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Ministers had an initial discussion on the substance of the proposals of the Conference on the Future of Europe’s final report, based in particular on the analysis carried out by the General Secretariat of the Council. The Commission also presented its communication in this respect.
This final report, which was submitted to the three co-presidents of the Conference on the Future of Europe at the closing ceremony of the Conference on 9 May, includes 49 proposals broken down into 326 measures. Work will continue to set out the practical arrangements for implementing these proposals.
Over the course of one year, the Conference on the Future of Europe has mobilised European citizens for an unprecedented exercise of consultations and reflections. The proposals resulting from this exercise deserve a response. Today we have made a first step in this direction.
Clément Beaune, minister delegate for Europe
At the closing ceremony on 9 May 2022, the co-presidents reaffirmed, on behalf of each of their institutions, the collective commitment made at the time of the adoption of the Joint Declaration in 2021 to follow up on the Conference’s proposals, within the limits of their own sphere of competence and in accordance with the Treaty.
Ministers prepared the next meeting of the European Council on 23-24 June. At this European Council meeting, EU leaders will discuss the different dimensions of the situation caused by the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. They will also examine the applications of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to join the European Union and hold a strategic debate on the European Union’s relations with its partners in Europe. They will also discuss the economic situation and the follow-up to the proposals made by the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Ministers endorsed the 2022 country-specific recommendations, which contain country-specific policy guidance on macroeconomic, fiscal and budgetary reforms, and forwarded them to the European Council for endorsement.
The European Semester is a cycle of economic, fiscal, labour and social policy coordination within the EU. It is part of the European Union’s economic governance framework.
During the European Semester the member states align their budgetary and economic policies with the rules agreed at EU level.
Transparency and targeting of political advertising
In public session, the presidency gave an update on the work carried out since the beginning of the semester on the proposal for a regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising and presented its reflections for further work.
The proposal for a regulation was presented by the Commission on 25 November 2021. This is one of the two main elements of the “Democracy and integrity of the European elections” package, with the revision of the regulation on the statute and financing of political parties, for which the Council adopted its mandate in March 2022 in view of the upcoming discussions with the Parliament.
The Council approved conclusions on the outermost regions of the Union, building on the Commission’s communication “Putting people first, securing sustainable and inclusive growth, unlocking the potential of the Union’s outermost regions”. This renewed strategy aims not only to respond to the challenges facing the outermost regions, but also to highlight their assets, in order to promote their harmonious development.
Over the course of one year, the Conference on the Future of Europe has mobilised European citizens for an unprecedented exercise of consultations and reflections. The proposals resulting from this exercise deserve a response. Today we have made a first step in this direction.
