The European Union has agreed on a plan to support the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) meetings in 2026, which will help reduce air pollution from ships, improve maritime safety, and increase efficiency by implementing new rules and regulations that protect the environment, human health, and the economy.

The European Commission’s new regulation updates fishing limits for several fish species in EU waters for 2026‑2028, using the latest science and partner talks to keep stocks healthy while not changing the EU budget.

The EU will back adding 20 animals to the most protected list and 25 to the next list in the CMS treaty, keep a request to drop one deer on hold until more info comes, and this move won’t change any EU laws.

The EU’s resolution for the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference says it will back reforms to dispute settlement, fisheries subsidies, food security and many agricultural rules, push for better trade help for developing countries, support new e‑commerce and investment agreements, and create a committee to study emerging technologies.

The European Commission updated Spain’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, tweaking 85 measures, adding a few new ones, cutting the loan part, and keeping the €79.85 billion grant the same so the plan is easier to run while still pushing climate, digital and economic goals.

This resolution cuts the paperwork for battery makers and farmers by simplifying rules, making battery packs safer, and letting countries decide what data to collect.

This resolution tells the EU how it will back rules for meetings and money in the big ocean agreement, so it can help shape the budget, secretariat, and tech help for developing countries.