MAIN RESULTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL, LUXEMBOURG, 18 JUNE 2013 The Council adopted conclusions on the Commission communication "An EU strategy on adaptation to climate change". The aim of the strategy is to contribute to a more climate-resilient Europe by enhancing preparedness and the capacity to respond >>>

MAIN RESULTS OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS/TRADE COUNCIL, LUXEMBOURG, 14 JUNE 2013 The Council approved a mandate for the negotiation of a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the United States. It decided to bring forward the dates of next year's European Parliament elections from the beginning of June to 22-25 May. The >>>

MAIN RESULTS OF THE TRANSPORT COUNCIL, LUXEMBOURG, 10 JUNE 2013 The Council reached a general approach to a recast of the 2008 directive on the interoperability of the EU rail system, which is part of the technical pillar of the "fourth railway package" published by the Commission in January. The recast >>>

MAIN RESULTS OF THE HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL, LUXEMBOURG, 7TH JUNE 2013 Home affairs ministers had an in-depth discussion on the issue of foreign fighters and returnees from a counter-terrorism perspective, in particular with regard to Syria, on the basis of a document prepared by the EU Counter Terrorism Coordinator (CTC). >>>

MAIN RESULTS OF THE ENERGY COUNCIL, LUXEMBOURG, 6 JUNE 2013 The Council took note of a progress report on a draft directive on indirect land-use change amending the fuel quality and renewable energy directives, which aims to minimise the impact of indirect changes of land use on greenhouse gas emissions.The Council >>>

MAIN RESULTS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION COUNCIL, LUXEMBOURG, 6 JUNE 2013 The Council held a debate on the role of the telecommunications and the information and communication technologies sectors within the framework of the Digital Agenda for Europe. Ministers expressed their views on what the main features of an EU single >>>

MAIN RESULTS OF THE JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL - JUSTICE, LUXEMBOURG, 6 JUNE 2013 On Thursday, justice ministers had an in-depth discussion on certain key issues regarding the proposal for a regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data >>>

MAIN RESULTS OF THE COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL, BRUSSELS, 28-29 MAY 2013 The Council meeting focused on a range of measures aimed to support and accelerate economic recovery and translate results into more growth and new jobs. Firstly, the Council reached a political agreement on two regulations pushing forward the reform >>>