6 consumer credit securitisation fund” will support Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps, enabling Banco Santander to channel close to €1.2 billion to the real economy.