The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a modernised policy framework to support a competitive, resilient and future-orientated EU wine sector. The updated measures are designed to better balance supply and demand, reinforce climate adaptation, simplify and harmonise labelling practices, encourage innovation, expand planting flexibility, and stimulate rural ec...
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I want to start by thanking President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for his warm welcome and kind hospitality here in Astana. It is a real honour to visit your country. My presence here reflects our intensified engagement with Kazakhstan, and our shared ambition to bring this partnership to an even higher level. The cooperation between the European Union and Central Asia is entering a new phase of deep...
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On 3 and 4 December, High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Kaja Kallas will be in Vienna, Austria.  On 3 December, the HR/VP will attend a meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and heads of delegations, hosted by the Chairperson of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). On 4 December, HR/VP Kallas will meet with the Chancellor of Austria, Christian Stocker and F...
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On 3 and 4 December 2025, the President of the European Council António Costa will travel to Astana, Kazakhstan to strengthen the European Union’s engagement with Central Asia. President Costa will meet with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) between Kazakhstan and the EU, as well as the launch o...
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EU health ministers met in Brussels to discuss the critical medicines act. Over lunch, they also exchanged views on the impact of novel tobacco and nicotine products on children and young people. View meeting page
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Good day, everybody. Dear Minister, Dear Ararat, Thank you for being here in Brussels. Today we had very good discussions on many different areas, EU and Armenia cooperation is only getting better with age. Today, we adopted a new strategic agenda for the EU-Armenia partnership, and this is a shared ambition to work on many more areas together. This includes your own reforms, including strengt...
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The Council has agreed its position on a new regulation that seeks to strengthen the EU’s resilience in the face of ongoing challenges to security of supply of critical medicines in Europe. The critical medicines act (CMA) aims to tackle shortages in key medicines such as antibiotics, insulin and painkillers by improving security of supply and availability in the EU. The new rules incentivis...
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Good evening, everybody. Dear Minister Kosherbayev, dear Yermek, congratulations on your recent appointment, and it is really my pleasure to welcome you here in Brussels, for the Cooperation Council. It is the first time we held the Cooperation Council at such a senior level, and it says a lot about our growing importance of the EU's relationship with Kazakhstan. Over the last 20 years, the ...
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Good afternoon, everybody. We had the EU Defence Ministers meeting today to discuss two pressing issues: Russia's war on Ukraine and European defence. We also had Ukrainian Minister Shmyhal with us and NATO Deputy Secretary General Shekerinska that joined part of our discussions. This could be a pivotal work week for diplomacy, intense talks on ending Russia's war continue. Everyone welcomes the...
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On Friday 28 November, Belgium officially submitted its candidacy to host the Secretariat of the new BBNJ Agreement (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) in Brussels. With this candidacy, Belgium is making a tangible contribution to the protection and conservation of marine biodiversity in the ocean. Belgium has traditionally been a committed international partner that strongly believes i...
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