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The Council appointed Ms. Birgitte Nygaard Markussen as the new EU Special Representative for the Sahel region.

The Council adopted a 21st package of economic and individual restrictive measures designed to target the sectors with the greatest impact on Russia’s economy and its ability to fuel its war of aggression against Ukraine. The package  includes the largest batch of individual listings of the last...

The measure allows online providers to voluntarily detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material online.

Our latest summaries of recent landmark rulings on the infringement and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) have been published on eSearch Case Law.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Jul 2026 Today, the European Commission welcomes the adoption by EU Member States of the 21st package of sanctions against Russia. The package further restricts Russia's ability to fund its illegal war and to carry out attacks on Ukrainian civilians and...

In Beijing and Shanghai, MEPs discussed the geopolitical implications of EU-China ties, while reaffirming the EU’s principled stance and commitment to dialogue.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP