The measure allows online providers to voluntarily detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material online.

EU support will help member states implement the pact on migration and asylum, ensure efficient management of the EU’s external borders, and fight crime.

The temporary protection status granted to those fleeing Ukraine will be extended until 4 March 2028, delivering on the EU’s commitment to support Ukraine and its people for as long as it takes.

The Council decided to temporarily restrict visa provision for Guinean nationals given Guinea’s insufficient cooperation on readmission.

The measure intends to protect children by allowing online providers to voluntarily detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material online.

The Council today appointed two new prosecutors to the European Public Prosecutor's Office. European prosecutors supervise investigations and prosecutions and, together with the European Chief Prosecutor, form the EPPO College.

Today, the Council decided to temporarily restrict visa provision for Somali nationals after the Commission assessed cooperation on readmission as insufficient.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on updating the EU’s criminal law rules on child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children.

This new directive updates the 2012 EU law on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and requires member states to set up an EU-wide helpline for victims.

The new programme has a strong focus on digitalisation in cross-border situations and facilitates cooperation on combatting serious crimes.

The Council approved a framework to implement the EU drugs strategy and endorsed an action plan aimed at reducing both drug use and drug trafficking.

The agreement will speed up and increase the number of returns of persons illegally staying in member states.

The Council had suspended certain elements of the EU visa rules in 2024.

The Council and the European Parliament agreed new rules to guarantee the rights of adults in the EU who need protection or support in cross-border situations.

New EU-wide rules set up a harmonised criminal law framework to prevent and fight corruption.

Council gives the final stamp to the EU talent pool, an EU platform that will help countries facing labour shortages to recruit non-EU jobseekers.

The new EU law streamlines insolvency proceedings, making it easier for investors to assess investment opportunities when considering insolvency rules.

The Council today agreed to the appointment of Andrés Ritter as the new European chief prosecutor to the EPPO from 1 November 2026.

The Council set its position on a Regulation protecting adults unable to safeguard their interests in cross-border situations.

The EU list of safe countries of origin will speed up asylum processes; the safe third country concept tightens admissibility rules.