Click below for today’s full agenda of EU telecommunications ministers ⤵️ 📲 Ministers will discuss a safe online environment, economic security and Europe’s digital infrastructure needs. #EU2024BE

👩‍💻 The informal #telecom Council saw Petra De Sutter & Mathieu MICHEL host their 26 colleagues to discuss a more sovereign & secure digital 🇪🇺. Together, they expressed the goal to be better equipped with tools to protect citizens better online, while upholding freedom of expression.

☀️ Under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency, 23 Member States, the European Commission and the solar industry have signed the #EuropeanSolarCharter designed to protect and support the European solar industry. #EU2024BE

🇧🇪🇪🇺 Under the Belgian Presidency, the EU institutions, social partners and civil society signed an Interinstitutional Declaration endorsing the European Pillar of Social Rights as the cornerstone of the EU's social agenda. #EU2024BE

In the framework of the Belgian Presidency, His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians invited the members of the European Council for a reception at the Royal Palace ahead of the Special European Council. #EU2024BE 🇪🇺🇧🇪

Click below for today’s full agenda for the informal meeting of health ministers ⬇️

🎙️ "The EU has also a very important role to play. Think about the professional qualifications directive, which is about titles for people in the workforce, and how these titles allow them to be mobile across Europe." ➖The 🇧🇪 health Minister in Brussels today.

🎙️ "We have an important debate on the Equal Treatment Directive, a file that has been on the table for more than 16 years. We keep the ambition to obtain a general approach before the end of our Presidency" ➖ The 🇧🇪 State Secretary at the #EPSCO Equality Council. #EU2024BE

🎙️ "Today we have a joint ESA-EU Space Council, at a symbolic moment as we celebrate the 20th birthday of the agreement between the EU and European Space Agency". ➖ The 🇧🇪 State Secretary at the COMPET Space Council. #EU2024BE #COMPET #Space

🎙️ "We have quite a packed agenda as the Council is expected to adopt different conclusions and recommendations". ➖ The 🇧🇪 Minister at the COMPET Research & Innovation Council. #EU2024BE #COMPET

#ENVI | Nature restoration law The EU Council has formally adopted the nature restoration law. It sets specific legally binding targets and obligations to restore nature 🌳🦋🐦‍⬛ #NRL Read the press release 👇

Waste framework directive🍲👕: EU Council reached general approach for its revision. The aim is to: 📍achieve greater food waste reduction 📍establish sustainable and circular textiles Read the press release 📰 #WasteFrameworkDirective #ENVI

♻️ #GreenClaims directive: EU Council reached its general approach. The aim is to 📌address greenwashing 📌help consumers decide greener and better Read more here👇

🥬95% of the food we eat comes from soil 🐜25% of world’s biodiversity is hosted there ‼️ over 60% of the EU’s soils are not in a good condition The EU Council has adopted its position to put the EU on a pathway to healthy soils by 2050. Read the press release✍️

‼️AGREED Maritime safety: 🇪🇺 EU Council adopts position to strengthen the role of the European Maritime Safety Agency European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the areas of: ✓ green and digital transition 🌿💻 ✓ surveillance 🔎 ✓ maritime awareness 🌊 👇 Press release #TTE

🤝 AGREED Inland waterways: 🇪🇺 member states adopt position for ✅ safer ✅ more efficient ✅ environmentally friendly river information services (RIS) 🔽 Press release #TTE

❗️AGREED 🌿 Greening freight package: EU Council member states adopt position for a more efficient 🛤️ railway infrastructure management and traffic, thus encouraging 🇪🇺 shift to more sustainable modes of transport. ⬇️ Press release #TTE

#EU road safety: Council approves conclusions to strengthen EU’s efforts to achieve its road safety objectives 👇 Press release #TTE

The EU Council has agreed its negotiating position on new rules to strengthen representation of workers in large multinational companies. #EWCD #EU2024BE #EPSCO Read more 👇 europa.eu/!rjCmKH

It's time to say goodbye to the 🇧🇪 Belgian Presidency of the Council @eu2024be Thank you for all your excellent work! 🙏 On 1 July, we say 👋 Szia (hello) to 🇭🇺 Hungary @HU24EU Stay tuned! #EU2024BE ➡️ #HU24EU