Main results of the Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels, January 23rd, 2012 The Council discussed the Iranian nuclear programme, reiterating its serious and deepeningconcern. Given that Iran continues to refuse to comply with its international obligations and to fullyco-operate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the >>>

Main results of the Agrifish Council, Brussels, December 23rd, 2012 The Presidency presented its agriculture and fisheries work programme for the next six months inpublic session.As regards agriculture, ministers had an exchange of views on the CAP reform proposal for aregulation on single common market organisation.Finally, >>>

Main results of the Environment Council, Brussels, 19th December 2011 The Council took note of progress reports on three proposals for- a regulation concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals;- a directive on the sulphur content of marine fuels;- a directive on control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous >>>

Main results of the General Affairs Council, Brussels, 16th December 2011 The meeting provided a first opportunity for ministers in charge of the EU's cohesion policy to discuss issues related to cohesion policy. Ministers agreed that meeting in this format within the General Affairs Council is both valuable and worth continuing, >>>

Main results of the Agrifish Council, Brussels, December 15th-16th, 2011 Concerning Fisheries, the ministers reached a political agreement on 2012 fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks for EU vessels in Union and certain non-Union waters and on fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks in the Black Sea. Still >>>

Main results of the Justice Home Affairs Council, Brussels, December 13th - 14th, 2011 The Council decided on the signing of the EU-US PNR agreement which took place on 14 December 2011 following the Council meeting. The European Parliament will now be requested to give its consent to the agreement.The Council also adopted a general approach >>>

Main Results of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, Brussels, 12th December 2011 The Council achieved a political agreement, confirming the general approach reached in June, on a draft directive establishing a single European railway area. The draft directive, which is a recast of the first railway package adopted in 2001, aims to >>>