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📍 Foreign Affairs Council today in Luxembourg

Minister Constantinos Kombos represents 🇨🇾 in discussions on:

🔸 Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
🔸 Situation in the Middle East
🔸 South Caucasus
🔸 Sudan

#FAC

EU Transport Ministers met today for an informal video conference, chaired by Minister Alexis Vafeades. They discussed the impact of the recent geopolitical developments in the Middle East on the EU’s transport system and sector.

New genomic techniques: Council adopts new rules to boost sustainable and competitive EU food systems The Council formally adopts new rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs), supporting innovation, resilient crops and sustainable food systems, with strong safety measures in place.

Key priorities:
👉Boost sustainable, competitive EU food systems and food security
👉Support innovation and development of more resilient, climate-adapted crops
👉Maintain high standards for health, safety and environment

Read more: link.berry.social/press-releas...

🌱Today, the Council adopted new rules on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs).

Council adopts rules to strengthen forest reproductive material and support EU seed sector Council adopts new rules to improve the quality, availability and traceability of forest reproductive material (FRM) supporting EU seeds sector innovation and competitiveness.

The new rules will:
👉Improve quality, availability and traceability of seeds and plants
👉Strengthen forest resilience to climate change, pests and diseases
👉Promote biodiversity and sustainable forest management

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🌲The Council adopted new rules on Forest Reproductive Material (FRM) in the EU.

🎙️ Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Alexis Vafeades, following today's Air Passenger Rights Conciliation Committee.

At the table:
👉 Alexis Vafeades for the @consilium.europa.eu, alongside Member State delegations
👉 @president.europarl.europa.eu Roberta Metsola for the @europarl.europa.eu
👉 Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas for the @ec.europa.eu

✈️ Air Passenger Rights revision – Discussions resumed in the Conciliation Committee today under the #CY2026EU Presidency, bringing together EU institutions and Member States.

This week’s trilogue agenda 👇

🗓️ Preview of the week ahead

ℹ️ Find out more: link.berry.social/meeting-cale...

Over 3 months at the helm of the Council of the EU, we are already delivering tangible, measurable and meaningful results.

The work continues, with a strong results-oriented approach, advancing consensus-based proposals for a stronger Union, with a real & positive impact on citizens’ daily lives.

🇨🇾 Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilera Raouna presented today the progress and results achieved so far during the #CY2026EU Presidency, at a press conference held at the "Filoxenia" Conference Centre in Lefkosia.

🇨🇾 Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilera Raouna presented today the progress and results achieved so far during the #CY2026EU Presidency, at a press conference held at the "Filoxenia" Conference Centre in Lefkosia.

🇨🇾 Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilera Raouna presented today the progress and results achieved so far during the #CY2026EU Presidency, at a press conference held at the "Filoxenia" Conference Centre in Lefkosia.

🇨🇾 Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilera Raouna presented today the progress and results achieved so far during the #CY2026EU Presidency, at a press conference held at the "Filoxenia" Conference Centre in Lefkosia.

🇨🇾 Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna presented today the progress and results achieved so far during the #CY2026EU Presidency, at a press conference held at the Filoxenia Conference Centre in Lefkosia.

🔗 Read the main results here: ➡️ https://link.berry.social/prtourism

🔗 Read the main results here: ➡️ link.berry.social/prtourism

🎙️ Deputy Minister Kostas Koumi at today’s informal meeting of 🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers. #CY2026EU

🎙️ Deputy Minister Kostas Koumi at today’s informal meeting of 🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers.

#CY2026EU

📍Informal meeting of 🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers underway in Lefkosia. 🇨🇾 Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumi chairs today's discussions on: 🔹The forthcoming European Sustainable Tourism Strategy 🔹Strengthening SMEs, the backbone of European tourism #CY2026EU

📍Informal meeting of 🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers underway in Lefkosia. 🇨🇾 Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumi chairs today's discussions on: 🔹The forthcoming European Sustainable Tourism Strategy 🔹Strengthening SMEs, the backbone of European tourism #CY2026EU

📍Informal meeting of 🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers underway in Lefkosia. 🇨🇾 Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumi chairs today's discussions on: 🔹The forthcoming European Sustainable Tourism Strategy 🔹Strengthening SMEs, the backbone of European tourism #CY2026EU

📍Informal meeting of 🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers underway in Lefkosia. 🇨🇾 Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumi chairs today's discussions on: 🔹The forthcoming European Sustainable Tourism Strategy 🔹Strengthening SMEs, the backbone of European tourism #CY2026EU

📍Informal meeting of 🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers underway in Lefkosia.

🇨🇾 Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumi chairs today's discussions on:
🔹The forthcoming European Sustainable Tourism Strategy
🔹Strengthening SMEs, the backbone of European tourism

#CY2026EU

Digital transformation is at the heart of Europe's competitiveness. 🇪🇺

As Presidency, we are progressing rapidly on the European Competitiveness Fund, the main financing instrument for digital investments under the next MFF.

“Europe's digital future must be a shared success. No region, no administration, and no citizen can be left behind.”

Deputy Permanent Representative Giorgos Ioannides spoke at today's BCO Network event in Brussels, held under the auspices of #CY2026EU.

🔽 Programme

🔽 Programme

🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers will gather in Lefkosia tomorrow for an informal meeting under the #CY2026EU Presidency. Discussions will focus on the forthcoming European Sustainable Tourism Strategy, as well as on ways to strengthen SMEs, the backbone of European tourism.

🇪🇺 Tourism Ministers will gather in Lefkosia tomorrow for an informal meeting under the #CY2026EU Presidency.

Discussions will focus on the forthcoming European Sustainable Tourism Strategy, and on ways to strengthen SMEs, the backbone of European tourism.

🔗 Learn more 👉 link.berry.social/tourism

The aim:
👉 Digitalising existing physical requirements through the ‘digital by default’ principle
👉 Introducing a procedure for the Commission to draw up common specifications

Today, we kicked off negotiations with @europarl.europa.eu on two Omnibus IV proposals on digitalisation and common specifications (DCS).

#Competitiveness

🆕 Today, Coreper endorsed the agreement reached between
@consilium.europa.eu and @europarl.europa.eu under the #CY2026EU Presidency on the Union Customs Code on 26 March.

More on the agreement 👇
link.berry.social/press-release/EU-customs-reform

📌 DEAL!

The Council and the @europarl.europa.eu have just reached an agreement on a regulation addressing the negative effects of global overcapacity on the EU steel market.

Read more 👉 link.berry.social/deal-steel-overcapacity-regulation

🎯 Main objective of the directive and regulation:
Extend certain mitigation and supporting measures currently available for SMEs to companies that have outgrown the SME definition.

Today, we kicked off negotiations with @europarl.europa.eu on two Omnibus IV proposals on small mid-cap enterprises (SMCs).

#Competitiveness

First trilogue with @europarl.europa.eu on US customs duties kicked off today.

The negotiations cover two regulations aimed at implementing the tariff-related aspects of the EU-US Joint Statement.

The goal 👇
Stability and predictability in EU-US trade relations.

#Trade

This week’s trilogue agenda 👇

🗓️ Preview of the week ahead

ℹ️ Find out more: link.berry.social/meeting-calendar/13-19.04