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Jums leidus, naudosime slapukus suvestiniams anoniminiams duomenims apie lankytojų naršymą ir veiksmus mūsų svetainėje gauti. Šiuos duomenis naudosime tam, kad jums būtų patogiau naršyti mūsų svetainėje.
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Main results
EU customs reform
The Presidency presented ministers with an overview of the progress achieved on the customs reform package. The presentation was followed by an exchange of views on the topic. During the discussion, ministers expressed broad support for a timely agreement on the Council’s position on the new framework.
Customs reform is a strategic necessity for the EU if we are to adequately respond to the challenges we face in this increasingly complex global environment. These proposals would put in place a modern and future-proof Customs Union that protects our Single Market as well as our economic security. Collectively, we have made steady and significant progress on this file and agreement on a final Council position seems within reach.
Andrzej Domanski, Polish minister for finance
EU customs currently operate under pressure due to a huge increase in trade volumes, especially in e-commerce, a fast-growing number of EU standards that must be checked at the border and shifting geopolitical realities and crises. On 17 May 2023, the Commission put forward proposals for a comprehensive reform aiming to modernise the EU customs union, in turn helping it deal with those challenges.
The reform strives to give the EU the adequate means to stop non-compliant goods from entering the EU, collect customs duties more efficiently and carry out adequate controls without putting excessive burden on authorities and traders.
Work will now continue towards agreement on a negotiating mandate under the Polish presidency.
Ministers had an initial exchange of views on the package put forward by the Commission on 4 June 2025. The Council also approved a horizontal note on the 2025 country-specific recommendations (CSRs) which will be forwarded to the General Affairs Council in view of the European Council.
The Council is expected to adopt the CSRs at its meeting of 8 July 2025.
The Council endorsed the fiscal expenditure paths of Belgium and Bulgaria, as laid out in those countries’ national medium-term fiscal-structural plans.
Medium-term fiscal-structural plans are a cornerstone of the EU’s new economic governance framework, containing member states’ fiscal trajectory, together with envisaged reforms and investments.
The Council also approved a decision regarding Romania and a recommendation to Belgium under the excessive deficit procedure (EDP).
The Council discussed competitiveness and improving Europe’s business environment. The agenda item focused in particular on energy prices and possible ways to lower them, given the consequences they have on economic growth, inflation and the external competitiveness of the EU.
During the discussion, ministers exchanged views on the various policy tools to help lower energy prices, to boost investment in the energy sector and to ensure the functioning of the Single Market.
The Council adopted a recommendation on Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro and approved a letter to the European Council on euro area enlargement, for discussion at its meeting on 26-27 June.
In July, the Council is expected to formally approve the remaining legal acts for Bulgaria’s accession to the euro area by January 2026.
Ministers shared their views on the state of play of the economic and financial impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This is a recurring item on the agenda of ministers of finance and economic affairs.
The Council approved its biannual report on tax issues which provides an overview of the progress achieved in the Council during the term of the Polish Presidency, as well as the state of play of the most important items under negotiation in the area of taxation.
The Council also approved conclusions on the progress achieved by the Code of Conduct Group for Business Taxation during the same timeframe.
Finally, the Council took note of a progress report on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive.
The Council approved the Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plans (RRPs) submitted by Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Cyprus, Malta, Croatia and Slovenia.
To date, the EU has disbursed more than €317 billion from the facility to member states.
The presidency gave an overview of the state of play of legislative proposals in the field of financial services, including regarding:
agreement of the Council’s negotiation mandate on the payment services package (PSD3/PSR)
finalisation of work on the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) to render permanent certain rules on short-term securities financing transactions (SFTs) held by banks in the context of the net stable funding ratio (NSFR)
agreement on the updates to the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), aimed at shortening the settlement cycle of stock exchange transactions from two to one business day (T+1).
Tarptautinių aukščiausiojo lygio susitikimų, vykstančių už Europos Sąjungos ribų, atveju žiniasklaidos atstovus akredituos priimančiosios šalies valdžios institucijos.
